Overview
Job Title:
SQL Server DBA & User Support Specialist
Engagement Type:
Part-Time Contract (0–20 hours/week estimated)
Location:
Remote, English speaker
Reports To:
CIO
Job #: 6769
Position OverviewWe are seeking a hands-on SQL Server DBA & User Support Specialist to provide part-time remote support for a Microsoft-based data environment.
This role blends database administration, documentation, and end-user support. The ideal candidate is technically strong in Microsoft SQL Server, methodical in documenting systems architecture, and comfortable interacting directly with business users.
This is an execution-focused role — not strategy or enterprise architecture. You will support and maintain an existing SQL Server environment while improving documentation, user access governance, and operational clarity.
Core Responsibilities- Administer Microsoft SQL Server databases (on-prem or cloud-hosted)
- Manage database schemas, objects, and permissions
- Create, modify, and optimize tables, views, stored procedures, and indexes
- Monitor database performance and troubleshoot issues
- Perform user provisioning and deprovisioning
- Maintain backup/restore processes and data integrity
- Document database structure, schema relationships, and dependencies
- Create visual database architecture diagrams using:
- Microsoft Visio (preferred), or
- Lucidchart, Draw.io, ER/Studio, or similar tools
- Identify and map:
- Tables and key relationships
- Data flows
- Security roles and access controls
- Produce clear documentation for CIO-level review and future maintainability
- Add, modify, and remove database users
- Manage roles and permissions in SQL Server
- Audit user access periodically
- Maintain least-privilege principles
- Coordinate with IT leadership on governance standards
- Provide SQL-related user support
- Assist internal users with:
- Query troubleshooting
- Reporting data validation
- Access issues
- Translate technical issues into business-friendly explanations
- Escalate structural concerns to the Fractional CIO when appropriate
- Provide regular status updates to the Fractional CIO
- Maintain documentation repository
- Recommend improvements to structure, performance, or governance
- Flag risk areas (data redundancy, access exposure, schema inconsistency)
- Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server
- Proficiency in:
- T-SQL
- Stored procedures
- Index optimization
- Schema design
- Experience with:
- SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- SQL Server security roles & permissions
- Ability to document systems visually (Visio or equivalent)
- Experience supporting business users directly
- Experience with:
- Azure SQL / Microsoft Azure ecosystem
- SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
- Power BI data sources
- Microsoft Active Directory integration
- Prior experience reporting to a CIO or IT leadership
- Experience in a small-to-mid-sized business environment
- Exposure to data governance or compliance frameworks
- Organized and documentation-oriented
- Clear communicator (written and verbal)
- Independent, self-directed work style
- Able to balance technical work with user-facing support
- Professional, responsive, and accountable
- Part-time (estimated 10–20 hours per week)
- Flexible scheduling
- Remote work
- Contract engagement
- Hourly compensation commensurate with experience
This role is well-suited for:
- An experienced SQL DBA seeking flexible consulting work
- A mid-to-senior database professional who enjoys hands-on execution
- A technical professional comfortable wearing both DBA and support hats
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