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Launch Your Career with Cook Systems
Ready to elevate your career? Cook Systems, a certified veteran-owned IT consulting firm, has been transforming businesses and careers since 1990. Whether you’re aiming to work with a Fortune 500 company or a small business, we’ve got you covered.
Our core values—integrity, investment, and innovation—drive everything we do, ensuring you grow and succeed in a dynamic, supportive environment. We understand the importance of work-life balance and personal growth. Our cutting-edge IT consulting partners and FastTrack talent program are designed to help you excel.
Join our forward-thinking team where excellence and creativity are valued every day. Check out what our associates have to say on Glassdoor. Ready to take your career to new heights? Cook Systems is where your journey to success begins!
COOK SYSTEMS has an immediate need for a Microsoft Azure Database Administrator
Responsible for maintaining existing databases with high-availability solutions, replication,
backup, restore, encryption, and disaster recovery solutions.
Configure & Monitor Performance/Storage/Memory alerts on all Production Azure Servers to ensure high availability of data
Additionally:
Strong database migration experience.
Expertise and experience monitoring Azure workspaces, VM's, VM drives, Memory etc.
Expertise and experience creating MS Visio diagrams as they relate to MS SQL and database design
Ensuring all hardware and software are updated.
Assist to define data retention policies and automation.
Estimating storage cost and defining data storage strategies.
Work with Quality Assurance Team on issue reporting, resolution, and change control.
Support and Troubleshooting – Assist Operations Team with any environment issues during
application deployment across Development, QA, Staging, and Production environments.
Assist other teams and customers with troubleshooting problems that may arise from
applications or integration of various components
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field desirable.
5 years of Database administrator experience in Microsoft technologies
Experience with Azure SQL in a multi-region configuration
Azure certifications highly desired such as AZ-900, DP-300
Two years’ Experience in performing data migrations upgrades/modernizations, performance
tuning on IaaS and PaaS Managed Instance and SQL Azure
Experience in documenting with Microsoft Visio
Experience with routine maintenance, recovery, and handling failover of a databases
Additional Information:
Current working knowledge of database theory and design principles.
Knowledge about the RDBMS/No SQL itself, e.g., Microsoft SQL Server or Azure cloud
platform.
Expertise Microsoft SQL Server on VM, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure SQL
Experience in NOSQL Database like Cosmo DB/ Opensource Database like POSTGRESQL will be added advantage
Excellent Written and Verbal communication in English
e/o/e
Why Work with Us
At Cook Systems, we don’t just offer jobs—we build futures. Our team is the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to supporting you with benefits that go beyond the basics. We want you to feel secure, valued, and empowered from the very beginning of your journey with us. When you join Cook Systems, here’s what you can look forward to:
- Your Health, Your Way: Choose from two comprehensive medical plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield, complete with dental and vision coverage. With access to one of the nation’s largest networks, you’ll get the care you need for yourself and your family—wherever life takes you.
- Peace of Mind, Every Step of the Way: Protect what matters most with life, critical illness, and accident insurance through Unum. Because your loved ones deserve security no matter what the future holds.
- Flexibility for Life’s Needs: Save money and plan ahead with a Flexible Spending Account and Daycare FSA through Navia, helping you manage healthcare and dependent care expenses on your terms.
- Bridging the Gaps: Unexpected costs? No problem. Our Health Gap Insurance through Sunlife helps ensure you’re covered when it counts.
- Your Future Starts Now: Dream big with our 401(k) retirement plan through The Standard. After just six months, you will be eligible to participate, because your future deserves a strong foundation.
At Cook Systems, you’re not just another employee—you’re a vital member of our team. Here, your ideas matter, your contributions shine, and your career will thrive. Together, we innovate, grow, and celebrate success every step of the way. Are you ready to be part of something bigger? Let’s build the future together at Cook Systems.
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