L2 SQL Server Database Engineer

This role is for an L2 SQL Server Database Engineer in Phoenix, AZ, with a contract length of unspecified duration. Pay rate is also unspecified. Requires 7+ years of SQL Server experience, proficiency in HADR solutions, and Azure cloud migration expertise.

Job Title: L2 SQL Server Database Engineer

Location: Phoenix, AZ (Onsite role)

Shift: 2 PM – 11 PM

Responsibilities

• Provide database platform-level support for MS SQL Server environments.
• Manage databases at the infrastructure level, including patching, upgrades, and participation in DR exercises.
• Monitor and troubleshoot SQL Server systems, quickly resolving infrastructure and production issues.
• Establish and maintain high availability and disaster recovery (HADR) solutions using technologies such as Always On and Mirroring.
• Coordinate and resolve database access requests, incidents, and compliance remediation tasks.
• Analyze and report on database operational performance against key metrics.
• Implement and maintain SQL maintenance jobs and backup/recovery strategies.
• Participate in database cloud migration (Azure PaaS & IaaS) initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience with SQL Server Technologies.
• 3+ years working specifically with MS SQL Server 2016 and 2017.
• Solid experience in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimizing database systems.
• Experience supporting databases in production and non-production environments, including resolving deadlocks, blocking, memory, CPU, and I/O issues.
• Proficient in configuring and maintaining HADR solutions (Always On, Mirroring, Replication).
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud migration for databases.
• Strong analytical and incident management skills in complex SQL Server environments.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience managing databases ranging from 10GB to 5TB (VLDB).
• Familiarity with database diagnostic and compliance management tools.
• Exposure to capacity planning and automation of DBA activities.

Education Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.