SQL Server Database Administrator

Company and Role:

Dedicated Tech Services, Inc. (DTS) is an award-winning IT consulting firm based in Columbus, OH. We now have an opening for a SQL Server Database Administrator.

Highlights and Benefits:

• Remote
• W2 hourly pay rate up to $ or salaried equivalent
• Friendly and collaborative client culture and environment
• Direct W2 hourly or salaried applicants only (no corp-to-corp subcontractors, third parties, or agencies)
• Paid time off and holidays for salaried employees
• 401K, billable bonus, and health, life, vision, dental and short-term disability insurance options for all
• DTS is a proud Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB)!
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Job Description:

We are hiring an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator to work for us as our direct, W2 salaried or hourly employee while working for our government client in a potential long-term, multi-year contract position.

You will:

• Manage Microsoft SQL Server Database environments including SQL Server databases virtual machine (VM) servers also known as SQL Server database VMs that run SQL Server in the cloud.
• Ensure best practices in database planning, design, configuration, performance and capacity planning and growth ensuring the client s SQL databases offer the highest reliability and performance possible.
• Work with the DBA ITM1 to ensure that team goals and metrics are met.
• Provide DBA support for distributed servers in a multi-datacenter environment.
• Monitor daily activities and performance of complex SQL environment, analyzes technical problems, recommend adjustments, creates, and implements approved solutions using established tools and techniques.
• Provide technical assistance to the application development area and co-workers about SQL design and programming.
• Configure SQL services (e.g. security, JDBC, clusters).
• Plan, install, and coordinate SQL Server releases, migrations, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Build new environments as needed to support applications.
• Coordinate with the teams of network, IIS administrators and storage groups for SQL server-based configurations.
• Develop technical documents, project plans and tasks, interact with customers for proposed solutions.
• Provide non-production and production support for deploying code and assist in trouble shooting and resolving application issues.
• Support DevOps tools (Ansible, Jenkins, Nexis, Maven, Bitbucket, Kony Mobile, Nginx etc.)
• Take care of other tasks assigned by the management team based on project/application needs.
• Provide technical Tier III support, develops project plans with project manager, or recommends approach through defining tasks.
• Lead meetings relating to design, implementation, operation, and ongoing maintenance of databases systems.
• Design/plan cluster nodes hardware selection and recommendations, configures/sets- up cluster nodes, sets-up interconnects, and configures cluster- aware storage; installs cluster and database management system (DBMS) software on all nodes.
• Monitor load balance and tunes cluster parameters for high performance, configuring standby servers.
• Configure and implement log shipping, configures, and implements replication etc.
• Provide technical leadership that fosters database innovation and champions automation.
• Support strategic planning for database architecture, resource management, and capacity planning and growth.
• Ensures best practices in database planning, design, configuration, performance, and resilience.
• Evaluate and proposes design and process improvements to achieve performance and cost optimization.
• Identify inefficiencies in current database designs and oversees the implementation of improved solutions.
• Plan and implement capacity and resource expansion to ensure scalability of databases.
• Implement effective risk management controls and own adherence to all compliance related items (exceptions, waivers, risks, technical compliance, and access control)
• Lead incident resolution efforts and engages appropriate resources to complete corrective actions as quickly as possible.
• Conduct research and provides recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.
• Work in a virtualized Infrastructure running various Unix, Linux, and AIX operating systems.
• Alter storage structures to meet the evolving needs of the organization.
• Regularly update the database security protocols, patching.
• Provide leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel.
• Work with project management to support and ensure timely and effective client communications about deployments and upgrades.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 9 years of professional work experience as a SQL Server Database Administrator
• Managing SQL Server environments including the DB VM servers
• Four=year college degree or equivalent technical study

Desired Skills and Experience:

• SQL Server DBA certification

s and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

Dedicated Tech Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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