Senior SQL Server DBA - Azure Cloud & HA

BranCore Technologies, LLC; Mechanicsville (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BranCore Technologies, LLC is seeking a SQL Server/Cloud DBA in a hybrid role based in the Richmond, VA area. You will administer and support SQL Server and cloud databases within the Tolling Eng and Ops Team, with rotation into help desk and application support.

Ideal candidates will have deep SQL Server experience (2 TB+ VLDBs), expertise in T-SQL, clustering, mirroring, and high availability, plus Azure Cloud exposure.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• At least 1 year of Azure, Snowflake, or Databricks experience (certification acceptable in lieu).
• Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, or equivalent.
• Proven experience upgrading Tolling SQL Server environments from 2012 to 2019.
• Experience diagnosing deadlocks; SQL Server wait stats, extended events, and QueryStore.

Responsibilities

• Monitor databases to ensure uptime and availability.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, access, and security issues.
• Tune long-running SQL queries and optimize performance.
• Refine database tasks to align with agency priorities.
• Support database maintenance and diagnostics using OS scripting.
• Review and implement changes to existing database implementations.
• Perform SQL Server installations (2022, 2025+) including failover clustering.
• Support administration and tuning of SQL Server databases.
• Apply data modeling principles.

Skills

MS SQL Server

SQL Server Tuning

Deadlocks Diagnosis

Database Administration

Transact-SQL

Upgrading SQL Server

Windows Administration

SSIS/SSAS/SSRS

Azure Cloud

VLDB Tuning

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Tools

SSIS/SSAS/SSRS

Snowflake

Databricks

Azure Cloud

SQL Server 2019+

Job description

BranCore Technologies, LLC is seeking a SQL Server/Cloud DBA in a hybrid role based in the Richmond, VA area. You will administer and support SQL Server and cloud databases within the Tolling Eng and Ops Team, with rotation into help desk and application support.

Ideal candidates will have deep SQL Server experience (2 TB+ VLDBs), expertise in T-SQL, clustering, mirroring, and high availability, plus Azure Cloud exposure.