Database Administrator

Job Summary:

Under limited supervision, coordinates, designs, and secures computer databases to store, track, and maintain a large volume of critical business information. Serves as highest advanced‑level subject matter expert, providing authoritative guidance for professional staff. May also serve in a lead role.

Local Candidates Only.

• Manage all aspects of physical database administration including schema management; security, setup, installations, upgrades, patches, backup and recovery, space management, performance tuning and capacity planning for SQL Server.
• Support application teams and their projects to enhance, troubleshoot and performance tune.
• Support SQL Server databases in Production, Test and Development environments and within Microsoft SharePoint farm.
• Install, upgrade, configure ALWAYS ON, test and deploy complex database software.
• Develop and implement database recovery plans and procedures.
• Analyze the performance of databases and recommend tuning and application changes.
• Implement user authentication and validate databases security protocols across systems.
• Reviews system design and develop new database systems as needed.
• Modifying database structure or deploying schema changes as a result of new requirements.
• Scripting batch data loads and operational job automation.
• Working Knowledge of Cohesity Backup Appliance.
• Working Knowledge of Cloud Technology and governance.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field from an accredited college or university AND Seven years of experience in support of an operating system, database management system or a related field.

Skills Required :

• 6+ years of hands‑on administrative experience with SQL Server RDBMS
• 6+ years of hands‑on experience managing backup, recovery, and high‑availability scenarios
• 6+ years of hands‑on experience in SQL Server database development and performance tuning
• 6+ years of hands‑on experience with Microsoft Operating Systems
  , SQL Server clustered environments
  , database optimization
  , and T‑SQL programming
• 6+ years of strong SQL query development and scripting experience
• 4+ years of strong knowledge and hands‑on experience with Always On High Availability Groups
• 4+ years of strong experience with SQL Server migrations
• 3+ years of experience in database space management
  , storage design
  , and capacity planning following best practices
• 4+ years of demonstrated ability to communicate effectively
  , both verbally and in writing, with technical teams and management
• 3+ years of experience creating entity relationship diagrams (ERDs),
  database documentation
  , data dictionaries
  , and system architecture documentation