Database Administrator

Job Description

ABOUT YOU

Are you passionate about building and protecting reliable, high-performing data platforms? Do you enjoy solving complex problems and partnering across technology teams to keep critical systems running smoothly? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Who are we? We are ARCO, A Family of Construction Companies, and we continue to invest in enterprise technology that supports our teams and drives the business forward.

We’re seeking a highly skilled Database Administrator (DBA) to join our Technology team. In this role, you’ll manage, optimize, and safeguard enterprise database environments with a strong focus on Microsoft SQL Server and Azure. You’ll partner closely with development, infrastructure, and analytics teams to ensure our data platforms are secure, resilient, and performing at their best.

This role plays a critical part in maintaining the availability, security, and performance of critical systems that support reporting, analytics, and day-to-day business operations—making a direct impact on how the organization uses and trusts its data.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 100% paid 12-week maternity leave

At ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are committed to building and sustaining a culture that supports diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country – constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Install, configure, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database environments.
• Monitor and optimize database performance, availability, and scalability.
• Support compliance, internal controls, and data maturity efforts (e.g., CMMI Level 2) by maintaining well-documented, secure, and audit-ready database environments.
• Implement and maintain data security controls, including data classification and tagging, row-level security (RLS), auditing, and least-privilege access, ensuring alignment with enterprise security and compliance standards.
• Apply patches, updates, and version upgrades with minimal downtime.
• Design, implement, and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Perform routine reviews of database usage and dependencies to identify unused or underutilized databases, and partner with stakeholders to safely sunset, archive, or decommission them in accordance with security, compliance, and data retention standards.
• Ensure data consistency, integrity, and accuracy across enterprise systems.
• Perform capacity planning and storage optimization.
• Monitor system health and proactively identify performance and security risks, including unauthorized access attempts, permission drift, and encryption status; troubleshoot and remediate issues as needed.
• Analyze slow-running queries, optimize indexes, and resolve blocking or locking issues.
• Support integrations with various source systems, including ERP, CRM, APIs, flat files, and cloud services.
• Understand and document how non-SQL systems store, move, and exchange data.

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

• 5-7 years of experience as a Database Administrator with a strong focus on Microsoft SQL Server.
• Hands-on experience with Azure SQL Database and related Azure data services (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage, Microsoft Fabric).
• Advanced proficiency in T-SQL for performance tuning, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• Experience implementing database security and access best practices.
• Proven ability to manage large, mission-critical databases in enterprise environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with database automation and monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with additional relational or non-relational platforms (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with data integration tools such as SSIS or Microsoft Fabric.
• Exposure to BI and reporting platforms such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Understanding of DevOps or CI/CD concepts related to database deployments.

MAKE YOUR MOVE

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 6,550 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #6 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #29 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2025. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person that can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is, “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resource team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

EOE, including disability/vets