Senior SQL Server DBA: Always On & DR Specialist

Ninthcircuit

Orlando, Northern (FL, KY)

Hybrid

USD 95,000 - 125,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays

Optional Vision, Dental and Supplement

Free Life Insurance

Multiple Deferred Compensation Options

Tax Favored Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Support

Ongoing Training and Growth Opportunit

Job summary

The Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Orlando, FL is seeking a Database Administrator to manage the court's enterprise SQL Server databases, including Always On AG and standalone instances, and to support Windows servers, virtualization, storage, and network services.

The role ensures data services are reliable, secure, recoverable, and aligned with the needs of judges, staff, and justice partners; duties include monitoring, tuning, backups, disaster recovery, and coordinating with security and

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Database Management, or a related field.
Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible SQL Server database administration and supporting systems administration experience in enterprise production environments.
Working knowledge of cybersecurity principles, data protection, secure database design, and change‑management practices.

Responsibilities

Administer Always On Availability Groups and standalone SQL Server instances, including installation, configuration, patching, maintenance, backup, recovery, and lifecycle management.
Monitor Availability Group replicas, listeners, synchronization, failover readiness, and Windows Server Failover Clustering; investigate and resolve health or connectivity issues.
Monitor database performance and capacity; tune queries, indexes, execution plans, storage, and server configurations to maintain dependable service.
Plan and test database upgrades, migrations, backup and restore procedures, disaster recovery, and controlled failovers with minimal operational disruption.
Manage database access, service accounts, encryption, auditing, and security configurations in accordance with court policies and cybersecurity standards.
Administer supporting Windows servers, Active Directory integrations, PowerShell automation, virtualization, enterprise storage, and related network services.
Troubleshoot database and infrastructure incidents; perform root‑cause analysis; and coordinate with application, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and vendor teams.
Maintain database and server inventories, architecture diagrams, procedures, recovery plans, and change records; support lifecycle, risk, and budget planning.