Sr. SQL DBA

Company: Innova
Location: Overland Park
Posted on: March 6, 2025

Job Description:

Innova Solutions is hiring a Sr. SQL DBA for a 100% onsite role in Overland Park, KS or Springfield, MO.

Please make sure you read the following details carefully before making any applications.

Position Type: Full-time, Contract-to-Hire
Duration: 6 months Contract-to-hire
Location: Overland Park, KS OR Springfield, MO

***100% ONSITE! Local Candidates ONLY! Possibly for hybrid after 6 months!

Strong SQL 2008 to latest version. MySQL experience is a plus.

1. SQL Server Expertise -

• Database Installation & Configuration: In-depth knowledge of installing and configuring SQL Server instances and components. -
  • Database Design & Architecture: Strong understanding of database normalization, indexing, and schema design to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval. -
    • SQL Server Versions: Experience with different SQL Server versions, from 2008 to the latest, and understanding version-specific features. -2. Performance Tuning & Optimization -
      • Query Optimization: Expertise in analyzing and optimizing slow-performing queries using techniques such as indexing, query rewriting, and execution plan analysis. -
        • Indexing: Proficiency in creating, managing, and optimizing indexes to improve query performance. -
          • SQL Server Profiler/Extended Events: Expertise in using SQL Server Profiler and Extended Events for performance analysis and troubleshooting. -
            • Resource Management: Knowledge of managing resources like CPU, memory, and disk usage to optimize overall performance. -3. Backup & Recovery -
              • Disaster Recovery: Experience designing and implementing backup and disaster recovery plans, including point-in-time recovery, log shipping, and Always On Availability Groups. -
                • Backup Strategies: Strong understanding of full, differential, and transaction log backups to ensure data integrity and availability. -4. High Availability & Scalability -
                  • Always On Availability Groups: Knowledge in implementing and maintaining Always On Availability Groups, database mirroring, and log shipping for high availability. -
                    • Clustering: Familiarity with SQL Server failover clustering for ensuring high availability. -5. Security -
                      • User & Permission Management: Proficient in managing security policies, roles, permissions, and authentication (Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory integration). -
                        • Encryption: Knowledge of data encryption techniques, such as Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), Always Encrypted, and column-level encryption. -
                          • Auditing & Compliance: Experience with SQL Server auditing to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal security policies. -
                            PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:
                            Pay Range*: - -$60-65/hr -W2
                            *Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
                            
                            Benefits: -Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
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                            ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: -Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.
                            
                            Website: -https://www.innovasolutions.com/
                            
                            Innova Solutions -is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. - If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at -hr@innovasolutions.com -or (770) 493-5588. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. - Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. - -Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. - 1324b.
                            The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
                            
                            Benefits: -Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
                            
                            
                            ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: -Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.
                            
                            
                            -Recent Recognitions:
                            
                            • One of Largest IT Consulting Staffing firms in the USA - Recognized as #4 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA 2022)
                            • ClearlyRated - Client Diamond Award Winner (2020)
                            • One of the Largest Certified MBE Companies in the NMSDC Network (2022)
                            • Advanced Tier Services partner with AWS and Gold with MS
                              Innova Solutions -is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. - If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please call (770) 493-5588. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. - Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. - - Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. - 1324b.
                              
                              
                              The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
                              
                              

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