MPIRE Technology Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Database Administrator responsible to perform planning, development, implementation, maintenance and support client’ centralized organization for total support of the database environment.
Responsibilities will include:
- Develop standards and procedures, both operational and functional.
- Interact with other client organizations and individuals, such as developers and end users, in order to understand applications and resolve problems.
- This individual will be expected to work independently or semi-independently with a minimum of guidance or direction.
- Collaborate with SharePoint Admins on patching and upgrade activities.
- Willingness to support an on-call rotation and occasional after-hours work
- Works on high-visibility, or mission critical aspects of a given program, and performs all functional duties independently;
- Oversees the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.
Requirements:
- 8-10 years of experience as a SQL Server DBA in production environments
- Proficiency in SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 (T-SQL, SSMS, Agent Jobs, Maintenance Plans).
- Experience with backup and restore strategies, including full, differential, and transaction log backups.
- Strong understanding of database recovery models and point-in-time recovery
- Ability to create and maintain database documentation and operational runbooks
- Hands-on experience with Always On Availability Groups and/or SQL Server Failover Clustering
- Knowledge of Log Shipping and Database Mirroring.
- Familiarity with backup encryption and offsite retention strategies.
- Participated in and supported DR drills and contingency planning.
- Skilled in performance troubleshooting using SQL Profiler, Extended Events, and DMVs.
- Ability to identify and resolve deadlocks, blocking, and slow-running queries.
- Experience tuning indexes, reviewing execution plans, and maintaining stats
- Familiar with SQL monitoring tools (e.g., Redgate, SolarWinds DPA, Sentry One)
- Experience with table partitioning, filegroups, and database file I/O planning.
- Participate in storage capacity planning and database lifecycle management.
- Supports scalability and performance through smart database design decisions.
- Familiar with CI/CD pipelines involving SQL deployments (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitLab, Octopus Deploy).
- Experience with version control for database objects (e.g., Git + SQL Source Control)
- Support for automated database deployments and schema changes
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts using PowerShell or ARM templates
- Experience maintaining backend SQL databases for legacy SharePoint environments (2010/2013/2016)
- Familiar with SharePoint content databases, service application databases, and search indexing structures
- Able to support site migrations, database integrity checks, and performance tuning for SharePoint SQL backends
- Supported ASP.NET and .NET Core web applications with SQL Server backends
- Familiar with connection pooling, application-level query performance, and ORM frameworks like Entity Framework
- Ability to trace SQL calls from web apps and optimize database access patterns
- Strong documentation skills and adherence to ITSM/ITIL change control practices
- Basic PowerShell scripting experience for SQL and system task automation
- Effective communicator across DB, application, and infrastructure teams
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance.
Experience: Senior Level (10 + years)
Nice to Have: Azure Database Administrator Associate or MCSE: Data Management and Analytics certifications.
About Us:
MPIRE Technology Group Inc. (MTG) is Small Business that was founded in Virginia. The company offers information technology services consulting and systems integration. Our core offerings include: Software Development, IT/Engineering Support and Cyber Security. MPIRE Technology Group’s technical staff has extensive experience managing and executing the full life cycle of IT infrastructure and development projects. Our teams work alongside their clients helping them to achieve their specific objectives. Our clients continue to use our services because of our high quality of work and our company values.
Our Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
MPIRE Technology Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We are not currently working with 3rd parties.
We are not currently
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Performance tuning: 10 years (Preferred)
- Microsoft SQL Server: 10 years (Preferred)
- SolarWinds: 10 years (Preferred)
- Azure: 10 years (Preferred)
- PowerShell: 10 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
