<p>Robert Half is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to manage and support enterprise database environments with a primary focus on Microsoft SQL Server. This role is responsible for ensuring database availability, performance, security, and reliability for critical business applications. The position requires a high level of independence, strong troubleshooting ability, and collaboration with development and infrastructure teams.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a direct hire role with our partner in Madison, WI.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Administer, monitor, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server environments to ensure performance, reliability, and availability</li><li>Provide secondary support for Oracle database environments</li><li>Perform routine database maintenance including backups, restores, patching, upgrades, and health checks</li><li>Diagnose and resolve database performance issues, availability problems, and data integrity concerns</li><li>Design and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity solutions, including regular testing</li><li>Implement and maintain database security and access controls</li><li>Partner with application developers and infrastructure teams to support database-dependent systems</li><li>Support database platform upgrades, modernization efforts, and lifecycle management</li><li>Contribute to operational reporting related to backups, availability, and system health</li><li>Participate in on-call support for production database systems</li><li>Document database standards, procedures, and configurations</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join a team in Madison, Wisconsin, in a contract capacity with the potential for a permanent role. This position will focus on building and optimizing modern data solutions that support scientific and business decision-making, with particular relevance to bioinformatics and life sciences data. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in cloud-based data engineering, strong hands-on experience with Databricks and Azure, and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical partners.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and integration workflows that support reporting, analytics, and downstream scientific applications.<br>• Develop and optimize cloud-based data platforms using Databricks, Python, Spark, and Delta Lake to manage large and complex datasets efficiently.<br>• Create and enhance data models, database objects, and processing logic within relational database environments to improve reliability and performance.<br>• Implement data warehousing practices that enable trusted, organized, and accessible data for research and operational use.<br>• Work with biological, genomic, and other omics data to support analysis, interpretation, and delivery of usable datasets for life sciences teams.<br>• Partner with stakeholders across IT, research, and business functions to translate data needs into practical engineering solutions.<br>• Apply strong analytical thinking to troubleshoot data issues, refine processes, and ensure alignment with scientific requirements.<br>• Contribute within Agile delivery environments by participating in planning, iterative development, and cross-functional collaboration.
We are looking for an experienced Data/Information Architect to help shape and guide modern cloud and data architecture initiatives in Madison, Wisconsin. This contract opportunity is ideal for a senior specialist who can connect enterprise architecture strategy with hands-on engineering across cloud platforms, automation, and scalable data solutions. The role focuses on designing resilient, secure, and high-performing environments that support distributed applications, platform services, and evolving business needs.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the design of enterprise data and cloud architecture solutions that align technical strategy with operational goals.<br>• Create scalable architectures for distributed applications using microservices, container platforms, and serverless capabilities where appropriate.<br>• Define and implement infrastructure automation standards with tools such as Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, or Pulumi to improve consistency and speed.<br>• Establish CI/CD practices and deployment workflows that support reliable software delivery and efficient environment management.<br>• Architect container-based workloads with strong consideration for networking, access control, monitoring, and overall platform stability.<br>• Develop integration patterns and event-driven solution designs that improve interoperability across cloud services and business systems.<br>• Partner with engineering and business stakeholders to document architecture decisions, communicate technical direction, and support long-term roadmap planning.<br>• Contribute to modern data platform design, including data lakes, warehouses, streaming pipelines, and data modeling approaches for analytics and operational use cases.<br>• Promote secure architecture principles by embedding compliance, encryption, least-privilege access, and risk mitigation into platform and data designs.<br>• Mentor team members and encourage engineering best practices across architecture governance, cloud operations, and platform development.
<p>Robert Half is partnering with our client in the Janesville area to hire an experienced Senior Systems Administrator to support and enhance a complex enterprise IT infrastructure. This is a hands-on senior-level role responsible for maintaining highly available server, cloud, storage, and network environments while serving as the primary escalation point for complex infrastructure issues. The ideal candidate brings deep Microsoft infrastructure expertise, strong networking experience, and a proactive approach to system reliability, security, and continuous improvement.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise Windows Server environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.</li><li>Manage Hyper-V virtualization infrastructure and support server lifecycle activities including deployments, upgrades, patching, and performance tuning.</li><li>Administer Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and related cloud technologies.</li><li>Manage Azure infrastructure, subscriptions, identity services, and cloud resources.</li><li>Maintain Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and identity management services.</li><li>Support enterprise storage infrastructure, including SAN environments and backup technologies.</li><li>Configure, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise networking components including firewalls, switches, wireless networks, VPNs, and WAN connectivity.</li><li>Administer Cisco Firepower and SonicWall firewalls, including security policies, VPN configuration, NAT, content filtering, and threat prevention.</li><li>Manage Aruba switching infrastructure, VLANs, routing, network segmentation, and wireless environments utilizing Aruba and Ubiquiti technologies.</li><li>Monitor infrastructure health, identify trends, and proactively resolve issues before they impact business operations.</li><li>Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex infrastructure incidents and perform root cause analysis.</li><li>Participate in infrastructure projects including migrations, upgrades, cloud initiatives, and technology implementations.</li><li>Develop and maintain technical documentation, network diagrams, operational procedures, and configuration standards.</li><li>Partner with security teams to implement infrastructure security best practices and remediation efforts.</li><li>Identify opportunities to automate administrative tasks using PowerShell and other automation tools.</li><li>Mentor junior team members and provide technical leadership on infrastructure initiatives.</li></ul><p><br></p>