Senior SQL Server DBA — HA/DR & Performance (Austin, 11mo)

Valiant Technologies LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 76,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Austin, TX seeks an experienced Senior Database Administrator to lead SQL Server administration and production support across multiple environments. The role requires hands-on SQL Server engineering, backup/recovery planning, and HA/DR implementation, with strong ETL/SSIS experience.

The ideal candidate will install, configure, and upgrade SQL Server instances, optimize performance, and manage security and access.

Qualifications

• Strong Microsoft SQL Server administration and engineering.
• Install, configure, maintain, patch, and upgrade SQL Server environments across production and non-production systems.
• Build and configure new SQL Server environments and provide ongoing administration and support for existing databases.
• Strong stored procedures, views, triggers and query troubleshooting.
• Performance tuning, indexing and execution-plan analysis.
• Security, logins, roles/permissions and database access management.
• Develop, Support, and troubleshoot SSIS and ETL processes, including failed jobs and connectivity issues.
• Ongoing maintenance of existing databases: monitoring, health checks, index and statistics maintenance, integrity checks, SQL Server Agent jobs.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server environments.
• Provide ongoing administration and support for production and non-production databases.
• Perform performance tuning and query optimization to support business applications.
• Manage security, logins, roles, and access controls for databases.
• Develop and troubleshoot SSIS/ETL processes and jobs.
• Maintain backups, recovery plans, and DR procedures for databases.
• Configure and manage High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) setups.
• Coordinate with networks for firewall and connectivity issues affecting DB access.
• Automate repetitive tasks using PowerShell and T-SQL scripts.
• Collaborate with application teams on changes and releases impacting databases.

Skills

SQL Server administration

Production support

Performance tuning

T-SQL

PowerShell scripting

Backup and recovery

HA/DR design

AOAG / WSFC

Windows Server

Security and access management

Tools

SSIS

WSFC

AOAG

SQL Server Agent

Windows Server

Job description

Valiant Technologies LLC in Austin, TX seeks an experienced Senior Database Administrator to lead SQL Server administration and production support across multiple environments. The role requires hands-on SQL Server engineering, backup/recovery planning, and HA/DR implementation, with strong ETL/SSIS experience.

The ideal candidate will install, configure, and upgrade SQL Server instances, optimize performance, and manage security and access.