W2 Contract Role_SQL Server DBA / SQL Database Admin_Cary, NC (Onsite Role)

Amaze Systems; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amaze Systems in Cary, NC is seeking an experienced SQL Server Database Admin to manage and support enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments. You will serve as the SME for Nutanix Database Services (NDB) and handle administration, performance tuning, high availability, DR, migrations, and production support.

Responsibilities include managing Always On AGs, clustering, mirroring, log shipping, and backups; coordinating with infra, security, storage, and DR teams to ensure reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Nutanix Database Service (NDB) mandatory.
• Microsoft SQL Server Administration required.
• SQL Server Always On Availability Groups experience.
• SQL Server Clustering and Database Mirroring know-how.
• Log Shipping and database migrations/upgrades expertise.
• Dell EMC Avamar and Data Domain backing up SQL Server.
• Production support with on-call readiness.

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and support SQL Server databases across environments.
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, migrate, and deploy SQL Server databases and components.
• Serve as SME for Nutanix Database Services (NDB).
• Manage Always On AGs, Failover Clustering, Database Mirroring, and Log Shipping.
• Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and root-cause analysis.
• Design and maintain high availability, backup/recovery, and DR solutions.
• Administer Dell EMC Avamar/Data Domain backups for SQL Server.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide L3 support for incidents.
• Develop and maintain technical docs, runbooks, and compliance artifacts.
• Collaborate with infra, app, security, storage, and DR teams.

Skills

Nutanix NDB

SQL Server Administration

Always On AGs

Clustering

Database Mirroring

Log Shipping

Migrations & Upgrades

Performance Tuning

Dell EMC Avamar

Dell EMC Data Domain

Disaster Recovery

Production Support

Job description

Position Summary:

Seeking an experienced SQL Server DBA to manage and support enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environment. The resource will serve as the primary SME for Nutanix Database Services (NDB) and will be responsible for SQL administration, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, upgrades, migrations, backup/recovery, and production support.

Role: SQL Server Database Admin

Location: Cary, NC (Onsite Role)

Duration: Long term contract

Position Type: W2 Contract only

Job Description

Seeking an experienced SQL Server DBA to manage and support enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environment. The resource will serve as the primary SME for Nutanix Database Services (NDB) and will be responsible for SQL administration, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, upgrades, migrations, backup/recovery, and production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and support Microsoft SQL Server databases across production, test, and disaster recovery environments.
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, migrate, and deploy SQL Server databases and related components.
• Serve as SME for Nutanix Database Services (NDB) and support SQL workloads hosted on Nutanix platforms.
• Manage SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Database Mirroring, and Log Shipping.
• Perform database performance tuning, capacity planning, monitoring, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Design, implement, test, and maintain database high availability, backup/recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Administer Dell EMC Avamar and Data Domain backup solutions for SQL Server environments.
• Participate in on-call support rotation and provide L3 support for critical production incidents and outages.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operating procedures, runbooks, and compliance-related artifacts.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, storage, and DR teams to ensure reliable database operations.

Mandatory Skills

• Nutanix Database Service (NDB) Mandatory
• Microsoft SQL Server Administration
• SQL Server Always on Availability Groups
• SQL Server Clustering
• Database Mirroring
• Log Shipping
• Database Migrations and Upgrades
• SQL Performance Tuning
• Dell EMC Avamar
• Dell EMC Data Domain
• SQL Disaster Recovery
• Production Support / On-call Support

Preferred Experience

• 8+ years of SQL Server DBA experience
• Strong Nutanix/NDB hands-on administration experience
• Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise databases
• Experience supporting regulated environments (ITAR/CUI)