SQL Server Database Admin

Role: SQL Server Database Admin

Location: Plano TX (Onsite)

Type: Contract

Position General Duties and Tasks Responsibilities

• Manage SQL Server databases through multiple product lifecycle environments from development to mission-critical production systems.
• Configure and maintain database servers and processes including monitoring of system health and performance to ensure high levels of performance availability and security.
• Database performance tuning.
• Planning deploying maintaining troubleshooting of high-availability database environments (Always-On Clustering Mirroring etc.).
• Independently analyze solve and correct issues in real time providing problem resolution end-to-end.
• Refine and automate regular processes track issues and document changes for efficiency and cost optimization.
• Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
• Share domain and technical expertise providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.
• Work directly with end customer business stakeholders as well as technical resources.

Skills & Qualifications

• 5 years of SQL Server Administration experience in an enterprise environment with multiple database servers is required.
• Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO) using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
• Experience with backups restores and recovery models
• Experience with database administration
• Experience with incident and problem queue management.
• Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server
• Experience working with Windows server including Active Directory
• Excellent written and verbal communication problem solving skills
• Flexible team player get-it-done personality
• Ability to work independently with little or no direct supervision.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams
• Strong ITIL foundation Continual Service Improvement and Total Quality Management experiences.

Nice to Have

• Experience with scripting.
• Experience in SSIS SSRS T-SQL.
• Experience supporting Logical DBA activities.
• Experience complex query tuning and schema refinement.
• MCTS MCITP and/or MVP certifications a plus
• Education
• Bachelors in computer science or equivalent.