AVP SQL Server Database Administrator

LPL Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
Fort Mill, SCCharlotte, NC
Salary
$113,712–$189,520 / yr
Posted
56 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Similar $148k
This role $152k
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This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $121,200–$174,437 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $148k for comparable roles.

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About LPL Financial

LPL Financial is the largest independent broker-dealer in the United States, providing brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial institutions. Industry: Financial Services & Wealth Management

LPL Financial currently has 59 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,959–$234,882 across 54 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · AVP SQL Server Database Administrator

The AVP- SQL Server Database Administrator joins the team to manage the installation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical database systems for corporate applications. This hands-on role involves ensuring high availability through monitoring backup jobs, performing disaster recovery scenarios, and managing security audits. The individual will design schema definitions, coordinate data refreshes, optimize physical storage, and implement change control processes following ITIL practices. Key technical requirements include extensive experience with MSSQL 2005-2025, T-SQL, DTS, SSIS packages, and performance tuning. Additional skills include PowerShell, Solarwinds Monitoring, DPA (Ignite), and experience in virtualized environments. The role addresses the challenge of maintaining stable production support for financial applications while ensuring data integrity and security. Candidates must possess strong technical documentation skills and the ability to communicate complex database issues in user-friendly language within a critical production environment.

What you'll do

  • Install, configure, and maintain high-availability enterprise database systems for corporate applications.
  • Monitor backup jobs and perform routine disaster recovery scenarios across all enterprise databases.
  • Provide on-call production support for financial applications during nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Optimize physical data storage and improve the performance of stored procedures and execution times.
  • Manage database security, including performing transaction audits and establishing user access controls.
  • Develop and maintain change control, testing processes, and internal technical documentation.
  • Create and manage database schema definitions and modifications as required by business needs.
  • Coordinate data refreshes between environments and generate reports for business users.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or engineering, or 5 years of equivalent experience in SQL Server administration and development.
  • 7+ years of direct experience managing and supporting Microsoft SQL Server versions from 2000 to 2025.
  • 7+ years of experience in Database Performance, Tuning, and Optimization (PTO).
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience with database security, auditing, backup/restore, disaster recovery, and high availability.
  • 7+ years of experience with DTS and SSIS Packages.
  • Strong technical documentation skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas in user-friendly language.
  • Knowledge of ITIL processes, incident management, and data privacy laws.
  • Experience with T-SQL, PowerShell, Solarwinds Monitoring, or DPA (Ignite) is preferred.

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