Database Administrator - (Locals & W2 Only)

Overview

On Site
Full Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
50% Travel

Skills

SQL
ETL
SAS
Powershell
SSRS
SSIS
database Administrator
Redgate
Profiler
DMVs

Job Details

About this Position:

Job Title: Database Administrator

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Designs, develops, implements, and maintains database, procedures, and functions that accommodate changing business priorities and technological changes while ensuring availability, scalability, performance, recoverability, reliability, and security.

  • Acts as liaison for SQL Server database performance, integration, migration, upgrade, storage, and replication strategies.

  • Performs SQL Server performance tuning: waits/Query Store analysis, index & stats optimization, SARGability fixes, and parallelism tuning.

  • Monitors the database systems to ensure secure services with minimum downtime; configures alerts and telemetry for proactive detection.

  • Interacts with project management and Agile development teams to develop a strong understanding of project and database development objectives.

  • Participates in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different team members to drive towards root cause identification and resolution.

  • Documents, tracks, and escalates issues as appropriate.

  • Participates in Scrum teams in support of Agile projects; end-to-end support for build, deployment, and operational activities.

  • Exercises considerable latitude, discretion, and independent judgment in determining technical objectives of assignments.

  • Performs routine operations and maintenance including installations, upgrades, patching, monitoring, auditing, and issue resolution.

  • Manages and prioritizes multiple, diverse tasks simultaneously.

  • Must be flexible, independent, and self-motivated.

  • Works collaboratively to meet team goals/mission.

  • Provides after-hours or weekend maintenance as needed.

Required Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree.

Required Skills:

  • 6+ years of experience as a Database Administrator.

  • 6+ years of experience with Backup/Recovery.

  • 6+ years of experience with Performance Tuning.

Preferred Skills:

  • Cloud Platform experience (SQL Database).

  • PowerShell Scripting and Automation.

  • Database planning, scaling, and capacity planning.

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