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Senior SQL Database Administrator (VA ESOM) at Kentro. Thank you for considering IT Concepts dba Kentro, where innovation drives opportunity and collaboration leads to success. Our dynamic community of experts is fully committed to advancing our customers' missions, fostering professional growth, and making a positive impact on our communities.                                                . Our transition to Kentro in 2025 reflects a rich legacy built upon the foundation of IT Concepts. Rather than leaving ITC behind, we confidently embrace a future centered around the . Core of More. . By joining our supportive community, you will find that Kentro is dedicated to your personal and professional development. Together, we can drive meaningful change, spark innovation, and achieve extraordinary milestones.. Kentro is hiring an experienced . Senior SQL Database Administrator. to support our VA-ESOM (End Point Support and Operations Monitoring) contract across the United States. The VA is responsible for providing comprehensive onsite and remote support to IT customers across all VA Administrations and special program offices, including direct support of over 340,000 VA employees and thousands of contractors who use government-furnished IT equipment and infrastructure. The VA provides support staff across 100+ CONUS and OCONUS locations, including difficult-to-accommodate locales, such as high cost of living or under-supported economic areas, where VA offices or facilities may be located and require onsite services. . A Senior SQL Database Administrator will provide technical support for maintaining and securing databases, conducting performance tuning and optimization, support backup and recovery events, monitor and troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with all development, testing and maintenance activities. The candidate is a solely dedicated resource, designated to the Application Performance Monitoring team, responsible for supporting 25 – 27 SolarWinds SQL databases within the VA environment. . Responsibilities:. . Design, develop and implement database solutions while ensuring data integrity and availability. . . Responsible for managing SQL databases for enterprise services.. . Responsible for patching Windows SQL servers.. . Responsible for conducting Windows SQL backups and failovers.. . Optimize database access and allocate resources for optimal performance.. . Develop, implement, and test database backup and recovery policies and procedures. . . Monitor SQL server performance, resolve incidents, and fulfill requests within defined key performance indicators. . . Provide technical support for SQL server database environments. . . Troubleshoot problems and issues identified by customers and implement corrective actions quickly.. . Exhibits effective communication and customer relationship skills, with the ability to clearly articulate status, progress, and obstacles, and proactively provides recommendations for mitigations.. . Location:. This position can be performed remotely within the United States and will support Eastern Time working hours.. . Master's degree in computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline OR 10 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education.. . 10 years of relevant Experience. . Ability to support Monday – Friday during normal working hours but may need to flex time based on the need for on-call 24/7/365 support. . . Ability to flex their schedule (when needed) to conduct once a week, nightly SQL maintenance with server patching.. . Prior experience with SolarWinds and in-depth experience with SQL.. . Adapt to changing priorities with strong analytical, problem-solving, communication skills and sharp attention to detail.. . Effective communication, collaboration, organization, and coordination and across multiple levels to ensure consistent and unified messaging in large organizations.. . Expertise in operating under high-pressure situations, flawless execution during crises, and mitigating applications/system risks.. . Ability to work with Teams, but self-motivated to complete projects on your own.. . Preferred:. . Experience supporting a federal client.. . Previously held or currently holds a Public Trust or Security Clearance.. . Prior experience managing SQL for SolarWinds.. . Prior experience with Splunk and Dynatrace.. . Experience/knowledge of VA network.. . Clearance:. . Able to obtain and maintain Public Trust Clearance.. . US Citizen or Green Card holder.. . Company Location: United States.