Senior MS SQL DBA

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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2003

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🛡️ Insurance

Healthcare • Consulting • Insurance

NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC is a leading provider of IT consulting and managed engineering services, specializing in staff augmentation and contingent workforce solutions for high-profile clients across various sectors. Founded in 2003, the company serves a diverse range of markets including telecommunications, government, healthcare, energy, and finance. With a strong commitment to quality and operational efficiency, NOVALINK has built a reputation for excellence, achieving exceptional ratings and maintaining a low turnover rate in the industry.

📋 Description

• Administer and support SQL Server and cloud databases in the Tolling group • Provide help desk and application support as part of rotation with the Tolling team • Monitor databases to maintain and ensure uptime and availability • Troubleshoot application/database issues involving connectivity, access, security, and related concerns • Tune long-running SQL • Review and refine existing database tasks and processes to align with agency/group priorities • Use O/S scripting utilities for database maintenance, diagnosis, and support • Review database implementation and propose, execute, and/or direct necessary changes • Perform SQL Server installations, including SQL Server 2022 and 2025+ with failover clustering • Administer, support, and tune SQL Server databases • Work with Engineering and Operations professionals

🎯 Requirements

• Expertise working as a SQL Server DBA • Expertise working with SQL clustering, mirroring and high availability • Experience working with large SQL databases • Expertise in writing Transact SQL • Experience tuning SQL Server databases • Expertise in installing, upgrading, patching and migrating SQL Server databases • Experience working on a Windows platform • Exposure to SSIS, SSAS, & SSRS • Experience working with Azure Cloud • At least 2 years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server database • At least 1 year of Azure, Snowflake, or Databricks experience; a certification is acceptable in lieu of experience • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or other applicable and/or equivalent skills, knowledge and/or work history • Demonstrated experience in communicating effectively using standard requirements and design artifacts • SQL Server 2019+ • Knowledge of data modeling principles • Fingerprint-based background check required • Required experience: 2 years SQL Server Tuning • Required experience: 1 year working with SSIS, SSRS & SSAS • Required experience: 1 year coding & debugging Transact SQL • Required experience: 1 year installing, upgrading, patching and migrating SQL Server databases • Required experience: 2 years DB Administration on Azure Cloud, Snowflake, and/or Databricks

🏖️ Benefits

• The successful contractor will be required to continue education at own expense to stay current with VDOT technologies.