SQL DBA Developer

Artifintech; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Artifintech in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an experienced Senior SQL Server DBA to manage enterprise database environments. You will design, implement, and optimize SQL Server estates, ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and data security.

You will work with development teams to tune queries, implement robust backup plans, monitor performance, and support cloud migrations with Azure SQL, using PowerShell, T-SQL, and SQL Agent.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in SQL Server administration, performance tuning, and DR/backup strategies.
• Ability to manage enterprise database environments and ensure security.
• Experience with migrations to cloud databases, especially Azure SQL.

Responsibilities

• Design, install, configure, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Perform upgrades, migrations, patching, and version upgrades.
• Monitor performance and troubleshoot complex database issues.
• Implement and maintain backup and recovery strategies.
• Develop disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Manage security, permissions, roles, authentication, and auditing.
• Coordinate with development teams to optimize procedures, views, functions, and triggers.
• Automate DBA tasks using PowerShell and T-SQL.

Skills

SQL Server administration

High availability

Backup and recovery

Performance tuning

T-SQL

PowerShell

SQL Server Agent

Tools

Azure SQL

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

We are looking for an experienced Senior SQL Server DBA responsible for managing, maintaining, securing, and optimizing enterprise database environments. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in SQL Server administration, database performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, and cloud database management.

Design, install, configure, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server database environments.

Perform SQL Server upgrades, migrations, patching, and version upgrades.

Monitor database performance and troubleshoot complex database issues.

Perform SQL query optimization, execution plan analysis, and indexing strategies.

Manage SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, and database mirroring.

Implement and maintain backup and recovery strategies, including full, differential, and transaction log backups.

Develop and maintain disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans.

Manage database security, user permissions, roles, authentication, and auditing.

Perform database capacity planning, storage management, and performance monitoring.

Troubleshoot blocking, deadlocks, locking, and concurrency issues.

Automate DBA activities using PowerShell, T-SQL, and SQL Agent jobs.

Manage SQL Server Agent jobs, alerts, operators, and maintenance plans.

Support database migrations from on-premises environments to Azure SQL and Azure SQL Managed Instance.

Work with development teams to optimize stored procedures, views, functions, and triggers.

Implement database monitoring and proactive performance management.

Maintain database documentation, standards, and operational procedures.

Participate in production support, incident management, and root cause analysis.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.