Database Administrator

Database Administrator (Contract) – AI & BI Infrastructure Support:

Ready to shape the future of data-driven decision-making? Join a dynamic team where your expertise in database architecture, performance tuning, and AI readiness will directly impact business intelligence, analytics, and operational efficiency. This is a contract opportunity supporting cross-functional initiatives in sales, marketing, and IT.

Job Details:

• Pay: $60-75/hr
• Contract: 3-4 month contract with potential for renewal
• Work Hours: Monday–Friday, standard business hours
• Location: Remote with onsite visits as needed in Kansas City, Missouri (U.S. based)

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Governance & Integrity
• Enforce data standards, metadata management, and access controls
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of data feeding into Power BI and AI models
• Optimized Data Architecture
• Design and maintain scalable data environments (e.g., data lakes, warehouses)
• Build efficient data pipelines to support growing datasets
• Performance Tuning for Power BI
• Optimize SQL queries and views
• Create indexed/aggregated tables for faster reporting
• Manage data refresh schedules to avoid production impact
• AI-Ready Data Preparation
• Structure and preprocess data for machine learning and AI models
• Enable access to historical and large-scale datasets for training purposes
• Security & Compliance
• Implement role-based access, data masking, and encryption
• Maintain audit trails and ensure compliance with privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience managing MS-SQL and Azure cloud databases
• Strong understanding of Power BI, data modeling, and performance optimization
• Familiarity with AI/ML data preparation and governance best practices
• Knowledge of data security protocols and compliance standards
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and business teams