Sr. SQL Server DBA

Sr. SQL Server DBA with Migration Project Exp

Visa status: U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. Tax Terms: W2, 1099 Corp-Corp or 3rd Parties: Yes

Location: West Chester PA area/Remote (Candidates can only live and work remotely out of these approved states: NY, PA, CA, WA, VA, OH, SC, and FL)

Duration: 6 month contract initially with likely extensions

IV process: Video IVs/Virtual Start

SQL Server DBA will assist on a large project to move from DB2 to SQL Server (on-prem.) Will be supporting production, business-critical, high-volume databases and performing keep the lights on activities. Tasks will consist of transferring data, performance tuning, setting up table partitioning, purging/archiving data, and debugging issues.

• 8+ years of strong SQL Server DBA skills: T-SQL, Performance tuning, general SQL administration, replication, creation/configuration of new databases, and automation
• Strong experience supporting business critical production databases
• Work with cross functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Work to identify applications and teams tied to individual databases that require patching or upgrades. Coordinate any testing or required/planned outages with those teams
• Experience with Powershell
• Experience with CommVault a plus
• Experience with performing data copies and refreshes
• Experience performing failovers
• Ability to troubleshoot under pressure
• Ability to tune complex SQL statements
• Backup/Recovery
• Alerts, monitoring and automation
• Experience following strict change management process
• Strong planning, time-management, and communication skills are required

Stipulations for Remote workers:

• Candidate MUST have a reliable and high speed internet connection, which supports using data and being on a video conference at the same time.
• Candidate will work East Coast hours for the most part, with the flexibility of some early morning or after hours coverage
• Candidates can only live and work remotely out of these approved states: NY, PA, CA, WA, VA, OH, SC, and FL