Sr. SQL DBA

Location: Riverside, CA (Hybrid Onsite) Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire Compensation: Up to $144,000/year (conversion salary) Work Authorization: W2 ONLY. No C2C, 1099, or sponsorship available.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) to join a large enterprise technology team in Riverside, California. This role is responsible for the administration, maintenance, monitoring, performance tuning, backup/recovery, and high availability of a complex Microsoft SQL Server environment supporting critical business applications and data warehouse systems.

This is a contract-to-hire opportunity and an excellent fit for a senior-level DBA who has worked within large enterprise environments and is comfortable managing sophisticated SQL Server infrastructure while partnering closely with application support teams to troubleshoot production issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments, including both clustered and standalone SQL Server instances.


• Manage daily database administration activities, including monitoring, maintenance, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.


• Support and maintain SQL Server clustering and high availability solutions across mission-critical systems.


• Perform database backups, restoration testing, disaster recovery planning, and recovery operations.


• Execute SQL Server patching, upgrades, and maintenance activities while minimizing operational impact.


• Monitor database health, performance, storage utilization, and system availability across a large SQL Server footprint.


• Troubleshoot application-related database issues and collaborate with infrastructure, networking, and application teams to resolve complex production incidents.


• Write and optimize SQL queries to support troubleshooting, reporting, and data validation activities.


• Support enterprise data warehouse environments and assist with database performance tuning initiatives.


• Develop and maintain documentation for database configurations, operational procedures, and disaster recovery processes.


• Participate in scheduled after-hours maintenance windows and provide on-call support as needed.

Technical Environment

Current SQL Server Infrastructure Includes:

• 6 SQL Server clusters


• 27 standalone SQL Server instances


• Approximately 300 databases


• Enterprise Microsoft Windows Server environment


• SQL Server clustering and high availability architecture


• SQL Server data warehouse platforms

Required Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of SQL Server Database Administration experience within a large enterprise environment.


• Expert-level experience administering Microsoft SQL Server databases.


• Strong experience with SQL Server clustering and high availability solutions.


• Hands-on experience with SQL Server monitoring, maintenance, and performance tuning.


• Extensive knowledge of backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.


• Experience performing SQL Server patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management.


• Strong understanding of Windows Server environments supporting SQL Server.


• Experience supporting complex enterprise network and infrastructure architectures.


• Advanced SQL query writing and troubleshooting skills.


• Experience supporting SQL data warehouse environments.


• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex database and application performance issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical production environments.


• Experience managing large-scale environments with hundreds of databases.


• Familiarity with enterprise monitoring and database management tools.


• Experience working closely with application development and support teams.


• Strong documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.


• Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.

Why This Opportunity?

• Contract-to-hire with long-term career potential.


• Opportunity to support a large-scale enterprise SQL Server environment.


• Work with complex infrastructure including clustered environments and approximately 300 databases.


• Competitive compensation up to $144,000 annually upon conversion.


• Hybrid work schedule in Riverside, CA.