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ELLKAY is now a trusted data management partner in five healthcare segments. ELLKAY's solutions continue to serve laboratories and ambulatory practices and have expanded to empower hospitals and health systems, healthcare IT vendors, ambulatory practices, health plans, and other healthcare organizations with cutting-edge technologies and solutions that drive their growth and interoperability strategies.\n\nToday, ELLKAY remains true to our core values, building strong partner relationships and offering unparalleled service and support while providing innovative, scalable solutions to the challenges our customers face in today's data-rich world.\n\nELLKAY's experience, customer-focused approach, and reputation for innovation, speed, and accuracy differentiate ELLKAY as a premier partner for your interoperability needs and data management strategy.\n\nJob Description\n\nAs Staff Database Administrator, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and managing our critical database platforms. You will manage both on-premises and cloud/hybrid deployments (including Azure and AWS), drive high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions, and proactively support performance, stability and security in a regulated (HIPAA-equivalent) environment.\n\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\n\nDesign, implement, monitor, and maintain database platforms with a primary focus on Microsoft SQL Server (2016/2019/2022) and Windows Server (2019/2022) environments.\nManage high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions including clustering, Always On Availability Groups, database mirroring, log shipping, replication topologies, fail-over testing, RTO/RPO alignment and patch/update lifecycles.\nCampaign for performance excellence: leveraging wait-stats, Query Store, index/plan management, baselining, extended events/trace, and third-party tools such as Redgate SQL Monitor and/or SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer.\nImplement and test backup/restore strategies utilizing native and third-party tools and off-site storage (e.g., Azure Blob).\nOperate in a hybrid deployment footprint: on-premises, cloud (e.g., Azure SQL Database, Amazon RDS), and interconnected environments.\nParticipate in change-management and incident-management frameworks: create and follow runbooks, coordinate with CABs, execute audit-ready reporting, operate under regulated compliance (HIPAA-equivalent) standards.\nCollaborate with application teams, data engineering and infrastructure teams as a true team player: providing input on schema design, query optimization, and database health.\nStay current with other database flavors (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL) – while SQL Server remains the primary focus.\nOn-call rotation: respond to database incidents, perform root-cause analysis, document and implement corrective/ preventive actions.\n\nQualifications\n\nMinimum of 5 years of hands-on experience as a DBA, with significant focus on SQL Server administration (including HA/DR deployment in production).\nDeep experience with SQL Server high-availability/disaster-recovery technologies: Always On Availability Groups, clustering, mirroring, log shipping, replication.\nProven track record troubleshooting, maintaining and improving performance in enterprise-grade environments based on SLAs.\nFamiliar with performance diagnostics (wait stats, Query Store, execution plans, etc.).\nExperience working in regulated environments (healthcare, finance or equivalent) with formal change-management, incident-management and audit processes.\n\nAdditional Information\n\nELLKAY is committed to fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment that supports innovation, teamwork, and professional growth. 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