Senior SQL Server DBA – Hybrid in Atlanta

Information Technology Senior Management Forum; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon Connect seeks an experienced Database Administrator in the Atlanta, GA region to join our Global Database Services team. The role requires ownership mindset, service culture, and strong SQL Server expertise in a high‑volume OLTP environment.

The position is hybrid with on‑site work in Alpharetta, GA part of the week. You will manage incidents, perform changes on production systems, and collaborate with engineering to optimize database performance and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant Database administration experience in a large data environment.
• Deep understanding of SQL Server architecture and components (re-indexing, statistics, partition maintenance, backups, security, monitoring).

Responsibilities

• Own, track and resolve database incidents and requests.
• Fulfilling requests and resolving incidents within SLAs.
• Review daily backups, maintenance and monitoring to identify issues.
• Respond to alerts and escalate with DBA engineering for recurring problems.
• Enhance automation for database provisioning and monitoring.
• Maintain proactive alerting across the database platforms.

Skills

SQL Server

Database Administration

AWS RDS

T-SQL

Performance Tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4+ years experience

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Verizon Connect seeks an experienced Database Administrator in the Atlanta, GA region to join our Global Database Services team. The role requires ownership mindset, service culture, and strong SQL Server expertise in a high‑volume OLTP environment.

The position is hybrid with on‑site work in Alpharetta, GA part of the week. You will manage incidents, perform changes on production systems, and collaborate with engineering to optimize database performance and automation.