SQL DBA

Application Support DBA Oracle DBA with Azure

Irving TX (onsite)

Long Term Contract

JD:

Interpreting data analyzing results using statistical techniques.

Developing and implementing data analyses data collection systems and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.

Acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources and maintaining databases.

Application Support DBA

Responsibilities:

Application Support Database Administrator experience (Preferred Azure Managed SQL and SQL server)

Install and maintain the performance of database servers.

Set and maintain database standards.

Manage database access.

Performance tuning of database systems.

Install upgrade and manage database applications.

Diagnose and troubleshoot database errors.

Recommend and implement emerging database technologies.

Create and manage database reports visualizations and dashboards.

Create automation for repeating database tasks.

Be available for oncall support as needed.

Strong command of SQL and SQL server tools

Advanced knowledge of database security backup and recovery and performance monitoring standards

Understanding of relational and dimensional data modeling

PowerShell and Unix shell scripting skills

Strong mathematical and statistical knowledge

Understanding of Cloud offerings administration and infrastructure: Azure (Preferred)/ AWS/GCP

Work Experience with a structured SDLC preferably using Agile methodologies.

Previous team oriented working experience.

Solid understanding of SDLC

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Impeccable attention to detail

Good to have:

Understanding of infrastructure as code paradigm especially infrastructure using Terraform and/or cloud formation.

Understanding of containerization and Orchestration technologies such as Docker Kubernetes etc.

Understanding of monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus Grafana Splunk ELK New Relic Dynatrace etc.

Implementation and Administration of any source code repository

Familiarity and administration of automated build process.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in computer science or related field; masters degree preferred.

Minimum of 10 12 years total experience in Database Administration.

Experience with traditional RDBMS like Oracle SQL and NOSQL like Cassandra MongoDB or Apache Ignite.

Experience in Public Cloud platform Azure.

Experience with developing and managing applications across multiple data centers is a plus.

Excellent written and verbal communication presentation problemsolving and analytical skills including the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts and designs to a broad range of people.

Strong experience in using Agile (Scrum / Kanban / SAFe) project development methodologies.

Willingness to learn and adapt to changing business and technology landscapes.

Must have a contagious work ethic; including high sense of urgency to resolve issues quickly creatively and efficiently.