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SQL Server DBA

PLANO-75026, TX, US
01/15/2020

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Required Skills

SQL scripting

Company

Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc

Experience

5 to 7 Year(s)

Job Description

SQL SERVER DBA

Plano, TX

4+ month contract to hire

We are hiring a SQL Database Administrator with Azure experience to join our Client’s growing team! The Senior SQL DBA will handle the daily administration of our Client’s databases, in addition to assisting in the cloud migration to Azure.

The SQL DBA will be in a "hands-on " role requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills!

What You’ll Do:

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.

Ensure that storage, archiving, back-up and recovery procedures are functioning correctly.

Liaise with application and business clients to gather requirements, design and deploy standard systems.

Apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations.

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.

Assist developers with complex SQL scripting, query tuning and schema refinement when required.

Produce ad-hoc reports and queries on demand as well as basic structured reports from heterogeneous data sources.

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.

Skills/Experience You’ll Need:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred

Experience with Azure cloud environments is required

5+ years SQL Database Administration experience required for versions 2000 onward

5+ years of SQL scripting experience

Experience with performance tuning is required

Experience with performance tuning and optimization using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools.

Experience with backups, restores and recovery models.

Knowledge of All High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server and its associated versions from 2000 onward.

Excellent written and verbal communication ability.

Flexible, team player, "get-it-done personality.

Ability to organize and plan work independently.

Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.