SQL Database Engineer

Database Administrator

Establish standards and practices to configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.

Onboard and operationalize new businesses brought on by acquisition in order to bring them up to our standard and ensure that they can scale.

Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.

Identify new opportunities and help refine automation of regular processes, track issues, and document changes.

Work in an Agile Scrum or equivalent models.

Solve/Assist in complex query tuning and schema refinement.

Expert in troubleshooting performance issues.

Join the on-call rotation with other Engineers.

Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.

8+ years of experience writing performant/maintainable/scalable SQL.

6+ years MS SQL Server experience required.

Matured experience in T-SQL and scripting skills.

Advance knowledge of Query Optimizer and query performance tuning.

Working knowledge of SQL Server Internals, wait types, scheduling, etc.

Working knowledge of query parallelism and worker thread utilization.

Working experience in Windows Clustering, partitioning, purging concepts.

Knowledge of Microsoft Azure Cloud (IAAS).

Excellent written and verbal communication.

Ability to organize and plan work independently is critical.

Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.

Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams.

Knowledge on Microsoft cloud managed DBs/Systems, e.g. Managed SQL Instance, Azure SQL DB etc. will be a big plus.

.NET or other object-oriented development experience a big plus.

Domain knowledge and experience in the banking/fintech industry is a plus.

Required Skills: Extremely knowledgeable on SQL Server performance, SQL queries tuning, and database monitoring. The client LOVES people that are very outgoing and confident. They have turned down individuals that get hesitant in their answers or are quiet on the interview. Basic Qualification: Additional Skills: 100% remote. Background Check: Yes. Notes: 2 rounds of interviews that will be 30 minutes long with the HM and the Team Lead. 1st will be soft skills and 2nd will be more technical. 6 month contract. Possibility for extension. Client is looking for a diverse individual (more than just a financial background). We have minimal competition here. Selling points for candidate: 100% remote.