Senior DBA

Contract To Hire SQL Database AdministratorThis is a 6-month contract to hire opportunity– this is a hybrid work model and onsite 3 days per week.Requirements (Must Haves)Willingness to work in a hybrid office environment: Three days in office (Austin), two days remote if desired. Normal collaboration days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Expected work start times are between 6:00 and 8:00 AM each workday.This role requires multiple skillsets for effective systems management. SQL database administration is about 25% of the total job requirements. Server and software installation and administration are part of the daily activities.Microsoft SQL Server – 2016 up to SQL 2022, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS – 5+ years.Microsoft Windows Operating Systems 2016 and up – Client and Server – 5+ years.Microsoft Office software – 5+ years.Microsoft SQL Management StudioMicrosoft T-SQL – 5+ years.Microsoft SQL Profiler and Extended Events, other monitoring/performance tools.Microsoft PowerShell – prefer at least 1-2+ years.VMWare or virtual server infrastructure – 2+ years.Server OS operations and patching.Microsoft Active Directory.Comfort with working in the MS Azure cloud.Azure DevOps.Ability to work in a complex production environment with multiple integrated systems.Cognizant of Security and Compliance in a SOX/SOCII Production environment.Occasional after-hours deployments.Local to the Austin area (or willing to relocate).Ability to thrive in a heavily regulated environment with strong change management. (SOX, SOCII compliance, etc.)Able to work solo and in a close team environment at the project and ad-hoc level.Good documentation skills and the willingness to provide it.Self-starter, well-disciplined is very important.Good troubleshooting skills in a complex environment with 1000+ servers and 300+ SQL instances.Good written and verbal communication skills.Ability to handle multi-tasking workloads and sources of work.Willingness to learn new systems and processes.Preferred (Nice To Haves)Ticketing Systems – Service Now, etc.Microsoft Visual Studio Code development/familiarity.Systems monitoring software – Dynatrace, Prometheus/Grafana, Idera, Quest Spotlight, etc.IIS administrationSome LAN/WAN networking knowledge and experienceMicrosoft Active Directory knowledge and experienceWindows clustering/Always On configurations and maintenance – 2+ years preferred.Familiarity with a financial environment, loan accounting, loan origination, etc.Linux OS.Docker/Kubernetes Swarms/Containers.