NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC
NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC
Founded in 2003, NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC provides IT consulting, managed engineering, staff augmentation, and contingent workforce services. The company supports clients across healthcare, consulting, insurance, telecommunications, government, energy, and finance, connecting organizations with engineering and technology expertise for specialized workforce needs. Its work emphasizes service quality and operational efficiency, making NOVALINK relevant to professionals exploring opportunities in consulting and client-focused engineering environments.

Senior SQL Server DBA – Virginia Remote

Administer SQL Server and cloud databases supporting VDOT tolling operations. Maintain availability, tune performance, support migrations, and assist with application operations.

Description

  • Manage SQL Server and cloud databases for the Tolling group.
  • Provide help desk and application support on a rotating basis with the Tolling team.
  • Monitor databases to maintain uptime and availability.
  • Troubleshoot application and database issues involving connectivity, access, security, and related areas.
  • Tune long-running SQL queries.
  • Review and improve database tasks and processes to support agency and group priorities.
  • Use operating system scripting utilities for database maintenance, diagnosis, and support.
  • Review database implementations and propose, carry out, or direct necessary changes.
  • Install SQL Server, including versions 2022 and 2025 or later, with failover clustering.
  • Administer, support, and tune SQL Server databases.
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Operations professionals.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience as a SQL Server database administrator.
  • Extensive experience with SQL clustering, mirroring, and high availability.
  • Experience managing large SQL databases.
  • Strong Transact-SQL development skills.
  • Experience tuning SQL Server databases.
  • Extensive experience installing, upgrading, patching, and migrating SQL Server databases.
  • Experience with Windows platforms.
  • Exposure to SSIS, SSAS, and SSRS.
  • Experience with Azure Cloud.
  • At least two years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server databases.
  • At least one year of experience with Azure, Snowflake, or Databricks; a certification may substitute for this experience.
  • A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent skills, knowledge, or work history.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively using standard requirements and design artifacts.
  • Experience with SQL Server 2019 or later.
  • Knowledge of data modeling principles.
  • Fingerprint-based background check required.
  • Two years of SQL Server tuning experience.
  • One year of experience working with SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS.
  • One year of experience coding and debugging Transact-SQL.
  • One year of experience installing, upgrading, patching, and migrating SQL Server databases.
  • Two years of database administration on Azure Cloud, Snowflake, and/or Databricks.

Benefits

  • The contractor must continue their education at their own expense to stay current with VDOT technologies.

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