SQL Server DBA II — On-Site in Abilene, Optimize & Automate

First Financial Bank Texas; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

First Financial Bank Texas is seeking a Database Administrator II to manage Microsoft SQL Server databases in an enterprise setting. The role focuses on security, performance, availability and recovery, with opportunities to contribute to automation initiatives.

You will administer installations, configurations, backups, and HA/DR strategies while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support application deployments and on-call rotations in Abilene, Texas.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience administering Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Proven backups, restores, recovery models, and performance tuning experience.
• Experience in Windows Server environments and SQL Server high availability technologies.

Responsibilities

• Administer Microsoft SQL Server databases including installation, configuration, patching, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor and tune database performance with SQL Server tools and monitoring platforms.
• Design and maintain backup, restore, and recovery strategies aligned with RPO/RTO.

Skills

SQL Server

PowerShell

T-SQL

Monitoring

Backup/Recovery

Windows Server

Automation

Documentation

On-call

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in IT

Tools

VMware

Job description

First Financial Bank Texas is seeking a Database Administrator II to manage Microsoft SQL Server databases in an enterprise setting. The role focuses on security, performance, availability and recovery, with opportunities to contribute to automation initiatives.

You will administer installations, configurations, backups, and HA/DR strategies while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support application deployments and on-call rotations in Abilene, Texas.