SQL Database Administrator at VDart Inc Remote

MS SQL Database Administrator

Location: Remote

Type: Conttract

• The candidate should have strong expertise in MSSQL database architecture and large-scale migrations from on-premises data centers to AWS , including EC2- and RDS -based deployments.
• Experience should include end-to-end database migration lifecycle , covering assessment, migration strategy, schema conversion, data transfer, validation, and post-migration optimization.
• Hands‑on experience with cross‑account and cross‑region database migrations leveraging AWS DMS, native backup/restore, and replication mechanisms.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and patch MS SQL Server databases and RDS. Well‑versed in resolving security violations on MSSQL servers/DB/RDS.
• Perform regular database maintenance tasks, including backups, indexing, and integrity checks.
• Design, implement, and regularly test disaster recovery plans to ensure minimal downtime on on‑premises installations.
• Manage and automate backup processes, ensuring data availability and integrity, using native and 3rd‑party backup tools like Rubrik, AWS Backup service, and S3.
• Monitor database performance and proactively tune databases, optimizing SQL queries, indexes, and configurations.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring high availability and fast response times.
• Design, implement, and manage high‑availability solutions, including SQL Server clustering, Always‑On Availability Groups, and database mirroring.
• Configure and monitor replication strategies such as transactional replication, merge replication, and log shipping to ensure data availability across environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve high availability and replication issues, minimizing downtime and data loss.
• Good Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), such as EC2, RDS, VPC, S3, backup services, and other offerings.
• It is good to have experience with other AWS Aurora and RDS (Like Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySql).

Candidate should have 12+ years of experience with the MSSQL database, preferably certified in MSSQL and ASW