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SQL Database AdministratorSUNSHINE ENTERPRISE USA LLC • Columbia, SC, us
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SQL Database Administrator

SQL Database Administrator

SUNSHINE ENTERPRISE USA LLC • Columbia, SC, us
23 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Database Administrator DBA

Location: Columbia, SC hybrid (2 days onsite per week)

Interview Process: 1 round, onsite

Duration: 12+ Months
Employment Type: Contract (C2C / W2)
Experience Required:
7+ Years

Work Location: Candidate must be a CURRENT SC resident. No relocation allowed.


Project Scope:

We are seeking a highly skilled Database Administrator (DBA) to support mission-critical enterprise systems, including case management databases, data warehouse platforms, and reporting environments.

This role involves advanced database administration, performance tuning, security hardening, disaster recovery planning, and cross-database standardization within a SQL Server environment. The DBA will collaborate with development, data, and infrastructure teams to ensure data integrity, system availability, and optimal performance across enterprise systems.


Key Responsibilities:

Database Administration & Operations

  • Administer and maintain SQL Server (2016+) environments
  • Manage authentication models, contained users, and database security
  • Configure and monitor SQL Agent jobs, maintenance plans, and indexing strategies
  • Implement and validate backup/restore and disaster recovery solutions
  • Support high availability configurations (Always On, clustering)

Performance Tuning & Optimization

  • Optimize large-scale databases and high-volume transactional systems
  • Analyze and tune:
    • Stored procedures and dynamic SQL
    • Cross-database queries and CTE-heavy workloads
    • Indexing strategies, fragmentation, and statistics
  • Reduce blocking, deadlocks, and long-running queries
  • Implement partitioning strategies and query performance improvements

Data Integrity & Governance

  • Enforce referential integrity and manage data consistency
  • Perform data remediation, cleanup, and reconciliation
  • Support enterprise data standardization initiatives
  • Collaborate on data quality validation and governance practices

Data Warehouse & Reporting Support

  • Optimize ETL processes and data warehouse workloads
  • Support fact/dimension loading and aggregation strategies
  • Improve backend performance for Power BI and reporting queries
  • Implement indexed views, aggregation tables, and incremental loads

Security & Compliance

  • Harden SQL Server environments against unauthorized access
  • Implement role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Monitor audit logs and security events
  • Ensure compliance with data security and confidentiality standards
  • Support secure application traffic visibility (e.g., WAF tools like Imperva)

Automation & DevOps

  • Develop scripts for:
    • Schema deployments
    • Stored procedure updates
    • Data migration
  • Support version control and CI/CD processes
  • Build reusable scripts for:
    • Multi-database updates
    • Security audits
    • Cross-environment validation


Required Skills & Experience:

· 7+ years of experience in SQL Server Database Administration

· 3+ years in performance tuning and query optimization

· 3+ years supporting data integrity and governance

· 3+ years working with data warehouse architecture and reporting systems

· 3+ years in database security and compliance

· 3+ years in automation and DevOps support


Preferred Skills:

· Experience in government or public sector environments

· Knowledge of Power BI backend optimization

· Understanding of .NET application data access patterns

· Hands-on experience with Always On Availability Groups

· Experience with Azure DevOps

· Experience handling legacy data cleanup and multi-system integration


Education:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience



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