100% Remote – Senior SQL Server Database Administrator with Azure experience – 12 months CTH

100% Remote – Senior SQL Server Database Administrator with Azure experience – 12 months contract

Senior SQL Server Database Administrator

We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive Senior SQL Server Database Administrator to ensure the performance, availability, and security of our database environment. This role is responsible for supporting mission-critical production systems and maintaining robust database operations across cloud and on-premises platforms.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 12+ years of database administration experience, with expert-level knowledge of SQL Server.
• Experience supporting multiple database platforms is highly desirable, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, and Cosmos DB.
• Expert knowledge of SQL Server administration, including security, backup and recovery, indexing strategies, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
• Extensive hands-on experience implementing and supporting SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery solutions, as well as cloud-based backup and recovery strategies in Azure.
• Strong experience with change planning, risk assessment, implementation, and execution.
• Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to analyze and resolve complex performance bottlenecks and system failures.
• Proficiency in T-SQL, PowerShell, GitHub, and Azure DevOps or other CI/CD tools used for automation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences and work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to support mission-critical, 24x7 production environments, including participation in on-call rotations and off-hours maintenance activities.
• Self-motivated, organized, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Adaptable and able to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Certified in AWS, Azure, or ML.

Responsibilities

• Lead the administration and support of SQL Server environments, including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, security, monitoring, maintenance, and data archival across Azure and AWS.
• Design, implement, and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Replication, and Change Data Capture.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues related to performance, capacity, connectivity, and reliability across production and non-production environments.
• Develop and maintain automation to streamline routine tasks, improve operational efficiency, and reduce manual intervention.
• Collaborate closely with application developers, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to support database design, deployment, performance tuning, and optimization efforts.
• Ensure database servers and databases are deployed and maintained in accordance with GBS standards, security requirements, and business needs.
• Ensure service-level agreement targets are consistently met.
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation and provide off-hours support for scheduled maintenance activities and critical incident resolution.