Principal Database Administrator

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Summary

The Ash Group is hiring a Principal Database Administrator (24676) for our client, a municipal government providing essential public services like public safety and community development. This is a fulltime position working remotely in CO (must be located in CO and be willing to come in as needed in Aurora). We are offering a salary 120-125K based on skill set.

Role Details

• Compensation: 120-125K based on skill set
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and direct primary care benefits. After six months of employment, enjoy a 4% matched 401(k) plan with immediate 100% vesting.
• Location: Remote in CO (Must be located in CO and be able to come to office as needed in Aurora)

What You’ll Be Doing

• Primary support for all lines of business Microsoft SQL Server instances, including all upgrades and migrations to new versions when necessary. Provides support as required for other databases.???
• Administers production SQL Server Reporting Services, Integration Services, and SQL Agent Jobs.
• Responsible for the configuration and management of production SQL Server (Always on Availability groups/Mirroring/Replication), ensuring a highly available SQL Server production environment.
• Assist with the deployment of SQL products and services in development and COTS application deployment as required.
• Ensure all database servers are backed up and tested to meet the business’s Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
• Performs database services such as job processing, tuning, archiving, and installing upgrades to test and production database environments.
• Co-Lead the future implementation of Business Intelligence, Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, Business Analytics, as resources and funds allow.
• Responsible for ensuring that the SQL Server environment meets established security requirements.
• This position may serve as the lead on specific projects or initiatives.

What We’re Looking For

• 5 years of experience as a Database Administrator of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or higher is required
• Must have 2 years of Windows Server administration, including experience in Web application implementation in a Microsoft SQL Server environment.
• Expert-level proficiency with Microsoft SQL Server (2016–2022), including Always On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances, replication, log shipping, Query Store, DMVs, and Extended Events.
• Advanced T-SQL development, including stored procedures, views, functions, triggers, and performance-optimized schema design.
• Strong capability in performance tuning using execution plans, indexing strategies, memory/IO optimization, and system-level diagnostics.