Database Administrator

Job Summary The Database Administrator is a member of the IT Infrastructure Team and is responsible for directly supporting the daily administration of the various database technologies. Essential Job Functions · Accountable for the database architectural design of existing and new systems, database administration, performance monitoring tuning, troubleshooting problems and expansion. · Evaluate and implement products to enhance existing database solutions ( reduce costs, improve efficiency, improve performance). · Review, enhance and develop backup and recovery strategies depending on SLA requirements. · Continuous capacity planning and monitoring database growth. · Design, maintain and ensure High Availability Solutions including replication, clustering etc. · Design, implement and document Disaster Recovery strategies for critical business servers. · Perform capacity planning work on production, UA, QA, DEV and DR environments. · Research and recommend improvements to the overall system performance. · Communicate and coordinate with other internal IT Teams to successfully resolve support and maintenance issues. · Develop and enforce database standards and best practices including performance, security, monitoring policies and procedures. · Participate and support 24 x 7 production environment and mission-critical applications with the Database Technology Team on a rotational schedule. · Duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or changed from time to time. Minimum Qualifications · Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent industry experience. (Master’s degree a plus). · 6 years of experience developing, maintaining and administering MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MongoDB databases. · Experience configuring SQL Server replication required. · ETL development experience with complicated DTS/SSIS Package coding and maintenance a plus · Strong customer service skills and passion to work through obstacles to produce results. · Proficient in multi-tasking and managing multiple projects, able to meet target completion dates.

• · Ability to manage multiple priorities as well as flexibility to adapt to change with new systems and methods while working in a team environment.