SQL Server Database Administrator

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: SQL Server Database Administrator (Mid-Level), at least one year contract

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dependable and detail-oriented SQL Server Database Administrator to support a large-scale enterprise environment supporting public-sector systems and services. This role is ideal for a DBA with 3–6 years of experience who enjoys balancing operational support with modernization initiatives. The position will focus initially on database maintenance, performance support, and ticket-driven work, with opportunities to contribute to cloud migration and platform improvement efforts over time. This is a contract position with a minimum duration of one year and provides the opportunity to grow within a collaborative infrastructure and application support environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support SQL Server environments across development, test, and production systems.

• Handle support tickets during the initial onboarding period to learn system architecture and operational workflows.

o Troubleshoot performance issues and assist with query tuning as needed.

o Support database backups, restores, and routine maintenance activities.

• Monitor database health, availability, and performance using standard monitoring tools and scripts.

• Assist with patching and upgrade activities across SQL Server instances.

• Support security and access management, including user provisioning and role maintenance.

• Participate in migration-related initiatives, including assisting with database transitions to cloud-hosted environments such as AWS.

• Contribute to documentation of database processes, configurations, and operational procedures.

• Collaborate with application developers and infrastructure teams to resolve database-related issues and improve system reliability.

Required Qualifications:

• 3–6 years of experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server environments.

• Experience with database backups, restores, indexing, and performance troubleshooting.

• Familiarity with writing and reviewing T-SQL queries and stored procedures.

• Experience supporting production systems in an enterprise or public-sector-style environment.

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to work effectively within a team and communicate technical issues clearly.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting SQL Server in AWS-hosted environments.

• Exposure to database migration or modernization initiatives.

• Familiarity with monitoring tools and performance diagnostics.

• Experience working in structured environments using ticketing systems such as ServiceNow.

• Knowledge of Agile or Scrum methodologies.

We believe that finding the right candidate shouldn’t be so hard. Neither should finding a job you love. By taking the time to understand your specific needs, we make the perfect placements and build relationships that last long after the position is filled. We’re fanatical about the right fit, and we look forward to finding yours.

Company Description

We believe that finding the right candidate shouldn’t be so hard. Neither should finding a job you love. By taking the time to understand your specific needs, we make the perfect placements and build relationships that last long after the position is filled. We’re fanatical about the right fit, and we look forward to finding yours.