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SQL DBA

CERES Group

Description: Job Responsibilities:

  • Engage system/storage admins and development teams productively
  • Develop automation within the environment for SQL server deployment and updates, maintenance, custom software deployments, etc.
  • Assist with development of standards and policies around data /access security (end-user access vs dev access)
  • Maintain and monitor database environments for 24/7 availability. Performance of duties will sometimes require work outside of regular business hours. May be expected to act as first contact in a rotating, on-call schedule for database support.
  • Develop alerts, reports and automated processes for failed jobs.
  • Collect and analyze database and system performance measurements over time.
  • Optimize procedures, indexes and table schemas according to trending data.
  • Enforce security measures and policies by minimizing scope of exposure to logins, applying security patches and performing necessary security audits.
  • Review design and deployment of any data objects from development environment to production.
  • Troubleshoot database and hardware-related problems.
  • Monitor SQL Server activity, performance, error logs, event logs, space usage and security on a daily basis.
  • Manage and execute daily operational jobs including backups, index/statistics updates
  • Monitor and maintain transactional replication and Always on configurations.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree - a degree in a computer science, engineering, mathematics, or science preferred
  • 5+ years related professional experience
  • Relevant technical certifications
  • Advanced knowledge of T-SQL development, SSIS, SQL internals
  • Experience supporting an environment with significant product and software development
  • Ability to proactively identify, troubleshoot and resolve live database systems issues.
  • Knowledge of HA and disaster recovery principles and practices, including planning, testing, backup/restore
  • Knowledge of Windows Server architecture and patching
  • Understanding and experience with transactional replication, clustering and other HA solutions
  • Experience installing/upgrading/patching/configuring SQL 2008/2012/2014
  • Knowledge of PowerShell
  • Knowledge and/or experience with 3rd party backup and performance monitoring tools a plus
  • Knowledge of SSRS and SharePoint integration a plus
  • Experience with SAN/Storage technologies, virtual environments and OLAP/SSAS data warehouse solutions a plus
  • Exposure to new database technologies such as NoSQL, in-memory databases, graph databases and/or data grids a plus
  • Knowledge of source control and release management systems a plus
  • Candidates must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship
Key Competencies:
  • Critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Decision-making
  • Team work
  • Stress tolerance
  • Ability to raise difficult issues in a constructive way
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Vacancy posted 23 hours ago
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