Senior SQL Server DBA: Cloud & HA Specialist

Zohorecruit; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

VDOT ITD Tolling group is seeking a SQL Server DBA to administer and support SQL Server and cloud databases, with helpdesk and application support responsibilities.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) ITD Tolling group requires a SQL Server database/Cloud DBA to join the Tolling Eng and Ops Team. The selected candidate will administer SQL Server and cloud databases and participate in rotation for help desk and application support.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• 1+ year of Azure, Snowflake, or Databricks experience (a certification is acceptable in lieu of experience).
• Master’s degree in computer science, information systems or other applicable and/or equivalent skills, knowledge and/or work history.
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively using standard requirements and design artifacts.
• Minimum 3–4 years hands‑on upgrading E‑ZPass Virginia Tolling SQL Server environments from SQL 2012 to SQL 2019, including compatibility evaluations, Query Tuning Assistant, and Database Migration Assistant.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving deadlocks and blocking in Tolling production workloads, including extended events, QueryStore, and wait statistic analysis.
• Experience tuning Very Large Databases (2 TB+) including index optimization, long‑running workload analysis, and minimizing resource contention.

Responsibilities

• Monitor databases to maintain/ensure database uptime and availability.
• Troubleshoot application/database issues related to connectivity, access, security, etc.
• Tune long running SQL
• Review & refine existing database tasks and processes to better align with agency/group priorities.
• Leverage & utilize O/S scripting utilities in support of database maintenance/diagnosis/support.
• Review the existing database implementation and propose, execute, and/or direct necessary changes.
• Perform SQL Server installations (2022, 2025+ w/failover clustering).
• Knowledgeable of data modeling principles.

Skills

MS SQL Server

SQL Server Tuning

Azure Cloud

Transact‑SQL

Database Migration

Deadlocks analysis

Education

Master’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

SSIS

SSAS

SSRS

Job description

VDOT ITD Tolling group is seeking a SQL Server DBA to administer and support SQL Server and cloud databases, with helpdesk and application support responsibilities.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) ITD Tolling group requires a SQL Server database/Cloud DBA to join the Tolling Eng and Ops Team. The selected candidate will administer SQL Server and cloud databases and participate in rotation for help desk and application support.