Senior DBA Consultant

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Senior DBA Consultant

Location(s): Lincoln, NE

Location:

• Onsite preferred in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
• May include some remote support responsibilities.
• On-call rotation required (nights/weekends).

Experience Level:

• Senior DBA with the ability to work independently.
• Strong troubleshooting and production support background.
• Experience managing enterprise database environments.

Core Responsibilities:

• Administer, maintain, secure, and optimize database environments.
• Independently resolve performance issues, job failures, space issues, login/connectivity problems, and database inconsistencies.
• Monitor database health, availability, and integrity.
• Support high-availability and disaster recovery configurations.
• Manage incidents, service requests, and operational tickets.
• Recommend automation and modernization opportunities, including AI-driven improvements.
• Collaborate with application teams during troubleshooting and upgrades.

Required Technical Skills:

• Microsoft SQL Server (2012-2023).
• SQL Server Administration.
• T-SQL development (queries, stored procedures, triggers).
• Backup and Restore.
• Performance Tuning and Query Optimization.
• Database Tuning and Index Optimization.
• SQL Server DMVs and SQL Traces.
• High Availability technologies:
  • Clustering
  • Always On Availability Groups
  • Replication
  • Mirroring
• PowerShell Scripting.
• Database Security and Access Control.
• Database Schema Management.
• Ticket/Incident Management.
• SSRS, SSAS, SSIS Installation and Configuration.

Preferred Skills:

• Oracle Database Administration.
• Oracle Exadata.
• MariaDB.
• Application support and upgrade experience.
• Discovery and assessment engagements.
• Idera monitoring tools.
• SQL/Oracle Licensing.
• Development background.
• Infrastructure migrations.
• Public cloud exposure.

Key Keywords:

• SQL Server DBA
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Oracle DBA
• Exadata
• MariaDB
• T-SQL
• Performance Tuning
• Query Optimization
• High Availability
• Always On
• Clustering
• Replication
• SSIS
• SSRS
• SSAS
• PowerShell
• Database Security
• Backup & Recovery
• Incident Management
• Managed Services

Best Match Profile:
A Senior Database Administrator with 8+ years of SQL Server administration experience, strong production support and performance tuning expertise, hands-on HA/DR implementation experience, and exposure to Oracle/Exadata environments.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.