Senior SQL Database Administrator
Listed on 2025-12-27
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IT/Tech
Database Administrator, Data Engineer
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One of our clients in the government domain is seeking a Senior SQL Database Engineer.
The ideal candidate must have 10 years of strong hands‑on experience with SQL Server database design, performance tuning, backup/recovery, and production support, along with the ability to diagnose and resolve locking, deadlocks, and performance issues. Must also have solid Java backend development experience using JPA/Hibernate, JDBC, RESTful APIs, and JUnit, and be comfortable designing efficient data access layers and collaborating on database schema design.
Experience supporting the full SDLC, writing automation scripts, working within CI/CD pipelines, and operating independently with strong communication skills is required.
Must‑Have Requirements:
- Strong hands‑on experience with SQL Server database design, development, performance tuning, backup, recovery, and monitoring
- Proven ability in performance engineering: tuning slow SQL queries, stored procedures, indexing, and resolving locking/deadlock issues
- Solid experience with Java backend development, specifically:
- Java in a Windows environment
- JPA / Hibernate, JDBC, DAO patterns
- SQL integration
- JUnit for unit testing
- Experience designing, developing, and consuming RESTful APIs
- Strong understanding of data modeling:
- Logical and physical data modeling
- Data dictionary analysis and standards
- Experience supporting the full application SDLC, including deployment and production support
- Ability to monitor database health, space usage, and performance, and perform routine maintenance
- Hands‑on experience writing scripts for backup, restore, monitoring, and automation
- Experience collaborating with developers on schema design (DDL) and data access best practices
- Experience diagnosing and resolving production issues with minimal supervision
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for database migrations and application deployments
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment
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