SQL Server DBA – hybrid

The SQL Server DBA in this hybrid contract role will be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical SQL Server RDBMS systems, to ensure the availability and consistent performance of our enterprise applications. This is a “hands-on” position requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
 
**Hybrid: 3 days a week. For the first couple of weeks, onboarding could take 5 days a week. 
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Installation, Administration and Maintenance of SQL Server Instances
• Create Users and assign permissions based on the level of database access the user would need
• Support data engineering project
• Troubleshoot various problems that arise in the day-to-day operations and fix the issues
• Monitoring and Performance Tuning; Physical Server Level, Database level (Database settings and options) and query tuning to include index optimizations
• Database growth vs disk space available, audits, resource monitoring (I/O bottlenecks, memory pressure, CPU use)
• Manage Maintenance Plans
• Monitor backups to ensure they are being performed regularly
• From time to time recover the databases to a specific point of time, as per the requests

 
TECHNICAL SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS

• Microsoft SQL Server DBA experience.
• Microsoft Azure experience
• SSIS / SSAS / SSRS experience
• Data Warehousing experience
• Minimum of 10 years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field; or equivalent work experience.