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Entry Level Sql Server Database Administrator Jobs

SQL DBA

Alpharetta, GA ยท On-site

$48.75 - $61/hr

Overview We are seeking an experienced SQL Database Administrator (DBA) to manage, maintain, and optimize our Microsoft SQL Server database environments. The SQL DBA will be responsible for ...

... SQL Server failover clustering, AlwaysOn, log shipping, and database mirroring Must be a hands-on, technically adept DBA, capable of performing required DBA tasks such as backup/restore, clustering ...

... SQL Server failover clustering, AlwaysOn, log shipping, and database mirroring Must be a hands-on, technically adept DBA, capable of performing required DBA tasks such as backup/restore, clustering ...

Sr. SQL Server DBA

Ewing, NJ ยท On-site

$68 - $72/hr

Title: Sr. SQL Server DBA Location: Ewing, NJ (Hybrid) Duration: Long-term Skills : * Hands-on experience in SQL Server administration and support (versions 2012 through latest). * Familiarity with ...

Azure Database Administrator Associate; Microsoft Certified: Data Management and Analytics; and/or ... SQL, SQL Server administration, performance optimization, and secure, governed database design.

SQL Server DBA Maintains data storage and access by evaluating, designing and implementing company database[s]. Identifies data sources, constructs data decomposition diagrams, provides data flow ...

SQL Database Administrator

Troy, MI ยท On-site

$47.50 - $59.25/hr

We provide Exchange server support, Office 365 migrations, ongoing remote support, a fully staffed ... Title: Sr. SQL Database Administrator Location: Metro Detroit, MI Citizenship: U.S. Citizen ...

SQL Database Administrator

Troy, MI ยท On-site

$47.50 - $59.25/hr

We provide Exchange server support, Office 365 migrations, ongoing remote support, a fully staffed ... Title: Sr. SQL Database Administrator Location: Metro Detroit, MI Citizenship: U.S. Citizen ...

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As of Jun 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for entry level sql server database administrator in the United States is $53.72, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $48.08 and $60.10 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Entry Level Sql Server Database Administrator vs Junior Data Analyst?

AspectEntry Level Sql Server Database AdministratorJunior Data Analyst
Required CredentialsSQL Server certifications, basic database knowledgeData analysis certifications, Excel, SQL basics
Work EnvironmentIT departments, database management teamsBusiness units, analytics teams
Employer & Industry UsageTech, finance, healthcare with database needsMarketing, finance, retail for data insights

Entry Level Sql Server Database Administrators focus on managing and maintaining SQL Server databases, ensuring data integrity and performance. Junior Data Analysts interpret data to support business decisions. While both roles require SQL knowledge, DBAs are more technical and infrastructure-oriented, whereas Data Analysts focus on data interpretation and reporting.

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SQL Server DBA Manager

Brains Workgroup, Inc.

Manhattan, NY โ€ข Hybrid

Other

Posted 17 days ago


Job description

Our client, a major bank in New York City, is looking for SQL Server Lead DBA.ย  New York City Location.
This is hybrid commute, 2/3 days per week in the office.
** Must be authorized to work for ANY employer in USย ย  - NO H1 Visa support for this role<>
Salary range 190-200K, plus around 20% bonus, plus great benefits package.

SQL Server Lead DBA
Will be responsible for managing a team accountable for the companyโ€™s SQL Server database systems ensuring resiliency, uptime, HA/DR, performance, capacity planning, overall monitoring, compliance, and documentation.
The ideal candidate provides oversight for day-to-day operational health, incident management, and service reliability across SQL Server database environments. The successful candidate requires a service oriented mentality, high sense of ownership of the problems and requests assigned, a focus on managing and resolving issues in alignment with bank SLAs, establishing and maintaining communication with stakeholders to keep them updated with status of their requests, initiating and performing changes on production systems and proactively escalating any issues that cannot be resolved within the established timeframes.
Requirements:
ยท Manage and lead a small team of DBAs, providing guidance and sharing best practices.
ยท Experience conducting enterprise modernization and upgrade programs.
ยท Identify, assess, and escalate operational risks to senior leadership with clear mitigation strategies.
ยท Familiarity with large financial services or similarly complex enterprise environments.
ยท Ability to push back constructively on misaligned demands, unclear ownership, or inappropriate risk transfer.
ยท Utilize available toolset (OpsRamp, SQL Sentry, Embarcadero DB/Artisan, etc.) for database tuning. Generate traces, execution plans, identify and resolve performance issues, address deadlocks/contention.
ยท Develop HA/DR strategies to meet or exceed application RTO/RPO targets and implement solutions for managing backup and recovery.
ยท Support and mentor software developers to drive proper coding practices and assist in the development of complex SQL, tuning of DML and the creation of stored procedures/functions/triggers/etc.
ยท Participate in and manage 24x7 on-call rotation to support database environment.
ยท Support ancillary systems in the database environment (Delphix, etc.)
ยท Prior ownership of audit, compliance, or regulatory interactions.
ยท Experience with Azure technologies as they related to the Microsoft Data Platform is preferred.
ยท Ideal candidates will have some familiarity with other DBMSs and be able to monitor and triage issues across all database management systems in the bank environment as required (SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, PostgreSQL, etc.).

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Keywords: SQL DBA Manager HA/DR OpsRamp RTO/RPO DML Delphix Sentry DB/Artisan DBMS Oracle Sybase PostgreSQL