Database Administrator

Excellent critical thinking skills
Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in (relevant degree) and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with 3+ years of experience; or equivalent related work experience
Ability to detect and troubleshoot database-related CPU, memory, I/O, disk space, and other resource contention issues
Working knowledge of SQL and Windows
Knowledge of AWS and Azure a plus
Must be able to exercise judgment within defined procedures to determine appropriate action
Must have strong organizational and multi-tasking skills to prioritize workload in a fast paced environment
Familiarity with Agile Development Practices
Knowledge of various high availability and disaster recovery solutions (AlwaysOn, Clustering, etc)
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Fluent written and oral communication in English

Perform monitoring, administration, repair and maintenance of the SQL databases within the customer hosted environments
Actively contribute to the configuration, layout and performance tuning of the production infrastructure
Respond to service requests and troubleshoot issues as needed
Assist with customer implementations and upgrades
Support requests for unscheduled Database backups and restores
Attend and actively participate in weekly meetings
Participate in rotating 24×7 ‘on call’ support coverage for data center related issues
Perform maintenance related activities during scheduled weekend maintenance windows
Create and update existing documentation of processes and procedures in support of administration tasks
Responsible for ensuring that all security, availability, confidentiality and privacy policies and controls are adhered to
Participate in capacity management, expansion and growth planning