Database Administrator
Remote • Posted 5 hours ago • Updated 5 hours ago
Diversified Technology, Inc.
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Skills
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Database Administration
- Mainframe
- MongoDB
- Netezza
- Azure
- GCP
- Nagios
- Azure DBA Certifications
- Oracle
- IBM DB2
Summary
DTI has an immediate need for a Database Administrator for a 12+ Months contract
Must work on our W2
Job Title: Database Administrator
Location: Remote
Duration: 12+ Months contract
Descriptions:
The services You will provide the client project team: As a Database Administrator Contractor, you will maintain database systems to ensure their performance, security, and reliability. Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases and implement security measures to safeguard them. Monitor database performance and perform tuning to optimize efficiency. Plan and execute database backup and recovery procedures. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure database requirements are met and maintained.
Primary Skill Required for the Role: Microsoft - SQL Server
Level Required for Primary Skill: Advanced (6-9 years experience)
We are seeking a highly skilled Sr Production Support Database Administrator with at least 8+ years of overall experience with proven expertise in managing multiple database technologies such as SQL Server, Oracle, Mainframe DB2, DB2 UDB, Informix, Cassandra, Netezza, MongoDB, Postgress SQL and CosmosDB database environments. The ideal candidate will excel in operational management ensuring database performance, reliability, and security for enterprise applications. This role requires effective troubleshooting skills and the ability to lead initiatives for database improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide 24x7 production support to one or more database technologies across on-premises and cloud (Azure, Google Cloud Platform) environments via rotational shifts and on-call duties.
- Administer, monitor, and maintain multiple databases technologies in production and non-production environments.
- Implement and manage backup, recovery, tuning, and DR (Disaster Recovery) strategies across multiple database technologies.
- Perform routine health checks, proactively identify performance bottlenecks, and optimize queries and database configurations.
- Manage database security, user permissions, and compliance with organizational policies.
- Coordinate and execute database patching, upgrades, and migrations with minimal downtime.
- Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to support deployment activities and resolve database-related issues.
- Monitor and resolve incidents, including root cause analysis and documentation of resolutions.
- Automate routine operational tasks using scripts or management tools.
- Document database procedures, configurations, and support processes for internal knowledge sharing.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 8+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA managing either SQL Server and Oracle database environments.
- 8+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA managing Mainframe DB2 or IBM DB2 (LUW, z/OS Server etc.) or DB2 UDB
- 8+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA managing MongoDB or Netezza or IIAS or Cassandra DB or PGSQL or CosmosDB
- Strong SQL scripting and database troubleshooting skills.
- Automate and optimize routine operational tasks using scripting (PowerShell, T-SQL, SQL, shell scripting)
- In-depth knowledge of backup/recovery, high availability (clustering, Always On, DataGuard, etc.), and performance tuning for both platforms.
- Experience with database monitoring tools - Dynatrace, Azure Monitor, Nagios etc. and automation frameworks such as Ansible and Terraform .
- Solid understanding of database security best practices.
- Proven experience with patching, upgrading, and migrating databases.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operations setting.
- Ability to support DB audit requirements and license management.
- Datawarehouse DBA skillset.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure fundamentals, Azure Database Administrator Associate, Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional, or equivalent.
- Exposure to cloud-based database services (Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
- Datawarehouse DBA skillset
- Experience with automation tools (e.g., PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, Shell scripting).
Pay rate: $68.61/hr depending on experience
Please click on the link below for our company benefits
DTI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under Illinois state or federal law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, and business needs.
- Dice Id: dti
- Position Id: DLTJP00052431
- Posted 5 hours ago
Company Info
38 Year Heritage of Service
Diversified Telecommunications Inc., (DTI) was founded in 1985, as a pay phone provider. Knowing the needs of the communities it served brought DTI early success. Because DTI was an independent payphone company with lower overhead, it was able to offer a much larger percentage of the phones’ revenues to retailers than bigger providers, such as Illinois Bell, could offer. With the proliferation of cell phones, the pay phone business began to dwindle. Looking ahead DTI had already begun exploring the information technology services arena and found two areas in which to expand their business.
Expanding into Network and IT Consulting
The first area of expansion was in network infrastructure. This included network cabling, which was a logical extension of the phone business. With the growth of business networks, it was a smart move. DTI has been offering network cabling, including network design, pre-project planning, structured cabling systems and on-site technicians, since 1994. Based on the success of the network infrastructure business, Diverse Technologies, Inc. was created in 2008 to provide network communication technicians from I.B.E.W. Local 134, project managers, project coordinators and of course account managers to offer an expanded set of Network Services to help ensure clients expectations were exceeded from beginning to end.
The second area of expansion is IT Consulting, including ERP implementations, software application design and development, computer programming, project management and supplemental staffing. DTI saw that a project often required additional sets of hands or skill sets our client did not have on staff. As opposed to hiring additional staff, they looked to DTI to fill their needs. The division, originally developed to support client needs for project assistance in 1996, grew into the establishment of Diversified Technology, Inc. in 2007.
Adjusting to a Changing Market
Into the 2000s, DTI grew at an incredible rate. It was recognized twice by the Inner City 100 as one of the fastest growing inner-city companies in America. DTI’s client list included some of the top organizations headquartered in Chicago, such as Amoco, Ameritech, and Quaker Oats. But a series of mergers and acquisitions, with corporate decisions now being made outside Chicago, resulted in DTI losing some of its large, long-term clients. Therefore, DTI transitioned once again, balancing its portfolio to include more clients in the government and education industries that aren’t susceptible to mergers and acquisitions by out-of-state corporations, developing strong relationships with some of the largest system integrators and software providers in the business, and providing its service offerings to organizations throughout the country.
Focusing on Specific Industries and Partners
Today, DTI has three services: IT Consulting, Advisory, and Network Services. Advisory is the newest offering, where DTI can provide advisory services for project management, quality assurance, and organizational change management that are software agnostic. While it supports many industries, DTI is focused on Energy, state and local government/education (SLED), and Financial Services. Its experience working with energy firms includes ERP systems, smart meters, and integrating systems to accommodate mergers and acquisitions. Its SLED practice supports state and local governments, including a specialization in transit authorities, along with the needs of K-12 as well as higher education. For financial services organizations, such as JP Morgan Chase, DTI provides IT Consulting and Advisory services.
DTI has built strong relationships with its clients, large system integrators such as Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, and IBM, and software providers such as Oracle, SAP and ServiceNow. DTI has realized significant growth over the last few years following this strategy.
DTI continues to innovate and adjust to the market. It provides its clients high quality services at a reasonable price by recruiting and retaining highly desirable talent, keeping its overhead costs low with a lean and agile infrastructure, and striving to exceed its clients’ expectations.
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