Sr SQL Server DBA with Banking Domain

Skills:


Must have 10+ years of experience working for US companies.


Must have 4 + years of 'Recent' Banking experience (Since 2018).


Must have recent experience performing Level 3 support (The highest level Support).


These positions are for a 'Global' unit. Consultants must have experience working 'Constantly' with DB's of 30TB or more (Not Less).


Experience working with large-scale enterprise application setup across Data centers.


Must have a Minimum of 10+ years conducting general database administration tasks (e.g. DB implementation, DB code deployments, DB backups, creation of DB user accounts).


Minimum of 7+ years' experience working as a SQL Server DBA.


Must have experience as an Functional & Application DBA.


Must have at least 5 years administering database platform specific advanced features (e.g. clustering, encryption, logical/physical standby, ETL, replication) and performance optimizing server database servers and SQL code.


Minimum of 5+ years' experience working in a SQL DBA Role with multiple databases and SQL development experience.


Proficient in MS SQL Server 2014 - 2019.


SSIS Package creation and debugging skills.


Stored procedure development and tuning.


Data replication exposure.

The JOB:


Client is seeking consultants that will participate on a Global' DBA team. The team will ensure that the new database code meets company standards for readability, reliability, and performance.


Each week give developers a list of the top 10 most resource-intensive queries on the server and suggest ways to improve performance on each.


Design indexes for existing applications, choosing when to add or remove indexes.


When users complain about the performance of a particular query, help developers improve the performance of that query by tweaking it or modifying indexes.


Conduct SQL Server lunch-and-learn sessions for application developers.


Advise developers on the most efficient database designs (tables, datatypes, stored procedures, functions, etc).

Consultant must have experience:


Writing and improving SQL Server T-SQL queries for at least a year. You will be known amongst the office as the go-to person for T-SQL questions.


Designing tables and picking datatypes


Using Profiler traces and other tools to find the most frequently run queries.


Using free tools like sp_BlitzIndex® and DMV queries to answer questions about index usage.


On-call troubleshooting for SQL Server service outages.


Deciding whether clustering, log shipping, mirroring, replication, etc are the right fit to solve a business problem.