With over 45 years of experience, Kforce continues to set the standard in the technology staffing & solutions industry. With an unwavering commitment, Kforce strives to provide candidates with exceptional service in meeting their employment and career needs. Kforce provides consulting, contract-to-hire or direct hire positions with a wide range of organizations; from small, privately held companies to large, multinationals. Our technical specialty areas include: data management, functional and business analysis, infrastructure and systems application development.

Backed by approximately 1,900 staffing specialists, Kforce is committed to "Great People = Great Results" for our valued clients and candidates. Our Firm operates with 62 offices in 41 markets in North America and two in the Philippines.

Our client has an immediate need for a SQL Database Administrator in the Des Moines area. Basic Purpose: Monitors and corrects issues with production database environments on a 24x7 basis to ensure maximum uptime at parent company and all associated business units.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain and support database systems including system upgrades, new software releases, patch management, backups and replication, system administration, security management, vendor relations and issue resolution in accordance with industry and company standards


• Provide technical insight and support in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of production systems hardware and software.


• Provide support to company application units including planning, design, development, budgeting, performance tuning, and issue resolution.


• Prepare activity and status reports for active projects and systems as required.


• Assist system administration staff with other activities as needed.


• Maintains system documentation


• Provide on-call support as needed

• Miscellaneous duties as assigned. May include some heavy lifting and limited travel

• BS in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent work experience.


• 5 years hands on experience managing Microsoft SQL database systems in enterprise level three tiered application environment.


• Experience with Oracle a strong plus