SQL Database Admin

Ace InfoTech; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ace InfoTech seeks an experienced SQL Database Administrator to design, optimize and manage enterprise databases in a Tallahassee environment. The role focuses on high availability, performance tuning and secure data practices to support business applications.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of database experience, strong T‑SQL skills, SSRS/Power BI reporting, and hands-on Azure cloud DBs. Collaboration with development teams and documentation are essential parts of the job.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in CS/MIS or related field preferred.
• 8+ years of experience with database design, maintenance and administration across multiple platforms.
• Experience with backup and recovery, parameter configuration and data modeling.
• 8+ years writing complex T‑SQL with views, stored procedures and UDFs.
• 5+ years with MS SQL Server and SSRS using parameters, sub-reports and drill-down.
• 5+ years producing technical documentation (requirements, specs, traces, designs, tests).
• 3+ years creating Azure Power BI reports.
• 3+ years developing with web applications.
• 2+ years Azure DevOps and Visual Studio .NET.
• 3+ years administering Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure SQL Database or PostgreSQL.
• Expertise in data security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Strong documentation and reporting proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and administer databases across multiple platforms.
• Optimize performance and tune complex queries to reduce response times.
• Plan backup, recovery, and disaster strategies for critical data.
• Create reports and dashboards using Azure Power BI and SSRS.
• Collaborate with development teams to align applications with data policies.
• Document architecture, requirements and testing plans.

Skills

MS SQL Server

SSRS

Power BI

Azure SQL

Query Tuning

Azure DevOps

Visual Studio

Cloud Databases

Data Security

Documentation

Web Apps

Education

BS in Computer Science / MIS or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Visual Studio .NET

SSMS

Job description

Position- SQL Database Admin

Location- Tallahassee, FL

Minimum Qualifications

The client is seeking a Database Administrator professional, with the following minimum qualifications (these qualifications must be clearly stated on the resume and verifiable via reference checks):

• Bachelor of Science/Arts degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems Degree, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of experience working with various database management systems in database design, testing, implementation, maintenance, and administration of multiple platform environments.
• Experience with performing backup and recovery on database management systems, configure database parameters, and prototype designs against logical data models, defines data repository requirements, data dictionaries and warehousing requirements.
• Minimum 8 years of experience writing complex efficient queries, views, stored procedures, and user defined functions with MS T/SQL.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with MS SQL Server and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) utilizing parameters, sub-reports, drill down technologies and subscriptions.
• Minimum 5 years of experience producing technical documentation related to requirements, specifications, traceability matrices, designs, or testing.
• Minimum 3 years of experience creating and maintaining reports in Azure Power BI.
• Minimum 3 years of experience developing with web applications.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with Azure Dev Ops and Visual Studio .NET.
• Minimum 3 years of experience administering cloud database platforms, including Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure SQL Database, and/or Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
• Expertise in aligning application strategies with data security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Visio. Reviews documents, including requirements documents, testing plans, development plans and architectural plans to ensure that implementation of said documents and plans will result in the system required by the user.
• Demonstrated experience with large-scale implementation projects.
• Expert knowledge of relational database management systems and database architecture principles.
• Strong performance tuning and troubleshooting skills in complex database environments.
• Experience reducing query response times and improving application performance through database optimization techniques.
• Experience optimizing cloud database resource utilization and supporting cloud cost management initiatives.
• Ability to analyze complex database environments and recommend performance, scalability, availability, and optimization strategies.
• Experience with cloud database platforms, including Azure SQL Database and Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
• Experience supporting high-volume transactional and analytical database workloads.
• Experience with performance engineering and database tuning methodologies.