SQL Database Administrator

SQL Database Administrator


Insurance client - based in PA


Resources should be ready to support over the weekend as requested by client


VISA -any


Location - Philadelphia -PA- good to have local resources


Rate -$65/hr


10 months



Core skills-


-seeking an experienced administrator who has 10+ years of experience in administration of MS SQL server.


- Bachelor's degree in computer science (or equivalent major)
- Knowledge on T-SQL & RDBMS technologies
- Experience on core SQL activities such as Performance tuning, Index management
- Analytical Skills and problem-solving skills
- Monitoring the SQL servers and health checks
- Job scheduling and maintenance activities
- Knowledge of cloud technologies such as Azure/GCP.
- Documentation skills and strong Troubleshooting Skills
- Good experience using Windows platforms with basic scripting knowledge.
- Communication Skills and ability to ask questions- General communication and analytical skills (non-technical).

Job Responsibilities:


- Configure and maintain database servers.
- Monitor system's health and performance.
- Work with developers on designing the SQL objects.
- Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployments.
- Responsible for customer interactions and Respond SLA
- Strong troubleshooting skills are necessary.
- Work closely with development teams to troubleshoot issues and optimize performance.
- Good knowledge of T SQL and PowerShell.
- Proactively monitoring system performance and capacity planning.
- Flexible to work in shifts & be on-call support.
- Resolving P1 / P2 issues as per SLA.