SQL DBA (Infrastructure Focused) (JOB ID 002769)

Our client is seeking an Infrastructure-Focused (Techno-Functional) SQL DBA Expert to join their Database Infrastructure and Cloud Operations team, which supports 400+ enterprise databases across manufacturing plants and core business systems, hosted both on-premises (data centers and plant sites) and in the cloud via AWS’s Relational Database Service (RDS). This team builds and operates databases end-to-end, partnering with application and business teams to support mission-critical workloads, with Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) as the primary platform (70%), alongside PostgreSQL and MySQL (30%). The role is 60% hands-on infrastructure DBA execution—including administration, patching, vulnerability management, compliance, monitoring, and governance—with 40% focused on expert leadership, complex initiatives, and serving as a trusted escalation point for cross-team database decisions.

REQUIREMENTS: • 10+ years of enterprise database administration experience with deep MS SQL Server infrastructure expertise, acting as the main POC for mission-critical production systems across on-prem and cloud environments. • Expert-level MS SQL Server macro-level administration across on-prem and AWS RDS environments, including patching, vulnerability management, compliance, monitoring, governance, and automated deployment using CloudFormation. • Experience with PostgreSQL and MySQL (30%), to manage non-Oracle databases used by plant-floor and enterprise apps.

• Expertise in database patching, vulnerability management, and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX, CMMC, or similar), to maintain secure, audited, and regulatory-compliant databases across the enterprise. • Deep knowledge of Redgate monitoring and governance, to ensure database performance, availability, and operational risk are continuously managed. • Strong infrastructure knowledge (Windows Server, virtualization, networking, firewalls, DNS), for troubleshooting and effective collaboration with architecture and infrastructure experts.

PLUS: • Prior Aerospace / Manufacturing experience. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Serve as the primary expert main POC at the macro-level for MS SQL Server (70%) and PostgreSQL/MySQL (30%) across on-premises data centers, plant sites, and AWS RDS (and some EC2) environments, ensuring high availability, stability, and performance for mission-critical applications. • Lead patching, vulnerability management, and compliance activities, ensuring all databases meet enterprise security standards, regulatory requirements (SOX, CMMC, or similar), and vendor recommendations.

• Monitor database health and operational risk using Redgate and other monitoring tools, proactively identifying and resolving performance or availability issues. • Troubleshoot complex database issues across infrastructure and applications, leveraging knowledge of Windows Server, virtualization, networking, and cloud environments. • Collaborate with solution architects, security teams, application owners, and managed services partners to ensure seamless database operations, alignment with enterprise standards, and successful execution of modernization initiatives.
• Participate as a focal expert, contributing to forward-looking discussions, guiding strategic decisions, and leading complex projects such as data center exit migrations and cloud adoption initiatives. • Provide governance and oversight for the shared database ecosystem, ensuring consistent processes, operational excellence, and adherence to best practices across the team.