Senior SQL Systems Engineer | Azure & HA

Nisga'a TEK, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Nisga'a Tek, LLC seeks a Systems Engineer to manage provisioning, operation, installation, configuration, and upkeep of systems hardware and software. The role emphasizes SQL Server databases on Azure and AWS, with strong HA/DR and security requirements.

Responsibilities include supporting databases, planning and implementing infrastructure improvements, and documenting all work. A DoD IT security baseline and related certifications are required.

Qualifications

• Five years of professional experience in the engineering field.
• Five years in SQL Server DB administration on DoD or Federal IT systems.
• Roles include Database Architect, Replication Expert, Database Encryption Expert.
• Must have DoD IT security baseline certifications and clearances.
• Experience with HA, DR, encryption, auditing and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Provision, operate, install, configure and maintain systems hardware and software.
• Provide technical support and hands-on delivery for databases.
• Engage in R&D to enable infrastructure innovation.
• Ensure systems comply with organizational values and regulatory requirements.
• Document specifications, project plans, configurations and test results.
• Explain complex ideas and project status to teams.

Skills

Windows Server administration

SQL Server expertise

Azure IAAS/PAAS

Azure Managed Instances

AWS database administration

T-SQL programming

Query optimization

Database backup and recovery

Data modeling

PowerShell scripting

High availability / DR

Database security and encryption

Education

DoD 8140/8570 Baseline Certification: IAT II

OCP SQL/Oracle or MS Azure DBAA certification

Azure/Oracle/Microsoft database certifications

Tools

SQL Server

Azure

AWS

SQL Server Profiler

Extended Events

DMV/DBCC

Database Mail

VMs / virtualization

Job description

Nisga'a Tek, LLC seeks a Systems Engineer to manage provisioning, operation, installation, configuration, and upkeep of systems hardware and software. The role emphasizes SQL Server databases on Azure and AWS, with strong HA/DR and security requirements.

Responsibilities include supporting databases, planning and implementing infrastructure improvements, and documenting all work. A DoD IT security baseline and related certifications are required.