Submission Due Date: 01/16/2026

Client  - State of Georgia

Hybrid, In Person Interviews Only

Local Candidates Only. 

100% DBA is preferred. (They rise to the top of the list) 2nd option: 60% developer, 40% DBA. Architects and Project Leads will not be considered.

Technical interviews will be thorough and scenario based. (Ex. downtimes, outages, back-ups, etc.). Examples will be asked for from past work experience. Do you accept this requirement?

Under limited supervision, coordinates, designs, and secures computer databases to store, track, and maintain a large volume of critical business information. Serves as highest advanced-level subject matter expert. 

Job Responsibilities:

Manage all aspects of physical database administration including schema management; security, setup, installations, upgrades, patches, backup and recovery, space management, performance tuning and capacity planning for SQL Server.

- Support application teams and their projects to enhance, troubleshoot and performance tune

- Support SQL Server databases in Production, Test and Development environments and within Microsoft

SharePoint farm

- Install, upgrade, configure ALWAYS ON, test and deploy complex database software

- Develop and implement database recovery plans and procedures

- Analyze the performance of databases and recommends tuning and application changes

- Implement user authentication and validate databases security protocols across systems

- Reviews system design and develop new database systems as needed

- Modifying database structure or deploying schema changes as a result of new requirements

- Scripting batch data loads and operational job automation

- Working Knowledge of Cohesity Backup Appliance.

- Working Knowledge of Cloud Technology and governance.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field from an accredited college or university AND Seven years of experience in support of an operating system, database management system or a related field