Senior SQL Server DBA - Hybrid Cloud & HA

Betis Group, Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

VDOT ITD Tolling group is seeking a Senior SQL Server/Cloud DBA to administer and support SQL Server and cloud databases in the Tolling group, with rotation into help desk and application support.

The role requires strong SQL Server expertise, experience with clustering and high availability, and Azure cloud skills for Tolling environments. Hybrid work arrangement in Virginia is expected.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server database.
• At least 1 year of Azure, Snowflake, or Databricks experience (certification acceptable in lieu of experience).
• Master’s degree in computer science, information systems or equivalent.
• Experience upgrading E-ZPass Virginia Tolling SQL Server environments from SQL 2012 to SQL 2019.
• Experience diagnosing deadlocks and blocking in Tolling workloads.
• Experience tuning Very Large Databases (2 TB+) and reducing contention.

Responsibilities

• Monitor databases to maintain uptime and availability.
• Troubleshoot application/database connectivity, access and security issues.
• Tune long running SQL and optimize queries.
• Review and refine database tasks and processes to align with priorities.
• Utilize OS scripting for maintenance/diagnosis/support.
• Review existing implementations and execute changes as needed.
• Perform SQL Server installations (2022, 2025+) with failover clustering.
• Knowledge of data modeling principles.

Skills

MS SQL Server Database Management

SQL Server Tuning

Upgrading E-ZPass Tolling Databases

Diagnosing and Resolving Deadlocks and

Tuning Very Large Databases (2 TB+)

Experience Working with SSIS, SSRS &SS

Coding & Debugging Transact-SQL

Installing, Upgrading, Patching, and M

Database Administration on Azure Cloud

Education

Master’s degree in computer science, information systems or equivalent

Job description

VDOT ITD Tolling group is seeking a Senior SQL Server/Cloud DBA to administer and support SQL Server and cloud databases in the Tolling group, with rotation into help desk and application support.

The role requires strong SQL Server expertise, experience with clustering and high availability, and Azure cloud skills for Tolling environments. Hybrid work arrangement in Virginia is expected.