IT Database Administrator

Summary Job Summary IT Database Administrator (DBA) Springfield, MA

• Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server environments for retail, distribution, and corporate systems.
• Monitor and ensure database health, performance, storage utilization, replication, and scheduled jobs.
• Perform essential database maintenance activities, including backups, index maintenance, patching, and integrity verification.
• Investigate and resolve performance issues and troubleshoot production incidents involving databases and integrations.
• Manage database security, including permissions, roles, access reviews, and adherence to security best practices.
• Support development teams with performance tuning, query optimization, and deployment activities.
• Maintain up-to-date database documentation, standards, operating procedures, and architecture diagrams.
• Participate in root cause analysis for database-related incidents.
• Assist with data migration, modernization, and database consolidation projects.
• Automate recurring DBA tasks using SQL, PowerShell, or other approved tools.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, security, DevOps, and application teams on enterprise initiatives.
• Ensure database reliability, performance, availability, and scalability.
• Contribute to modernization initiatives, automation efforts, and long-term database strategy.