Senior SQL DBA — High Availability & Security Expert

DANE LLC

Washington (District of Columbia)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

Job summary

DANE LLC is seeking an experienced Senior SQL Database Administrator (DBA) to support enterprise SQL Server databases in a hybrid Washington, DC environment. You will handle installation, configuration, backup/recovery, performance tuning, and high-availability solutions to ensure data integrity and security for mission-critical applications.

You will collaborate with developers and IT teams to optimize databases, implement disaster recovery, and maintain documentation and SOPs.

Qualifications

7+ years of database administration experience in enterprise environments.
5+ years hands-on Microsoft SQL Server in production environments.
Strong SQL Server installation, configuration, administration, and maintenance.
Experience with backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
Experience managing high-availability solutions such as Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, and Log Shipping.
Knowledge of database security best practices, including access management, encryption, auditing, and compliance requirements.
Experience performing database migrations, upgrades, and patch management activities.
Strong understanding of database architecture, capacity planning, storage management, and data integrity principles.
Experience supporting mission-critical applications and databases with high availability requirements.
Proficiency in SQL, T-SQL scripting, and database automation techniques.
Experience collaborating with development, infrastructure, and application support teams.

Responsibilities

Manage, administer, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server databases in enterprise production environments.
Install, configure, upgrade, and patch SQL Server instances to ensure optimal performance and security.
Monitor database health, performance, availability, and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing strategies to improve system efficiency.
Develop, implement, and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery plans and procedures.
Ensure database security through access controls, permissions management, encryption, and compliance with organizational policies.
Troubleshoot and resolve database-related incidents, outages, and performance bottlenecks.
Collaborate with application developers, system administrators, and project teams to support application and database requirements.
Plan and execute database migrations, upgrades, and environment refresh activities.
Design and maintain high-availability and failover solutions to minimize downtime and support business continuity.
Create and maintain database administration documentation, standard operating procedures, and technical guides.
Support data integrity, data quality, and database lifecycle management activities.
Conduct capacity planning and recommend hardware, storage, and database architecture improvements.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior database administrators and support staff.
Participate in system audits, security assessments, and compliance reviews as needed.
Support on-call and after-hours maintenance activities when required to maintain critical database services.