SQL Server / AWS Aurora DBA

IQ Clarity

SQL Server / AWS Aurora DBA

Alexandria, VA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Company Overview:
    IQ Clarity's client is a leading SaaS provider delivering secure, reliable, and scalable solutions to enterprise customers. Our platform supports critical data management for businesses worldwide, and we pride ourselves on maintaining robust and high-performing database systems.

    Job Summary:
    We are seeking an experienced SQL Server DBA to join our team on a contract basis and manage the performance, reliability, and scalability of our database environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive production DBA experience, including managing SQL Server, Oracle, and AWS Aurora/RDS databases, ensuring enterprise-grade performance for customer accounts and data.

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Manage, monitor, and optimize SQL Server, Oracle, and AWS Aurora/RDS databases in production environments.
    • Perform traditional DBA tasks, including backups, recovery, indexing, and performance tuning.
    • Ensure high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery for enterprise customer data.
    • Collaborate with development and operations teams to optimize database schemas, queries, and configurations.
    • Implement and maintain database security best practices to protect sensitive customer data.
    • Support database migrations, upgrades, and patching.
    • Proactively monitor database health and resolve performance bottlenecks.

    Qualifications:

    • 5+ years of experience as a production DBA managing SQL Server databases.
    • Hands-on experience with AWS Aurora and RDS.
    • Experience managing Oracle databases in enterprise environments.
    • Strong understanding of database architecture, indexing, and performance optimization.
    • Familiarity with enterprise SaaS environments and customer data hosting.
    • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience with multi-cloud database environments.
    • Certifications such as AWS Database Specialty or Microsoft SQL certifications.

    IQ Clarity is an Equal Opportunity Employer

    Unfortunately, our client is unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time