Senior SQL Server Architect (MS SQL) - Contract

20 hours, 57 minutes ago
Contract
Lead
DevOps and Infrastructure
Tech Holding

Tech Holding

Tech Holding: California's #1 website design company offering full-service technology consulting with expertise in software management, AI, and security.

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 2016

Description

  • Design and architect scalable, high-performance SQL Server environments.
  • Assess existing database systems and define improvements in performance, indexing, and query optimization.
  • Lead end-to-end database migration initiatives, including on-premises to cloud, version upgrades, and re-platforming.
  • Optimize stored procedures, queries, and schema design for large-scale datasets.
  • Partner with DevOps and infrastructure teams on deployment, monitoring, and automation strategies.
  • Implement best practices for backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery.
  • Analyze and resolve complex performance bottlenecks in production environments.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and database developers.
  • Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance across database systems.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience working with Microsoft SQL Server in production environments.
  • Proven experience operating at an Architect or Senior-level DBA capacity with ownership of database decisions.
  • Deep expertise in query optimization, indexing strategies, and performance tuning.
  • Strong experience with SQL Server 2016 or newer.
  • Hands-on experience with high availability solutions such as Always On, clustering, and replication.
  • Proven experience leading database migrations end-to-end, including on-premises to AWS/Azure or hybrid environments.
  • Strong understanding of database design, normalization, and large-scale data modeling.
  • Experience supporting high-volume, production-grade systems.
  • Advanced T-SQL skills.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS (RDS, EC2) or Azure SQL, preferred.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code and automation tools such as Terraform and CI/CD pipelines, preferred.
  • Experience with monitoring and performance tools such as SQL Profiler and Query Store, preferred.
  • Exposure to data warehousing or ETL processes such as SSIS and Azure Data Factory, preferred.
  • Experience working in consulting or client-facing environments, preferred.

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