SAIC is seeking a skilled Senior Database Administrator in Middletown, RI to administer, maintain, secure and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments supporting business-critical application and data services. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on SQL Server administration experience and practical experience operating databases in cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure. Experience supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS) database services is a plus. Key Responsibilities: • Administer and maintain Microsoft SQL Server databases across development, test, staging, and production environments. • Monitor database health, availability, performance, capacity, and security; identify and resolve issues before they affect mission or business operations. • Perform database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, migrations, and version lifecycle management. • Develop, test, and maintain backup, restoration, high-availability, and disaster-recovery procedures. Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, data science, information systems, or information technology and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience. • Security+, GSEC, or SSCP; equivalent certification. • Experience with Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Monitor, Azure Backup, Azure Storage, and Azure networking concepts. • Experience planning or executing SQL Server migrations to Azure. • Experience with infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, or automation tools. • Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices for database deployments. • Strong troubleshooting skills. • Ability to work individually, and in a team. • Strong documentation and process-improvement habits. • Willingness to learn evolving cloud database technologies. • Candidate must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.