SQL Database Administrator

4 days ago

Mechanicsville, VA, United States Congensys Corp. Full-time

Title: Senior SQL Database Administrator / SQL DBA
Location: Richmond/Mechanicsville, VA – Hybrid, 1–2 days onsite per week
Duration: Long-term contract with extensions
Employment: W2 Only – No C2C / 1099
Work Authorization: All work statuses
Local Candidates Only – No Relocation

Important: Candidates must already be located in the Richmond, VA area and be able to work onsite 1–2 days per week. No relocation candidates.

We are seeking a Senior SQL DBA with 6+ years of experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server environments and strong Azure Cloud experience.

Key Responsibilities & Skills:

  • SQL Server DBA administration and production support
  • SQL Server 2012–2019+
  • SQL Server 2022/2025 and Failover Clustering
  • SQL Clustering, Mirroring, High Availability
  • T-SQL development and query tuning
  • Performance tuning and troubleshooting
  • Deadlocks, blocking, Query Store, Extended Events
  • Very Large Databases (2TB+)
  • SQL Server installation, upgrades, patching and migrations
  • Database Migration Assistant (DMA)
  • Query Tuning Assistant
  • Azure Cloud / Azure SQL
  • Snowflake or Databricks exposure
  • SSIS, SSAS, SSRS
  • Windows Server
  • Database security, connectivity and availability
  • Data modeling
  • Application/database troubleshooting
  • Cloud database migration and modernization