Database Administrator– Microsoft SQL Server

Database Administrator– Microsoft SQL Server

Job Category
:
Professional/Support

Requisition Number
: DATAB
002136

• Full-Time
• Remote

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Houston, TX , USA

Location: Remote – U.S.

Getix Health is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to support the availability, performance, security, maintenance, and reliability of our Microsoft database platforms and supporting infrastructure.

This role will primarily support our Microsoft SQL Server environment and work closely with IT Infrastructure, Information Security, Application, and Development teams. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands‑on SQL Server administration experience along with expertise in database performance, high availability, disaster recovery, security, and automation.

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• Administer, maintain, and support Microsoft SQL Server environments across production, development, testing, and disaster recovery
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot SQL Server instances and associated database services
• Manage SQL Server databases across physical, virtual, cloud, and hybrid environments
• Monitor database health, availability, capacity, performance, and resource utilization
• Perform database maintenance, including index optimization, statistics maintenance, integrity checks, and database cleanup
• Support database migrations, consolidations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives
• Support migrations from legacy database environments to modern Microsoft and Azure platforms
• Design and support database high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions
• Manage technologies such as SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, and replication
• Develop and maintain database backup, retention, recovery,
  RPO and RTO strategies
• Analyze SQL queries, execution plans, indexes, blocking, deadlocks, and system resource utilization
• Troubleshoot performance issues across databases, servers, applications, storage, and network dependencies
• Partner with Application and Development teams to improve database and query performance
• Implement database security standards using least privilege and role-based access controls
• Manage database authentication, service accounts, roles, permissions, and privileged access
• Support database security hardening, vulnerability remediation, encryption, auditing, and logging
• Develop Power Shell, T-SQL, and other automation to improve database administration and infrastructure operations
• Perform root‑cause analysis and corrective actions following significant database or infrastructure incidents
• Participate in an on-call rotation for critical production systems

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems
  , or a related field,
  or equivalent professional experience
• 3–5+ years of experience administering Microsoft SQL Server environments
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration
• Experience with SQL Server backup, restoration, recovery, and disaster recovery
• Experience troubleshooting database performance and availability issues
• Strong understanding of database security, authentication, authorization, and permissions
• Experience with SQL Server high‑availability technologies
• Working knowledge of Active Directory and Microsoft Entra
• Experience using T‑SQL for database administration and troubleshooting
• Power Shell scripting experience
• Strong troubleshooting and root‑cause‑analysis skills
• Ability to support critical production…