Senior SQL DBA

Senior SQL Database Administrator
12+ month contract
Fort Mill, SC (Hybrid)

Hands on Senior SQL Database Administrator responsible for the secure design, administration, and operational integrity of enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments (SQL Server ). Proven experience supporting highly regulated financial systems, with a strong focus on database security controls, privileged access management (PAM), identity and access management (IAM), and audit remediation. Trusted partner to Security, Risk, and Audit teams to ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.

• Design, install, configure, and maintain highly available, secure enterprise SQL Server platforms supporting mission critical financial applications.
• Administer privileged database access, including direct user assignments, role based permissions, and service accounts, ensuring least privilege principles are enforced.
• Implement and maintain database access control standards, including authentication, authorization, and separation of duties aligned with IAM and PAM frameworks.
• Perform regular access reviews and manual certifications for privileged users not governed by AD or centralized IAM groups.
• Lead database security audits, including permission reviews, activity monitoring, and sensitive data access validation.
• Partner with Internal Audit, External Audit, Compliance, and Security teams to:
  • Respond to audit inquiries
  • Produce audit evidence
  • Remediate audit findings and control gaps within defined SLAs
• Design, document, and improve control processes for:
  • Privileged user access
  • Change management
  • Backup, recovery, and disaster recovery testing
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve database incidents while maintaining audit ready documentation and operational logs.
• Establish and enforce database security policies, standards, and procedures, including encryption, auditing, and data protection controls.
• Conduct regular reviews of database permissions, schema changes, and privileged actions to detect and mitigate risk.
• Support and validate data privacy and regulatory controls across environments (production and non production).
• Follow ITIL best practices for incident, problem, and change management with a focus on traceability and audit compliance.
• Participate in 24x7 on call rotation supporting secure production operations.
• Produced repeatable audit evidence for:
  • SOX / internal audits
  • Security assessments
  • Regulatory reviews
• Reduced audit risk by standardizing DB access reviews, control documentation, and remediation workflows.
• Acted as primary technical SME for database controls during audits.

• Microsoft SQL Server  (HA/DR, backup/restore, PTO)
• Database security, auditing, and monitoring
• Privileged Access Management (PAM) & IAM concepts
• Role based access control (RBAC) and direct user permission management
• Encryption, data protection, and compliance controls
• T SQL, system views, extended events
• Resource Governor, indexing, partitioning
• SSIS, DTS
• ITIL Change, Incident, and Problem Management

Estimated Min Rate
: $56.00
Estimated Max Rate
: $80.00

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Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Met Life Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note:

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