SQL Server Always On HA/DR Specialist – Onsite Contract

GlobalPoint; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

GlobalPoint seeks a SQL Server High Availability & Disaster Recovery Specialist for an onsite contract in Richmond, VA. The role demands 4+ years of hands-on SQL Server DBA experience and expertise in Always On, backup/DR, and enterprise-scale performance tuning.

You will maintain uptime, ensure rapid recovery readiness, optimize complex queries, and support production systems in a high-demand environment, including on-call support when required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on SQL Server DBA experience.
• Experience with SQL Server 2022+ administration.
• Proficient in Always On high-availability technologies.
• Backup, restore, point-in-time recovery, and disaster recovery.
• RPO/RTO planning and recovery testing.
• Advanced T-SQL, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Windows Failover Clustering.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in enterprise database environments.

Responsibilities

• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot SQL Server Always On availability solutions.
• Design and maintain backup, restoration, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Develop recovery procedures that meet defined RPO and RTO requirements.
• Perform point-in-time database recovery and validate backup integrity.
• Create, document, test, and maintain disaster recovery plans.
• Monitor database health, capacity, storage utilization, and performance.
• Optimize T-SQL queries, indexes, and database workloads.
• Support very large databases (VLDBs) and high-volume environments.
• Troubleshoot SQL Server and Windows Failover Cluster issues.
• Support high-availability architectures across AWS environments.
• Implement database security, encryption, auditing, and best practices.
• Participate in incident resolution and production support, including on-call.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

SQL Server 2022+

Always On High Availability

Backup & DR

RPO/RTO planning

T-SQL optimization

Windows Failover Clustering

Enterprise troubleshooting

Tools

SQL Server Tools

Windows Server

Job description

GlobalPoint seeks a SQL Server High Availability & Disaster Recovery Specialist for an onsite contract in Richmond, VA. The role demands 4+ years of hands-on SQL Server DBA experience and expertise in Always On, backup/DR, and enterprise-scale performance tuning.

You will maintain uptime, ensure rapid recovery readiness, optimize complex queries, and support production systems in a high-demand environment, including on-call support when required.