SQL Database Administrator

Job Description

Role – SQL Server Database Administrator

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Location – Cary, NC

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Type : Contract & Onsite

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Mandatory : Nutanix Database Service (NDB)

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Job description :

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• Administer, monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and support Microsoft SQL Server databases across production, test, and disaster recovery environments.

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• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, migrate, and deploy SQL Server databases and related components.

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• Serve as SME for Nutanix Database Services (NDB) and support SQL workloads hosted on Nutanix platforms.

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• Manage SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Database Mirroring, and Log Shipping.

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• Perform database performance tuning, capacity planning, monitoring, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.

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• Design, implement, test, and maintain database high availability, backup/recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery solutions.

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• Administer Dell EMC Avamar and Data Domain backup solutions for SQL Server environments.

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• Participate in on-call support rotation and provide L3 support for critical production incidents and outages.

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• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operating procedures, runbooks, and compliance-related artifacts.

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• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, storage, and DR teams to ensure reliable database operations.

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Mandatory Skills

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• ITAR / Export Control eligible (U.S. Person required)

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• Nutanix Database Service (NDB) Mandatory

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• Microsoft SQL Server Administration

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• SQL Server Always On Availability Groups

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• SQL Server Clustering

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• Database Mirroring

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• Log Shipping

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• Database Migrations and Upgrades

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• SQL Performance Tuning

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• Dell EMC Avamar

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• Dell EMC Data Domain

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• SQL Disaster Recovery

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• Production Support / On-call Support

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Preferred Experience

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• 8+ years of SQL Server DBA experience

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• Strong Nutanix/NDB hands-on administration experience

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• Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise databases

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• Experience supporting regulated environments (ITAR/CUI)

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