Fortified Data
Fortified Data
11 – 50 Employees
B2BConsultingEnterprise
Fortified Data provides managed database services and consulting for organizations that rely on secure, dependable data systems. Its team delivers round-the-clock remote DBA services, urgent and on-demand support, and database administration across SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle. The company also helps clients tune performance, plan migrations and modernization, assess database environments, and develop cloud database solutions on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Fortified Data works with data-sensitive sectors including finance, healthcare, education, insurance, retail, and sports and entertainment, with services spanning business intelligence and database architecture.

Database Consultant – SQL Server and Cloud Migration

Provide database administration and consulting services to Fortified Data’s global clients. Work spans performance tuning, migrations, high availability, cloud databases, and disaster recovery.

Description

  • Deliver consulting engagements across SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, and Azure SQL, covering performance tuning, upgrades, consolidations, and platform migrations.
  • Implement and test high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including Availability Groups, log shipping, replication, and failover cluster instances.
  • Assess database health, then document findings and recommendations for clients.
  • Move databases between on-premises environments and Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, including Azure SQL Managed Instance and Amazon RDS.
  • Join discovery calls with account executives and senior consultants, explain technical options clearly, and help define project scope.
  • Provide technical content and effort estimates for proposals and statements of work.
  • Resolve technical issues during client engagements and involve senior consultants when needed.
  • Create and maintain scripts and documentation for database builds, schema changes, and task automation.
  • Keep clients and internal project teams informed about status, risks, and blockers.
  • Identify potential follow-on work, including Managed Services needs, and refer it to the account team.
  • Meet annual goals for billable utilization, client satisfaction, Professional Services opportunities, and growth in platform skills and certifications.

Requirements

  • At least four years of experience in database administration or database engineering.
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and hands-on experience with at least one of PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL.
  • Experience tuning performance through indexing, query optimization, and wait analysis.
  • Experience implementing or supporting high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Experience with cloud database services such as Azure SQL, Azure SQL Managed Instance, or Amazon RDS.
  • Scripting experience with T-SQL and PowerShell or a comparable language.
  • Experience communicating directly with clients or business stakeholders.
  • Candidates must be able to provide evidence of legal authorization to work for any U.S. employer.
  • Experience in consulting, professional services, or managed services while supporting multiple clients at once.
  • Exposure to Databricks, Snowflake, or Microsoft Fabric.
  • Experience taking part in sales discussions, discovery calls, or proposal development.
  • Certifications from Microsoft, AWS, or PostgreSQL.
  • Familiarity with ITSM and time tracking tools such as Zendesk and Harvest.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation.
  • Comprehensive health benefits.
  • Retirement plan.
  • Fully remote position.
  • Healthy work-life balance.
  • Occasional travel for client engagements and company events.

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