SQL Database Administrator (SQL DBA)

Title: Senior SQL Database Administrator / SQL DBA
Location: Richmond/Mechanicsville, VA – Hybrid, 1–2 days onsite per week
Duration: Long-term contract with extensions
Employment: W2 Only – No C2C / 1099
Work Authorization: All work statuses
Local Candidates Only – No Relocation
Important: Candidates must already be located in the Richmond, VA area and be able to work onsite 1–2 days per week. No relocation candidates.

We are seeking a Senior SQL DBA with 6+ years of experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server environments and strong Azure Cloud experience.

Key Responsibilities & Skills:

• SQL Server DBA administration and production support
• SQL Server 2012–2019+
• SQL Server 2022/2025 and Failover Clustering
• SQL Clustering, Mirroring, High Availability
• T-SQL development and query tuning
• Performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Deadlocks, blocking, Query Store, Extended Events
• Very Large Databases (2TB+)
• SQL Server installation, upgrades, patching and migrations
• Database Migration Assistant (DMA)
• Query Tuning Assistant
• Azure Cloud / Azure SQL
• Snowflake or Databricks exposure
• SSIS, SSAS, SSRS
• Windows Server
• Database security, connectivity and availability
• Data modeling
• Application/database troubleshooting
• Cloud database migration and modernization