Database Administrator

Conduent

Database Administrator supporting secure, high-performing SQL Server environments for Conduent’s mission-critical client services. Managing backups, recovery, deployments, migrations, automation, and production troubleshooting in Wilmington, Delaware.

Posted 8/18/2026full-timeWilmington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $69,300 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Microsoft SQL Server administration, including performance tuning, backup and recovery, and database security. Proficient in T-SQL development, automation scripting, and supporting high-availability environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Microsoft SQL Server AdministrationT-SQL DevelopmentDatabase Security ManagementHigh Availability and Disaster Recovery SupportETL and Reporting Processes

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Hard Skills

Database AdministrationPerformance TuningBackup and RestoreIndex ManagementSQL Agent JobsData MigrationTroubleshootingAutomation ScriptingData Warehouse ConceptsCloud Database Migration

Soft Skills

CollaborationDocumentationCommunicationProblem-SolvingChange Management

Tools & Technologies

SSISSSRSPowerShellCI/CD ToolsDevOps Tools

Industry Keywords

Database SecurityComplianceOperational ProcessesChange ControlData Archiving

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudETLMS SQL ServerSQLSSIS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Install, configure, upgrade, monitor, and maintain database platforms in standalone or high-availability environments
Create, maintain, and support tables, views, indexes, stored procedures, functions, schemas, jobs, and database objects
Monitor database health, performance, storage growth, query activity, blocking, deadlocks, and job execution
Perform backups, restores, recovery testing, refreshes, and disaster recovery support
Support database security, user access, roles, permissions, service accounts, encryption, auditing, and compliance
Tune SQL queries, indexes, execution plans, stored procedures, and database configuration
Troubleshoot connectivity, performance, locking, data, application, reporting, and deployment issues
Support database deployments, schema changes, release scripts, rollback scripts, and environment validation
Review database design changes and provide logical and physical database design guidance
Support data migration, data conversion, data refresh, and environment synchronization
Support ETL, reporting, SSIS, SSRS, data warehouse, and analytics-related database processes
Create and maintain database automation scripts using T-SQL, PowerShell, SQL Agent, or similar tools
Support integration and API-related database needs, including data feeds, interface files, and staging tables
Maintain database documentation, recovery procedures, data flow notes, deployment notes, and operational runbooks
Collaborate with developers, system administrators, business analysts, testers, vendors, security teams, network teams, and management
Follow change management, release management, data security, audit, compliance, operational, and change control processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field is desired; equivalent education, training, or experience may be considered
Minimum of five years of database administration or database support experience
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration
Experience supporting enterprise application databases across development, test, UAT, and production environments
Experience with high availability and disaster recovery support
Experience with SQL Server backup, restore, recovery, database refresh, security, performance tuning, and production support
Strong T-SQL development and query tuning skills
Experience with index management, execution plans, and performance tuning
Experience with SQL Agent jobs and scheduled database processes
Knowledge of database security, roles, permissions, auditing, and compliance
Knowledge of SSIS, SSRS, ETL, reporting, and data warehouse concepts
Experience with data archiving, retention, partitioning, and storage growth management
Experience with PowerShell or scripting for database automation
Experience supporting application deployments and database release scripts
Experience with monitoring, logging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
Knowledge of DevOps tools, source control, and CI/CD database deployment concepts
Knowledge of cloud database readiness and migration assessment concepts
Ability to review database changes and clearly explain risks, impacts, and options
Ability to work effectively with technical teams, business teams, vendors, and management
Ability to document work clearly and follow data security, operational, and change control processes
Ability to support planned maintenance, deployments, production incidents, or recovery activities when required
Strong troubleshooting skills across servers, applications, databases, networks, access, and deployments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and welfare benefits starting on the first day of employment
Retirement savings plan
Employee discounts on merchandise, services, travel, and more
Career growth opportunities
Award-winning learning platforms and training
Award-winning culture and diversity efforts
Health insurance coverage
Voluntary dental and vision programs
Life and disability insurance
Paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) or vacation and/or sick time
Potential bonus or incentive eligibility based on business need