Sr. SQL Server Administrator

Description:

🚨 HIRING & Job Title – Sr. SQL Server Administrator 🚨
📍 Location: Lower Manhattan, NY (Local Candidates Only)
💼 Job Type: Contract
⏳ Experience: 8+ Years
🛂 Visa: Any Visa (Except GC)
🤝 Interview: Final Round – In-Person Interview Required
We are looking for an experienced Senior SQL Server Administrator with strong hands-on expertise in SQL Server administration, production support, performance tuning, and High Availability/Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) solutions.
🔹 Key Required Skills:
Strong Microsoft SQL Server Administration & Engineering
SQL Server Installation, Configuration, Patching & Upgrades
Stored Procedures, Views, Triggers & Query Troubleshooting
Performance Tuning, Indexing & Execution Plan Analysis
SSIS, ETL Support & SQL Server Agent Jobs
Backup & Recovery Strategies (Full, Differential & Transaction Log)
SQL Server Always On Availability Groups (AOAG)
Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC)
High Availability & Disaster Recovery (HA/DR)
PowerShell, T-SQL & Batch Scripting
Blocking, Deadlocks, Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis
SQL Server Security, Logins, Roles & Permissions
⭐ Highly Preferred Skills:
Direct INGRES to SQL Server Migration experience
Knowledge of Ingres SQL, database objects and data types
Schema/Object Migration & Database Dependency Analysis
Data Migration, Reconciliation & Post-Migration Validation
Utilities / T&D (Transmission & Distribution) Domain Experience
Legacy Database Modernization
Database Design, Data Modeling & Source Control
Migration Testing, Cutover & Production Stabilization