Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their SQL Server Platform Engineer position! This is a 2+ year contract opportunity and will be hybrid in Buffalo, NY or Wilmington, DE.
This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Design and build database platform components and automation products for internal and customer-facing teams
- Develop infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform, Ansible, or PowerShell to enable scalable database deployments
- Support and optimize cloud database platforms across Microsoft Azure and AWS environments
- Manage and maintain on-premise Microsoft SQL Server environments comprising approximately 80% of the database estate
- Engineer platform products that enable self-service database consumption for development and operations teams
- Implement advanced database administration solutions beyond traditional user role management
- Architect high availability and disaster recovery solutions to ensure business continuity
- Collaborate with platform engineering teams to deliver automation capabilities and technical solutions
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to stakeholders across various technical backgrounds
What You'll Need to Have:
- 10+ years of hands-on SQL Server experience in enterprise environments
- Proven expertise in database platform engineering and automation, beyond traditional DBA responsibilities
- You will need to be able to communicate what you have done and how without using AI.
- Your resume needs to reflect what you can actually speak to and prove in an interview.
- Strong proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools including Terraform, Ansible, or PowerShell
- Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Azure database services, specifically SQL PaaS and SQL Managed Instance
- Solid experience with AWS database services and cloud platform architecture
- Advanced database administration capabilities including high availability and disaster recovery implementation
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
Pay Range: $65-75+/hr
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