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Lead / Senior SQL Server DBA / Database Engineer

Location: Brentwood, TN

Job Type: Contract

Company: IDR

Category: Databases

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IDR is seeking a Lead / Senior SQL Server DBA / Database Engineer to join one of our top clients for an opportunity in Brentwood, Tennessee. This role will partner closely with executive IT leadership to stand up and optimize a new SQL Server environment in Azure IaaS and lead critical migration and separation work. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, senior-level DBA/Database Engineer who communicates clearly, thrives in fast-moving transition environments, and can own delivery end-to-end.

Position Overview for the Lead / Senior SQL Server DBA / Database Engineer:

• Stand up new Microsoft SQL Server environments within Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to support a newly independent technology landscape
• Lead database migration/copy activities across non-production and production environments, partnering with application teams during cutovers
• Rebuild and operationalize SQL Agent jobs, maintenance plans, and monitoring to ensure stability from day one
• Drive performance tuning, indexing strategy, and early optimization to prevent downstream reliability and scalability issues
• Collaborate with a lean internal IT team and provide clear status updates, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders

Requirements for the Lead / Senior SQL Server DBA / Database Engineer:

• 7+ years of hands-on experience administering and engineering Microsoft SQL Server in production environments
• Demonstrated experience deploying and supporting SQL Server on Azure IaaS (VM-based), including configuration, storage, and operational considerations
• Proven database migration experience, including planning, execution, validation, and dependency awareness (e.g., jobs, logins, backups)
• Strong performance tuning and indexing optimization skills using data-driven troubleshooting approaches
• Excellent communication skills and ability to self-manage in a lean, high-visibility environment

What's in it for you?

• Competitive compensation package
• Full Benefits; Medical, Vision, Dental, and more!
• Opportunity to get in with an industry leading organization.

Why IDR?

• 25+ Years of Proven Industry Experience in 4 major markets
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Dedicated Engagement Manager who is committed to you and your success.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award winner 12 years in a row.

#LI-Remote All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. IDR is subject to certain governmental recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations. In order to comply with these laws, we invite employees to voluntarily self-identify their race or ethnicity, gender, and veteran status (if applicable). Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information obtained will be kept confidential and may only be used in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws, executive orders, and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement. You may access this form here.

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