Senior SQL Server DBA & Cloud Migration Lead (AWS/Azure)

Eliassen Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group in Washington, DC seeks a SQL Database Administrator and Migration Expert to lead migrations from on-premises to AWS and Azure. You will install, configure, and tune SQL Server across on-premises, IaaS, and PaaS environments, ensuring security, availability, and scalability for mission-critical databases.

This contract-to-hire role requires a US Citizen or Permanent Resident with active Public Trust clearance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years as a SQL Server DBA in enterprise environments.
• Experience managing hybrid on-premises, AWS and Azure.
• Hands-on migration of Always On and SQL clusters to AWS/Azure.
• Expertise with SQL Server 2012–2022 across VMware, AWS and Azure (IaaS/PaaS).
• Strong performance troubleshooting and execution plan analysis.
• Experience with TDE and TLS/SSL security.
• Ability to participate in on-call rotations and planned maintenance.
• SQL Server and AWS or Azure Cloud certification.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server across on-premises, AWS, and Azure.
• Plan and execute migrations to AWS and Azure using IaaS and PaaS.
• Build and support Always On availability groups and SQL clusters.
• Design disaster recovery strategies and backup policies.
• Monitor health, security, and performance; investigate incidents.
• Lead migration projects, including lift-and-shift and re-platforming.
• Mentor DBAs on AWS and Azure practices and automation.

Skills

SQL Server

Migration

Cloud AWS

Azure

High availability

Performance tuning

Security

On-call rotations

Automation

Education

SQL Server Certification

AWS or Azure Cloud Certification

Tools

VMware

AWS

Azure

SQL Server

Job description

Eliassen Group in Washington, DC seeks a SQL Database Administrator and Migration Expert to lead migrations from on-premises to AWS and Azure. You will install, configure, and tune SQL Server across on-premises, IaaS, and PaaS environments, ensuring security, availability, and scalability for mission-critical databases.

This contract-to-hire role requires a US Citizen or Permanent Resident with active Public Trust clearance.