SQL Database Administrator

Tucker-Reeves Associates, LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucker-Reeves Associates is seeking a SQL Server DBA to support a Federal Program within the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The on-site role is in South San Antonio at 3130 General Hudnell Dr., San Antonio, 78226, and requires current Security+ certification.

The position involves database administration, ETL/ELT processes, data integration, and collaboration with BI teams, under senior DBAs. DoD clearance or ability to obtain is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalency.
• 6+ years of SQL Server DBA experience.
• Working-level SQL DBA skills and relational data structures.
• US Citizenship and DoD security clearance (ADP II Public Trust) or ability to obtain one.
• Must have current Security+ Certification and CompTIA CE participation.
• Ability to work in a 24/7/365 environment including holidays.

Responsibilities

• Support database development, administration, and integration activities.
• Collaborate with senior DBAs and developers to ensure data reliability and reporting readiness.
• Write basic SQL queries, simple stored procedures, joins, and views; understand relational table structures.
• Assist with database architecture support, schema development, and stored procedure updates.
• Participate in monitoring system health and tuning performance under senior direction.
• Support data lifecycle activities, including backups, restores, and DR execution.
• Help enforce database security measures and audit requirements.
• Assist in building and maintaining ETL/ELT processes and data integration pipelines.
• Work with BI teams on query building, data extraction, and dashboard data validation.
• Understand Dataverse fundamentals and assist in object configuration.
• Administer Microsoft Dataverse at a foundational level.
• Basic experience with data integration and transformation processes.
• Willingness to learn and apply performance tuning and database optimization concepts.
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior DBAs and analysts.

Skills

SQL Server

DBA

ETL/ELT

Security+

Dataverse

BI data validation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Dataverse

SQL Server Management Studio

Job description

Tucker-Reeves Associates is seeking a SQL Server DBA to help support a Federal Program within the US Department of Veterans Affairs. We are partnered with Peraton on this position. This position will be on-site in South San Antonio at 3130 General Hudnell Dr., San Antonio, 78226. Must have current Security+ Certification.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for but not limited to supporting database development, administration, and integration activities.
• Working closely with senior DBAs and developers, this role helps ensure data reliability, structured storage, and smooth support for reporting needs.
• Write basic SQL queries, simple stored procedures, joins, and views; understand relational table structures.
• Assist with database architecture support, schema development, and stored procedure updates.
• Participate in monitoring system health and tuning performance under senior direction.
• Support data lifecycle activities, including backups, restores, and DR execution.
• Help enforce database security measures and audit requirements.
• Assist in building and maintaining ETL/ELT processes and data integration pipelines.
• Work with BI teams on query building, data extraction, and dashboard data validation.
• Understand Dataverse fundamentals and assist in object configuration.
• Administer Microsoft Dataverse at a foundational level.
• Basic experience with data integration and transformation processes.
• Willingness to learn and apply performance tuning and database optimization concepts.
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior DBAs and analysts.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalency.
• 6+ years of experience as a SQL Server database administrator
• Demonstrated working-level SQL DBA skills and understanding of relational data structures.
• Must be U.S. Citizen
• Department of Defense security clearance (ADP II Public Trust) or the ability to obtain one
• Must have current Security+ Certification
• CompTIA certification and enrolled in the CompTIA Continuing Education (CE) Program
• Ability to work in a 24/7/365 environment including holidays
• Familiarity with Military Health Systems is preferred