Sql Server Database Administrator

About the role

A leading enterprise organization is seeking an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator to support and optimize mission-critical database environments. This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced team responsible for maintaining high-performance, highly available SQL Server platforms that support thousands of daily business transactions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with SQL Server administration, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, and cloud migration initiatives. This role requires a proactive professional who can troubleshoot complex database issues, improve system performance, and contribute to ongoing modernization efforts.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, administer, and maintain SQL Server environments
• Perform database performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Monitor database health, capacity, and availability
• Design and support high-availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Manage backup, recovery, and business continuity processes
• Support SQL Server migration and modernization initiatives
• Diagnose and resolve production database issues
• Automate routine administrative tasks using PowerShell, T-SQL, and related tools
• Optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database performance
• Work closely with application, infrastructure, and development teams
• Implement database security and compliance best practices
• Participate in occasional after-hours maintenance and support activities

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of SQL Server Database Administration experience
• Strong SQL Server performance tuning and troubleshooting skills
• Experience supporting enterprise production environments
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery experience, including Always On Availability Groups
• Strong T-SQL knowledge
• Experience with database backups, restores, and maintenance planning
• Ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex issues
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure SQL experience, including Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, or SQL Server on Azure VMs
• AWS database platform experience
• PostgreSQL experience
• PowerShell scripting and automation
• SSIS and ETL experience
• Power BI exposure
• Experience supporting financial services, SaaS, healthcare, or other mission-critical enterprise environments
• Infrastructure-as-Code or DevOps experience, including Terraform and CI/CD concepts

Work Environment

• Hybrid work schedule: Monday–Thursday onsite, Friday remote
• Enterprise-scale SQL Server environment
• Fast-paced, collaborative team
• Opportunity to support modernization and cloud migration initiatives

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70.00 – $75.00/hr. Individual compensation offered within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available)
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Details

This is a Contract position based in San Diego, CA. Experience level: Expert. The position is anticipated to close on Nov 17, 2026. Workplace type: fully onsite in San Diego, CA (note: the work environment also describes a hybrid schedule with Monday–Thursday onsite and Friday remote).