Skills/Work Experience
- Minimum four years Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2012/2014/2016 DBA experience.
- Experience supporting multiple production, qa and development servers
- Good Transact SQL skills – ability to write and tune complicated stored procedures and views utilizing inner and outer joins, etc.
- Experience with large databases (> 250 GB)
- Experience supporting SQL Server 2008/2012/2014/2016 replication
- Experience in new installation, upgrade, configuration of SQL Server and its components
- Performance tuning
- Must have Cloud Experience on any Cloud ( Azure/AWS) with Azure preferred.
- 3- 5 years client server experience with emphasis on SQL programming
- Experience recovering databases after hardware or other catastrophic failures
- Good customer service, interpersonal and communication skills
- B.S/B.E (Computer Science or Equivalent)
Preferred Skills (a plus but not required)
- General knowledge of Windows 2008/2012/2016 and hardware
- Experience with supporting and developing SSIS packages
- Experience with Analysis Services cubes and dimensions
- Experience with Windows Power Shell
- Experience with database performance tool – Solarwinds, Foglight, SQL Profiling
- Familiarity of one of the programming languages and application development
Job profile
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensures availability, security, integrity, and performance of databases.
- Recommends and implements data models and database designs that support efficient data access.
- Exercises critical thinking and problem-solving when resolving database performance, capacity, replication, and other data issues.
- Install and configure database management software and applicable options, packs and patches while adhering industry standards.
- Collaborates with developers and programmers to understand the potential architectural impacts of different database strategies and coding practices.
- Develop and implement database deliverables, such as conceptual designs, logical designs, capacity planning, external data interface specifications, data loading plans, data maintenance plans, and security policies.
- Builds IT solutions to meet the business needs while maintaining a focus on enterprise goals and integration strategies.
- Partners with Business Teams to assess how technologies can best streamline processes and/or add business value.
- Participates in disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
- Follow industry best practices and standards in all database areas.
- Analyzes long-term database performance trends to optimize database and application performance.
- Configure, support, and optimize replication.
Common Competencies and Behaviours:
- Good Analytical capability
- Clear and effective Communication skills both verbal and written.
- Technical and Professional Knowledge: Demonstrate a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; remains current with developments and trends in areas of expertise.
- Building Effective Relationships: Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
- Client Focus: Make internal and external clients and their needs a primary focus of actions; develop and sustain productive client relationships.
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