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Senior MS SQL Database Administrator (DBA)
Arlington, VA, United States
Open 4 months, first seen by us 131 days ago- Pay
- Pay not listedSimilar roles state $127K–$190K
- Work setting
On-site — work setting source
Work setup in the employer’s posting: On-site
From the employer’s posting- Employment
Full-time — employment source
Location: Arlington, VA Full-time Job Description:
Employment type in the employer’s posting: Full-time
From the employer’s posting
What you’ll work on
Full postingManage, configure and monitor SQL Server clusters and relational databases
Build and maintain T-SQL views, queries and procedures
Maintain ETL and DTS packages, plus SSIS and SSRS components
Perform, monitor and maintain software backups, updates and recoveries
Manage and monitor Windows Active Directory, DNS and WINS infrastructure
From the employer’s posting
Manage, Configure, Maintain, Monitor, and Design Microsoft SQL Server clusters and cluster objects
Microsoft T-SQL views, queries, and procedures
Microsoft SQL Server ETL and DTS packages
Perform, Configure, Monitor, and Maintain software backups, updates, recoveries, and devices.
Manage and Monitor Windows 2003+ Active Directory, integrated DNS servers and multi-master zones, and WINS servers and replication infrastructure.
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent
- 10 years of technical experience last 07 years in System Network/Administration
Qualification wording
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent
10 years of technical experience last 07 years in System Network/Administration
Education & alternatives
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent CompTia Security+ CE, CASP, or CISSP in good standing
Posting record
Report an errorOpen 4 monthsWe first saw this posting 131 days ago and it is still up. Roles open this long are often slow to fill or kept open to collect applications.
- Status in our records
- Live
- First seen by us
- Jul 3, 2026131 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 93
- Last seen by us
- Nov 11, 2026
- Employer says posted
- May 31, 2017
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How this job compares
Time since we first saw it
Day 131
Up longer than most. Similar jobs usually come down between day 6 and day 55.
From 13,018 similar postings that came down. Coming down is not always a hire.
Comtech is hiring
18 open jobs
- No new data jobs since July
- Its jobs tend to stay up a long time
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Where the posting names them
Job Description Sr. MS SQL Database Administrator (DBA) Location: Arlington, VA
Manage, Configure, Maintain, Monitor, and Design Microsoft SQL Server clusters and cluster objects Microsoft SQL Server relational databasesMicrosoft SQL Server ETL and DTS packages
Microsoft SQL Server clusters and cluster objects Microsoft SQL Server relational databasesMicrosoft SQL Server ETL and DTS packages Microsoft T-SQL views, queries, and procedures
Microsoft SQL Server relational databasesMicrosoft SQL Server ETL and DTS packages Microsoft T-SQL views, queries, and procedures Understanding of
Understanding of Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Microsoft SQL Server Report Services (SSRS)
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Microsoft SQL Server Report Services (SSRS) Respond to telephone, electronic mail, and/or walk-in requests for support for all systems and equipment within the IT environment.
10 years of technical experience last 07 years in System Network/Administration Microsoft SQL Server 2008+ (05 years) Microsoft SQL Server Clustering 2008+ (03 years)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008+ (05 years) Microsoft SQL Server Clustering 2008+ (03 years) Microsoft Failover or Always On Clustering 2012+ (03 years)
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About the role
We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.
Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.
An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.
US government figures for database architects
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $139,500
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 9.4% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1243.
Job description
Job Description
Sr. MS SQL Database Administrator (DBA)
Location: Arlington, VA
Full-time
Job Description:
Manage, Configure, Maintain, Monitor, and Design
Microsoft SQL Server clusters and cluster objects
Microsoft SQL Server relational databasesMicrosoft SQL Server ETL and DTS packages
Microsoft T-SQL views, queries, and procedures
Understanding of
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Microsoft SQL Server Report Services (SSRS)
Respond to telephone, electronic mail, and/or walk-in requests for support for all systems and equipment within the IT environment.
Maintain maintenance records and perform follow-ups as required for routine preventive and on-demand maintenance on servers, workstations and related equipment
Perform, Configure, Monitor, and Maintain software backups, updates, recoveries, and devices.
Monitor all enterprise wide servers and services.
Provide corrective maintenance/troubleshooting for hardware and software malfunctions.
Manage and Monitor Windows 2003+ Active Directory, integrated DNS servers and multi-master zones, and WINS servers and replication infrastructure.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Clearance:
Active TS SSBI; SCI Eligible
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent
CompTia Security+ CE, CASP, or CISSP in good standing
Current (within 5 years) computing environment certification; Ex. Microsoft MCSA/MCSE
Experience:
10 years of technical experience last 07 years in System Network/Administration
Microsoft SQL Server 2008+ (05 years)
Microsoft SQL Server Clustering 2008+ (03 years)
Microsoft Failover or Always On Clustering 2012+ (03 years)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003+ (08 years)
Additional Information
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**I Appreciate, if you can refer someone who is looking for this position.
Contact:
Nayan Hazare
IT Recruiter at Comtech LLC
Call- 703-962-6656
nhazare@ comtechllc.com
Company Description
Comtech is a woman-owned small business founded in 1998 and headquartered in Reston, VA. We offer IT solutions across the disciplines of program/project management, applications development, infrastructure, Cyber security, and enterprise content/data management services. We have developed our methodologies and processes based on the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v.3 Framework across enterprise infrastructure operations. These methodologies and processes are reinforced through our organization’s externally accredited certifications, which include ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System (QMS), ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 IT Service Management Systems (SMS, corporate ITIL certification), ISO 27001:2005 Information Security Management System (ISMS), and CMMI-DEV Level 3"
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