Job Title: SQL Server Database Administrator (Mid-Level), at least one year contract
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Job Summary
We are seeking a dependable and detail-oriented SQL Server Database Administrator to support a large-scale enterprise environment supporting public-sector systems and services. This role is ideal for a DBA with 3–6 years of experience who enjoys balancing operational support with modernization initiatives. The position will focus initially on database maintenance, performance support, and ticket-driven work, with opportunities to contribute to cloud migration and platform improvement efforts over time. This is a contract position with a minimum duration of one year and provides the opportunity to grow within a collaborative infrastructure and application support environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support SQL Server environments across development, test, and production systems.
- Handle support tickets during the initial onboarding period to learn system architecture and operational workflows.
- Troubleshoot performance issues and assist with query tuning as needed.
- Support database backups, restores, and routine maintenance activities.
- Monitor database health, availability, and performance using standard monitoring tools and scripts.
- Assist with patching and upgrade activities across SQL Server instances.
- Support security and access management, including user provisioning and role maintenance.
- Participate in migration-related initiatives, including assisting with database transitions to cloud-hosted environments such as AWS.
- Contribute to documentation of database processes, configurations, and operational procedures.
- Collaborate with application developers and infrastructure teams to resolve database-related issues and improve system reliability.
Required Qualifications
- 3–6 years of experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server environments.
- Experience with database backups, restores, indexing, and performance troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with writing and reviewing T-SQL queries and stored procedures.
- Experience supporting production systems in an enterprise or public-sector-style environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively within a team and communicate technical issues clearly.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting SQL Server in AWS-hosted environments.
- Exposure to database migration or modernization initiatives.
- Familiarity with monitoring tools and performance diagnostics.
- Experience working in structured environments using ticketing systems such as ServiceNow.
- Knowledge of Agile or Scrum methodologies.
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