Database Administrator; SQL Madison, WI

Database Administrator

Robert Half is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to manage and support enterprise database environments with a primary focus on Microsoft SQL Server. This role is responsible for ensuring database availability, performance, security, and reliability for critical business applications. The position requires a high level of independence, strong troubleshooting ability, and collaboration with development and infrastructure teams.

This is a direct hire role with our partner in Madison, WI.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server environments to ensure performance, reliability, and availability
• Provide secondary support for Oracle database environments
• Perform routine database maintenance including backups, restores, patching, upgrades, and health checks
• Diagnose and resolve database performance issues, availability problems, and data integrity concerns
• Design and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity solutions, including regular testing
• Implement and maintain database security and access controls
• Partner with application developers and infrastructure teams to support database-dependent systems
• Support database platform upgrades, modernization efforts, and lifecycle management
• Contribute to operational reporting related to backups, availability, and system health
• Participate in on-call support for production database systems
• Document database standards, procedures, and configurations