Senior SQL Database Administrator

Responsibilities

We are Hiring! We are looking to add a Senior SQL DBA to the team. This qualified individual will be responsible for the design, implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical SQL Server RDBMS systems, to ensure the availability and consistent performance customer enterprise applications. This is a “hands-on” position requiring deep technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

 

 What you will do:

• Design, Installation, Administration and Maintenance of SQL Server Instances in a multi-cloud environment
• Owns the strategic direction for the database topography within the solution offering
• Create Users and assign permissions based on the level of database access the user would need
• Design database backup and restore strategy
• Design and build High-Availability as part of Disaster Recovery Strategy for the Databases
• Assist in customer application migration strategy and migration activities
• Troubleshoot various problems that arise in the day-to-day operations and fix the issues
• Monitoring and Performance Tuning; Physical Server Level, Database level (Database settings and options) and query tuning to include index optimizations
• Failover clustering, SAN replication, and other high availability technologies
• Database growth vs disk space available, audits, resource monitoring (I/O bottlenecks, memory pressure, CPU use)
• Manage Maintenance Plans
• Monitor backups to ensure they are being performed regularly
• From time to time recover the databases to a specific point of time

Qualifications

 

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD. Additional years of experience maybe accepted in lieu of the degree.
• Must have Microsoft SQL Server DBA experience.
• Must have Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS experience
• Must have SSIS / SSAS / SSRS experience
• Must be a US Citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant and current industry certifications such as MVP, MCP, MCSA, or MCSE are preferred 
• Experience with other Database technologies such as MySQL and public cloud offerings such as RDS and Azure SQL is preferred

Benefits: At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We’re fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.

 

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.