Senior SQL Server Database Administrator (Senior DBA)
Location: New York, NY (4 Irving Place)
Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite - 5 Days a Week
Interview: Video followed by mandatory in-person interview
Job Description
Seeking an experienced Senior SQL Server DBA with strong hands-on experience in SQL Server administration, engineering, and production support. The candidate will be responsible for managing business-critical database environments, performance optimization, troubleshooting, and implementing High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions.
Must-Have Skills
Strong Microsoft SQL Server installation, configuration, administration, patching, and upgrades.
Production database support, performance tuning, indexing, stored procedures, and query optimization.
SSIS, ETL troubleshooting, and SQL Server Agent jobs.
SQL Server Always On Availability Groups (AOAG) and Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC).
Backup, recovery, HA/DR, log shipping, and disaster recovery testing.
Windows Server, Active Directory, and database connectivity troubleshooting.
PowerShell, T-SQL, and batch scripting for automation.
Experience with database maintenance, monitoring, security, and incident resolution.
Highly Preferred Skills
Direct Ingres-to-SQL Server migration experience.
Knowledge of Ingres SQL, schema conversion, and data migration.
Utilities / Transmission & Distribution (T&D) domain experience.
Database modeling, design, and source control experience.
Key Requirement: Strong hands-on SQL Server production DBA experience with Always On, WSFC, and HA/DR is essential. Ingres-to-SQL Server migration experience is a major plus.