Advanced SQL Database Administrator
ISN
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Description
Our Company: ISN was established in 2001 and is a global leader in contractor and supplier management. We work closely with a variety of household-name clients in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin America, and the Middle East to connect them with safe and reliable contractors and suppliers and incorporate a level of due diligence in the contractor management process.
The Position: The Advanced Database Administrator is responsible for maintaining ISN’s SQL Servers and SQL Databases (both virtual machine-based and cloud-based), Azure Cosmos DB, migrating IaaS-based workloads and systems to PaaS/SaaS, helping development teams with deployments, and helping maintain uptime for ISN’s application environments. ISN has multiple large web applications written in ASP. Net, and the DBA team supports over 300 individual SQL Server databases in Production environments. This position is responsible for maintaining the environment, supporting and maintaining the SQL Server databases, and promptly responding to the ISN Products team’s requests for tuning, optimization, and other database support.
Who should apply?
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field from an accredited university and/or equivalent work experience
- Azure certifications are strongly preferred (AZ-900, DP-300)
- 3+ years of experience in troubleshooting SQL Server availability issues related to clustering, Always On, SQL replication
- 3+ years of experience managing SQL jobs, including database maintenance jobs (backups, index maintenance)
- 1+ years of experience in administering SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
- 1+ years of experience in administering and supporting Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and, ensuring reliability, performance, and security.
- 1+ years managing SQL Servers using Powershell
- Strong knowledge of high availability and data movement technologies such as AlwaysOn Availability Groups, Change Data Capture, SQL Replication, SQL Clustering, along with disaster recovery concepts (RPO/RTO).
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Maintain, monitor, and manage the SQL Server databases in all application environments
- Troubleshoot availability issues related to clustering on Windows Server, SQL Server on Virtual Machines, Azure SQL Server Managed Instances, AlwaysOn Readable Secondaries, AlwaysOn Availability Groups, SQL replication, SQL Failover Groups
- Troubleshoot performance, locking, and blocking issues within SQL Server databases, tempdb, virtual machines
- Proactively and reactively resolve database performance and capacity issues, including managing indexes, SQL trace data, Extended Events, audits, and alerting
- Manage SQL Server jobs and Windows scheduled tasks
- Perform safe upgrades and migrations for IaaS-based SQL Servers
- Automate routine tasks, alert response using PowerShell, SQL, .NET, or other tools
Job Location: 3232 McKinney Ave Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75204.
- Employees must be within a commutable distance to the Dallas, TX office. Relocation is required for candidates not already local to the DFW area.
- In-office attendance up to two times per week for the first 90 days of employment.
- After 90 days completion, you will have an option to work remotely with at least 1 in-person engagement required monthly (team collaboration day, ISN events, team events, performance reviews, etc.).
ISN Benefits*
- 100% company-paid monthly insurance premiums for employees and dependents
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Employee assistance program
- 4% retirement matching
- Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Coverage
- Paid time off
- 0-1 year – 15 day (pro-rated first year)
- 1-5 years – 20 days
- 5-10 years – 25 days
- 10+ years – 30 days
- Holidays – 13 paid holidays
- Monthly cell phone reimbursement
- Complimentary parking space or monthly reimbursement for DART public transportation
- Team-building activities and events, including quarterly kick-off meetings and community volunteer day
- Matching charitable gift program
- Professional development & training opportunities
- Wellness Program: Focuses on community, financial, mental, nutrition, physical and social health
- Business casual, jeans allowed
*All benefits are subject to change with notice to the employee
All job offers will be contingent on successful completion of a drug screen and background check.
ISN is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Benefits
- health insurance
- paid time off
- life insurance
- professional development
- wellness program
About this role
ISN, a contractor and supplier management firm founded in 2001, is seeking an Advanced SQL Database Administrator for their Dallas headquarters to manage a substantial database infrastructure supporting multiple large ASP.NET applications. You'd oversee more than 300 SQL Server databases across production environments, handling both on-premises and cloud deployments including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Azure Cosmos DB. The role demands hands-on expertise in high-availability technologies like AlwaysOn Availability Groups, SQL clustering, and replication, along with the ability to troubleshoot performance issues, manage database maintenance jobs, and execute safe migrations from IaaS to PaaS/SaaS platforms.
This is a contract position requiring 3+ years of SQL Server troubleshooting experience, particularly with clustering and Always On configurations, plus 1+ years each administering SQL on Azure and supporting Azure Cosmos DB. You'll need strong PowerShell skills, knowledge of disaster recovery concepts (RPO/RTO), and ideally Azure certifications (AZ-900, DP-300). A Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience is expected. Beyond technical depth, the role involves collaborating closely with development teams on deployments and responding promptly to optimization requests.
The position is in-office in Dallas with flexibility after a 90-day onboarding period—two days weekly initially, then remote work with one monthly in-person day required. ISN offers comprehensive benefits including fully company-paid health insurance, 4% retirement matching, 15–30 days PTO depending on tenure, and professional development support. Relocation to the Dallas-Fort Worth area is required if you're not already local.
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