Senior SQL Database Administrator - Remote

ICS

Texas

United States

Customer Service / Call Center
(No Timezone Provided)

Job Description

- Remote

SENIOR SQL DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

100% REMOTE IN THE U.S.



THE POSITION:

ICS is hiring for a SQL Server DBA to join our global SaaS product client’s team! This position is responsible for acting as a primary technical resource for the support and administration of SQL Servers in both large scale production and development environments across multiple products. The fundamental goal is to ensure the production environment is always operational and performing optimally. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational and collaboration skills to partner with numerous distributed teams.



WHAT YOU’LL DO:

  • Participate and contribute in Agile methodology ceremonies
  • Continously evaluates the entire SQL Server topology to identify and create plans to address performance issues, architectural shortcomings, and other opportunities for improvement.
  • Ensure production SQL Servers maintain the company’s requirements for HA/DR, Security, and RPO/RTO
  • Provide on-call support (as part of a rotation) for production alerts or issues both during and outside normal working hours
  • Provide support during maintenance windows or deployment/release activities
  • Join war-room calls to triage and troubleshoot outages as they occur, including after-hours and weekends
  • Build and improve automation around configuring and administering SQL Servers
  • Optimize performance of SQL Servers and determine the most effective ways to increase performance including hardware purchases, server configuration changes, or index/query changes
  • Continuous evaluation and implementation of proactive measures to improve performance and stability of SQL Server
  • Create and maintain procedural and technical documentation
  • Collaborate with other teams in enterprise level projects and provide support / guidance as needed
  • Lead assigned quarterly projects from initial concept and drive to successful completion
  • Identify technical developmental opportunities and provide guidance to Mid and Junior Level DBA team members


    • WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field or related experience
  • Experience in large SQL Server environments (8+ years preferred)
  • Demonstrable skills in configuration, maintenance and administration of SQL Server systems and applications
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, excellent organizational skills, proven ability to prioritize multiple activities and objectives to thrive in a rapidly changing environment
  • Ability to write effective technical documentation with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Familiarity SQL Monitoring and Alerting Management systems
  • Skilled in SQL Server Data Replication (Transactional, Snapshot)
  • In-depth knowledge of SQL Server HA and DR features (Always On, Mirroring)
  • Project Management skills
  • Ability to manage / maintain ETL & DW processes (SSAS, SSIS, SSRS knowledge)
  • On-call troubleshooting within a 24/7 production environment and providing escalation support as necessary
  • Expert knowledge of SQL Server 2012 and up
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with various departments such as Engineering, IT Infrastructure, Project Management, etc…
  • Solid experience with SQL Server in cloud (Azure preferred) and VMware platforms
  • Agile Methodology familiarity
  • Experience using PowerShell or other scripting techniques to manage a large environment
  • Familiarity with CI/CD concepts as they apply to the data tier
  • In-depth Windows operating system knowledge

    • Senior SQL Database Administrator - Remote

    ICS

    Texas

    United States

    Customer Service / Call Center

    (No Timezone Provided)

    Job Description

    - Remote

    SENIOR SQL DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

    100% REMOTE IN THE U.S.



    THE POSITION:

    ICS is hiring for a SQL Server DBA to join our global SaaS product client’s team! This position is responsible for acting as a primary technical resource for the support and administration of SQL Servers in both large scale production and development environments across multiple products. The fundamental goal is to ensure the production environment is always operational and performing optimally. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational and collaboration skills to partner with numerous distributed teams.



    WHAT YOU’LL DO:

  • Participate and contribute in Agile methodology ceremonies
  • Continously evaluates the entire SQL Server topology to identify and create plans to address performance issues, architectural shortcomings, and other opportunities for improvement.
  • Ensure production SQL Servers maintain the company’s requirements for HA/DR, Security, and RPO/RTO
  • Provide on-call support (as part of a rotation) for production alerts or issues both during and outside normal working hours
  • Provide support during maintenance windows or deployment/release activities
  • Join war-room calls to triage and troubleshoot outages as they occur, including after-hours and weekends
  • Build and improve automation around configuring and administering SQL Servers
  • Optimize performance of SQL Servers and determine the most effective ways to increase performance including hardware purchases, server configuration changes, or index/query changes
  • Continuous evaluation and implementation of proactive measures to improve performance and stability of SQL Server
  • Create and maintain procedural and technical documentation
  • Collaborate with other teams in enterprise level projects and provide support / guidance as needed
  • Lead assigned quarterly projects from initial concept and drive to successful completion
  • Identify technical developmental opportunities and provide guidance to Mid and Junior Level DBA team members


    • WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field or related experience
  • Experience in large SQL Server environments (8+ years preferred)
  • Demonstrable skills in configuration, maintenance and administration of SQL Server systems and applications
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, excellent organizational skills, proven ability to prioritize multiple activities and objectives to thrive in a rapidly changing environment
  • Ability to write effective technical documentation with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Familiarity SQL Monitoring and Alerting Management systems
  • Skilled in SQL Server Data Replication (Transactional, Snapshot)
  • In-depth knowledge of SQL Server HA and DR features (Always On, Mirroring)
  • Project Management skills
  • Ability to manage / maintain ETL & DW processes (SSAS, SSIS, SSRS knowledge)
  • On-call troubleshooting within a 24/7 production environment and providing escalation support as necessary
  • Expert knowledge of SQL Server 2012 and up
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with various departments such as Engineering, IT Infrastructure, Project Management, etc…
  • Solid experience with SQL Server in cloud (Azure preferred) and VMware platforms
  • Agile Methodology familiarity
  • Experience using PowerShell or other scripting techniques to manage a large environment
  • Familiarity with CI/CD concepts as they apply to the data tier
  • In-depth Windows operating system knowledge

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