Senior SQL DBA

Park City, IL, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago
Contract Corp To Corp
Contract W2
Contract Independent
6 Months
No Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Skills

  • • SQL Upgrades
  • • SQL Patching
  • • Server Backups
  • • SQL Backups
  • • Certificate installation & Management

Summary

Note:
The ideal candidate will be local to the Waukegan, Illinois area (Northern Illinois/Southern Wisconsin). While an on-site or hybrid work schedule is strongly preferred.
 
Job Description
•    We are seeking a highly seasoned Senior SQL DBA to take ownership of an environment consisting of approximately 30 SQL servers. 
•    The ideal candidate will provide essential maintenance, perform a comprehensive health assessment, and establish best practices. 
•    You will act as the primary SQL authority, supporting an internal team of systems engineers and data integrators.
 
Key Responsibilities:
•    Assess the overall SQL environment and advise the team on what practices to keep doing, stop doing, and start doing.
•    Identify areas for structural improvement and build comprehensive standard operating procedures.
•    Create detailed documentation that can be easily followed by IT staff who are familiar with SQL but are not dedicated DBAs.
•    Provide a high-level overview of the existing SQL environment.
•    Perform specific technical service tasks and processes, ensuring proficiency in core SQL areas.
 
Qualifications & Skills:
•    Experience: At least 5 or more years of dedicated SQL experience.
•    Background: Proven experience working in a corporate environment. Experience in a medical or healthcare environment is a strong bonus, though not required.
•    Soft Skills: Exceptional documentation skills and the ability to clearly create and communicate processes.
 
Interview Process:
•    Initial 30-minute virtual interview.
•    Follow-up 30 to 60-minute in-person interview.
 
Below are some tasks the DBA will be performing-
•    Maintaining Operating System Standards
•    Troubleshooting OS issues
•    SQL Upgrades
•    SQL Patching
•    Troubleshooting Application Issues
•    Server Backups
•    SQL Backups of Data
•    Restores of Server
•    Restores of SQL
•    SQL Service Management (config, start, stop, restart)
•    Review application event logs
•    Certificate installation & Management
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  • Dice Id: 10217276
  • Position Id: 529584-15352-
  • Posted 1 hour ago
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