We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator to join our team! As a Database Administrator at our company, you will be a key resource for the database architecture, design and maintenance. The role requires strong collaboration with application development teams, business teams and key stakeholders. The DBA position demands a well-organized, action-oriented team player with exceptional time management and communication skills to simultaneously support multiple initiatives. If you are that go-to person who is relied upon to get it done when it matters the most, we want to talk to you!

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain database security based on company policy, best practices and any regulatory requirements

• Set and maintain database standards

• Manage database access across all environments

• Diagnose and troubleshoot database errors

• Recommend and implement emerging database technologies

• Create automation for repeating database tasks

• Create and maintain database backup plans

• Be available for on-call support as needed

• Conquer The Day-to-day Operational Aspects:

• Performance monitoring/tuning

• Backup strategies

• Query tuning

• Cloud instance/storage design, provisioning and performance monitoring

• On-prem to cloud migrations

• Automate routine tasks with your own scripts and open-source tools

• Provide solutions to development teams when proposed architecture does not comply with architectural, performance or security guidelines

• Resolve database performance issues using all available tools and take corrective actions when necessary

• Work with the development teams to ensure a solid understanding of the application and database requirements exist and configure database structures and parameters accordingly

• Communicate to business customers, technical teams and management in a consistent manner making complex technical issues and solutions clear, simple and understandable

Required Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related information technology field

• 7 years of experience with programming languages such PL/SQL coding

• Easily design and implement a business process into functional and efficient code

• Implement and manage company data management practices and policies

• 5 years of experience in administering, managing and tuning databases

• 5+ years of experience with SQL Server

• Good understanding of data and schema standards and concepts

• Good understand database design, implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance

• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success

• Experience with large, high volume, mission critical SaaS environments

• Azure Proficiency in all aspects of designing, sizing and implementing SQL instances, storage and RDMS

• Strong experience doing performance tuning, backup – recovery, security, optimization.

• Ability to support business and system processes and procedures.

• Strong database design and schema refactoring experience.

• Proven ability with query tuning to dramatically improve database performance.

• Proven track record managing multiple database instances simultaneously

• Experience administering mission-critical transactional and decision support databases required

• Provide after-hours support when necessary

• Ability to monitor the database and analyze error logs while leveraging troubleshooting skills.

• Understanding of large databases and how to create multiple smaller databases.

• Familiar with user permissions, audits, security and minimizing vulnerabilities within the database.

• Possess overall understanding of IT architecture, infrastructure standards, database platforms and programming languages and tools

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of Data Management philosophies and apply them to existing and to-be architectures

• Ability to produce clear documentation around reoccurring processes

• Forward thinking, proactive approach to monitoring all databases

• Ability to provide accurate resource and capacity planning