Enterprise IT Database Administrator

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support Microsoft SQL Server databases across production, test, development, and disaster recovery environments.
• Monitor database performance and proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve performance bottlenecks, blocking issues, and resource constraints.
• Design, implement, and maintain database backup, recovery, and high‑availability solutions to ensure business continuity and system availability.
• Perform database installations, upgrades, patches, migrations, and configuration changes in accordance with organizational standards and change management processes.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery procedures and regularly test backup and recovery processes.
• Optimize database performance through indexing strategies, query tuning, execution plan analysis, and capacity planning.
• Implement and maintain database security, including user access management, role‑based permissions, encryption, and auditing controls.
• Monitor database health, storage utilization, and system capacity, and recommend infrastructure improvements as needed.
• Collaborate with application, integration, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to support enterprise applications and interfaces.
• Support enterprise applications by ensuring database reliability, availability, and performance.
• Develop and maintain SQL scripts, stored procedures, functions, and automation solutions to improve operational efficiency.
• Troubleshoot database‑related incidents and participate in root cause analysis and problem management activities.
• Create and maintain database documentation, standards, procedures, and architecture diagrams.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and security standards related to data management and protection.
• Participate in on‑call support and provide after‑hours support for critical database issues, upgrades, and maintenance activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience).
• Microsoft SQL Server or database administration certifications preferred (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft SQL Server certification).
• 3–5 years of experience administering Microsoft SQL Server databases in a production enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server administration, performance tuning, indexing, backup and recovery, security, and high availability.
• Experience supporting production, test, development, and disaster recovery database environments.
• Working knowledge of SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, clustering, replication, log shipping, and other business continuity technologies (preferred).
• Experience with database monitoring, troubleshooting, query optimization, execution plan analysis, and capacity planning.
• Ability to write, review, and troubleshoot T‑SQL scripts, stored procedures, functions, and database jobs.
• Familiarity with Windows Server, Active Directory, storage, networking, and virtualization concepts as they relate to database systems.
• Experience with cloud‑based database platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure SQL or Azure database services (preferred).
• Knowledge of data security practices, role‑based access controls, encryption, auditing, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with application, infrastructure, cybersecurity, analytics, and integration teams.
• Ability to prioritize work, manage multiple tasks, and support critical systems in a fast‑paced environment.
• Willingness to participate in on‑call rotation and provide after‑hours support for critical incidents, maintenance, upgrades, and deployments.
• Working knowledge of MySQL Database Administration.

Location: Dallas – Shared Services

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm