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L2 SQL Server Database Engineer
Job in
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, 85003, USA
Listed on 2026-02-28
Listing for:
Data Freelance Hub
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Data Engineer, Systems Engineer, IT Consultant -
Engineering
Data Engineer, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
This role is for an L2 SQL Server Database Engineer in Phoenix, AZ, with a contract length of unspecified duration. Pay rate is also unspecified. Requires 7+ years of SQL Server experience, proficiency in HADR solutions, and Azure cloud migration expertise.
Job Title:
L2 SQL Server Database Engineer
Location:
Phoenix, AZ (Onsite role)
Shift: 2 PM – 11 PM
Responsibilities- Provide database platform-level support for MS SQL Server environments.
- Manage databases at the infrastructure level, including patching, upgrades, and participation in DR exercises.
- Monitor and troubleshoot SQL Server systems, quickly resolving infrastructure and production issues.
- Establish and maintain high availability and disaster recovery (HADR) solutions using technologies such as Always On and Mirroring.
- Coordinate and resolve database access requests, incidents, and compliance remediation tasks.
- Analyze and report on database operational performance against key metrics.
- Implement and maintain SQL maintenance jobs and backup/recovery strategies.
- Participate in database cloud migration (Azure PaaS & IaaS) initiatives.
- 7+ years of experience with SQL Server Technologies.
- 3+ years working specifically with MS SQL Server 2016 and 2017.
- Solid experience in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimizing database systems.
- Experience supporting databases in production and non-production environments, including resolving deadlocks, blocking, memory, CPU, and I/O issues.
- Proficient in configuring and maintaining HADR solutions (Always On, Mirroring, Replication).
- Hands‑on experience with Azure cloud migration for databases.
- Strong analytical and incident management skills in complex SQL Server environments.
- Experience managing databases ranging from 10GB to 5TB (VLDB).
- Familiarity with database diagnostic and compliance management tools.
- Exposure to capacity planning and automation of DBA activities.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
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