SQL Server Database Administrator

Job Title

Job Title: SQL Server Database Administrator

Job Location

Remote, USA.

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) to join our enterprise infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the administration, performance optimization, security, availability, and modernization of mission-critical Microsoft SQL Server environments. This role requires deep expertise in SQL Server administration, High Availability/Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) technologies, performance tuning, automation, and cloud-based database services.

The successful candidate will support large-scale production environments, collaborate with development and infrastructure teams, and drive database modernization initiatives within a highly available, enterprise-grade ecosystem.

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $80,000 to $90,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

In this role, you will

Administer, maintain, patch, upgrade, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments across production, development, test, and disaster recovery platforms.

Monitor database health, performance, availability, and capacity while performing proactive tuning of queries, stored procedures, indexes, statistics, and execution plans.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues including performance bottlenecks, blocking, locking, deadlocks, and system outages.

Design, implement, and support High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) solutions including Always On Availability Groups, Clustering, Replication, Mirroring, and Log Shipping.