Senior SQL Server DBA - Cloud Migration to AWS (Remote)

Cognizant; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced MS SQL Server DBA L3 to support large-scale migration of SQL Server environments from on-premises infrastructure to AWS. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in SQL Server administration, cloud migration, performance tuning, high availability, and production support.

The role is open to remote candidates located in the US. The salary range for this role is between $110,000 to $130,000 depending on skills and qualifications of the candidate.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Microsoft SQL Server DBA experience.
• Experience migrating SQL Server workloads to AWS or other clouds.
• Expertise in Always On Availability Groups, HA/DR, and failover clustering.
• Strong skills in performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization.
• Security, backups, and recovery planning for SQL Server environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end migration of Microsoft SQL Server databases from on-premises environments 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 database migrations using Backup/Restore, Log Shipping, Replication, Always On, and other migration approaches.
• 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

Migration to AWS

Performance Tuning

High Availability

Production Support

Always On

DBA Administration

Tools

EC2

EBS

VPC

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced MS SQL Server DBA L3 to support large-scale migration of SQL Server environments from on-premises infrastructure to AWS. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in SQL Server administration, cloud migration, performance tuning, high availability, and production support.

The role is open to remote candidates located in the US. The salary range for this role is between $110,000 to $130,000 depending on skills and qualifications of the candidate.