Job Description
Job Title: SQL Database Administrator (SQL DBA)
Location: Fort Mill, SC (Onsite)
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced SQL Database Administrator (SQL DBA) to manage, optimize, and support enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in SQL Server administration, database performance tuning, T-SQL optimization, high availability solutions, and troubleshooting. Experience working closely with application development teams in enterprise environments is highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Fort Mill, SC (Onsite)
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced SQL Database Administrator (SQL DBA) to manage, optimize, and support enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in SQL Server administration, database performance tuning, T-SQL optimization, high availability solutions, and troubleshooting. Experience working closely with application development teams in enterprise environments is highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze and optimize T-SQL queries for improved database performance.
- Review execution plans and leverage Query Store to identify and enforce optimal execution plans.
- Perform index maintenance, including statistics updates and index rebuilds.
- Design and manage table and index partitioning strategies.
- Investigate database blocking, deadlocks, and perform impact analysis.
- Optimize stored procedures and ad-hoc SQL queries based on execution patterns and performance metrics.
- Collaborate with application development teams to improve database efficiency and application performance.
- Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server (2016/2017/2019/2022).
- Apply cumulative updates (CUs), patches, and service packs.
- Manage database storage, capacity planning, and volume space utilization.
- Monitor database health, performance, availability, and scalability.
- Administer SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and Replication.
- Monitor CPU, memory, disk utilization, and TempDB performance.
- Manage database security, user roles, permissions, and access controls.
- Administer SQL Server Agent jobs and SSIS packages.
- Troubleshoot database performance issues and implement proactive solutions.
- Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server Administration (2016/2017/2019/2022).
- Expertise in T-SQL query tuning and performance optimization.
- Experience analyzing execution plans and using Query Store.
- Knowledge of index optimization, statistics maintenance, and partitioning.
- Experience with Always On Availability Groups and SQL Server Replication.
- Strong understanding of database performance monitoring and troubleshooting.
- Experience managing SQL Server Agent Jobs and SSIS.
- Knowledge of database security, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery best practices.
- Experience working in application development environments.
- Operational knowledge of:
- SolarWinds
- SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA)
- Dynatrace (API and database call tracing)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise database environments.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Fort Mill, SC |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Salary | $55–$60 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.apolisrises.com/ |
Benefits
Paid Sick Days, Employee Referral Program, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans
About Company
Since 1996, RJT has provided successful SAP, Oracle, and IT consulting solutions and staffing services to clients around the world. The new Apolis brings you the same personalized service fortified with a greater array of IT solutions, global expertise, and cost-management strategies.
We are a global IT consultancy that seamlessly integrates experts and leading-edge solutions into your organization so you can focus on what really matters.
Skills
- Access Controlunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- CPU (Central Processing Unit)unmatched
- Capacity Managementunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Computer Scienceunmatched
- Data Recoveryunmatched
- Database Administrationunmatched
- Database Analysisunmatched
- Database Backupunmatched
- Database Replicationunmatched
- Disaster Recoveryunmatched
- High Availabilityunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
- Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
- Memory Hardwareunmatched
- Microsoft SQL Serverunmatched
- Microsoft SQL Server DBA (Database Administration)unmatched
- Microsoft Transact-SQL (T-SQL)unmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Performance Metricsunmatched
- Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Replication and Remote Mirroringunmatched
- SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
- SQL Databasesunmatched
- SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)unmatched
- Security Monitoringunmatched
- Software Developmentunmatched
- Software Patchesunmatched
- Statisticsunmatched
- Stored Proceduresunmatched
- Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Volume Planningunmatched
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