Senior SQL Server DBA – AWS Migration, Remote (US)

Cognizant; Tallahassee (FL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced MS SQL Server DBA L3 to lead large-scale migration of SQL Server environments to AWS, with a focus on high availability, performance, and production support.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship. The role opens to remote candidates in the US, with a salary range of $110,000 to $140,000 depending on skills and qualifications.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Microsoft SQL Server DBA experience.
• Strong experience migrating SQL Server workloads to AWS.
• Expertise in Always On, HA/DR configurations.
• Knowledge of EC2, EBS, VPC, and cloud-based SQL Server operations.
• Experience with backup/recovery, performance tuning, and security.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end migration of SQL Server databases to AWS (primarily SQL Server on Amazon EC2).
• Assess existing SQL Server environments, dependencies, backups, HA/DR configurations, and migration readiness.
• Design and execute migration, cutover, validation, and rollback plans.
• Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server environments on AWS.
• Perform migrations using Backup/Restore, Log Shipping, Replication, Always On, etc.
• Support cutover activities and post-migration stabilization (hypercare).
• Troubleshoot database performance, availability, connectivity, backup, and security issues.
• Create migration runbooks, SOPs, validation checklists, and operational documentation.
• Collaborate with application, cloud, infrastructure, security, and business teams throughout the migration lifecycle.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

AWS migration

Performance tuning

High availability

Windows Server

Backup/Recovery

Always On

Troubleshooting

Migration planning

Tools

SQL Server

EC2

EBS

VPC

SSIS

SSRS

SSAS

Windows Server

FCI

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced MS SQL Server DBA L3 to lead large-scale migration of SQL Server environments to AWS, with a focus on high availability, performance, and production support.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship. The role opens to remote candidates in the US, with a salary range of $110,000 to $140,000 depending on skills and qualifications.