SQL Server DBA-SRE exp. a plus-hybrid

Third parties-Absolutely no third parties please ! This position requires working onsite in Plano TX. 3 days per week. The final interview is a face to face interview in Plano TX. The rates for this position are $ 43 per hour W2, $ 50.00 per hour C2C. Unfortunately ther is no flexibility here.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect, deploy, and support SQL Server Always On Availability Groups across on-prem and Azure environments. Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances (FCI). Administer Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC), quorum, and node health. Plan and execute failover testing, DR drills, and recovery validation. Perform SQL Server installation, upgrades, patching, and migrations. Manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies. Monitor and tune database performance (indexing, query optimization, waits). Troubleshoot replication, latency, blocking, and cluster-related issues. Configure and manage AG listeners, networking, DNS, and storage. Ensure database security, auditing, and compliance. Automate DBA tasks using T-SQL, PowerShell, and SQL Agent. Support application deployments and schema changes. Provide 24-7 production support for mission-critical systems. Maintain runbooks, standards, and operational documentation. Our Client, a multi-national telecommunications technology is seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with hands-on SQL Server to join their Data Center Engineering team. This role requires a technically strong and operationally mature engineer who will help design, scale, and maintain the reliability of our physical and virtual data center infrastructure. You will be a technical leader responsible for ensuring system uptime, optimizing capacity and performance, and contributing to long-term infrastructure resiliency.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect, deploy, and support SQL Server Always On Availability Groups across on-prem and Azure environments. Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances (FCI). Administer Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC), quorum, and node health. Plan and execute failover testing, DR drills, and recovery validation. Perform SQL Server installation, upgrades, patching, and migrations. Manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies. Monitor and tune database performance (indexing, query optimization, waits). Troubleshoot replication, latency, blocking, and cluster-related issues. Configure and manage AG listeners, networking, DNS, and storage. Ensure database security, auditing, and compliance. Automate DBA tasks using T-SQL, PowerShell, and SQL Agent. Support application deployments and schema changes. Provide 24-7 production support for mission-critical systems. Maintain runbooks, standards, and operational documentation. Apply today for immediate consideration. I look forward to hearing from you !.