[Remote] Sr. Application SQL Database Administrator (DBA)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is seeking a Senior Application SQL DBA to support mission-critical SQL Server environments. This role is responsible for database administration, performance optimization, backup and recovery, security, data integrity, and production support in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Database administration
• Performance optimization
• Backup and recovery
• Security
• Data integrity
• Production support

Skills

• 7+ years of SQL Server DBA experience
• Expertise with Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise
• Strong Transact-SQL (T-SQL) skills
• Experience with database design, SQL jobs, backups, and recovery validation
• Experience supporting production and UAT database updates, script execution, and data corrections
• Proven ability to maintain data integrity in controlled production environments
• Must have an IRS High-Risk Background Investigation, IRS access processing, and required drug screening before CI network access
• Prior IRS experience or IRS clearance
• Experience supporting .NET/IIS web applications
• Database sanitization for development and test environments
• Crystal Reports and Business Objects reporting support
• Data migration, mapping, and quality validation experience
• Security patch coordination and audit/compliance support
• Performance tuning, release deployments, and recovery testing
• Experience supporting regulated or mission-critical SQL Server environments
• T-SQL, SQL Jobs, Backup & Recovery
• Windows Server / IIS
• Experience supporting .NET web applications and SQL Server databases in federal or highly regulated environments
• Familiarity with IRS development, testing, configuration management, and security processes
• Experience with Business Objects, Crystal Reports, and enterprise reporting solutions
• Knowledge of accessibility compliance (Section 508) and federal cybersecurity frameworks
• Experience supporting audit readiness, security assessments, and compliance documentation

Benefits

• Work remotely while supporting high-impact federal programs in a collaborative environment focused on security, reliability, and continuous improvement.

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