BI Database Administrator

POSITION REQUIREMENTSBackground : The Development, Data and Analytics Team provides the development platforms and the enterprise data in our Data Warehouses.

We are focused on the successful adoption of Business Intelligence tools throughout the county. The officially supported BI tools are : SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Tableau, and Power BI.

We have On-Prem servers as well as databases in the Azure Cloud and in Snowflake.This BI DBA SR will be assigned production support and new projects.

Important notes : Candidates will be interviewed in the order the resumes are submitted. Once a candidate is selected, there will be no more interviews.

If you wait to submit your 3 candidates by the deadline, you may be too late to have candidates interviewed. Please submit the contact email and phone number of the hiring manager from the last two jobs on their resume.

If selected, I will be contacting these managers for a reference. Each contractor must answer these questions along with the resume submittal.

These answers will be evaluated in order to determine who to interview. If this information is missing, the contractor will not be interviewed : 1.

Describe a time when you led or participated in a major Tableau Server or Power BI Report Server upgrade in your role as a DBA.

How did you drive the project forward? What challenges did you encounter, and how did you ensure minimal downtime and disruption for the users?

2. Describe your experience with Tableau Server Administration, troubleshooting, and end user support. What specific issues do you have experience working on?

3. Provide detail on the most complicated Business Intelligence / Data Warehousing project where you were the primary DBA.

• List the project name* Project Description* On Prem or in the Cloud? If in the Cloud on which platform?* Description of your role and responsibilities* How many hours was the project and your effort in it?
• Number of people on the project team and their roles* What Azure or Cloud components were you responsible for?* What Tableau / SSRS / Power BI support did you provide?
• What performance testing and monitoring did you do? What tools did you use?Scope of Work : This BI DBA Sr contractor position provides analysis, design, development, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting for our BI databases and servers (On-Prem, Azure Cloud, and Snowflake).

This position also must be able to do Tableau Server Admin and PBIRS Server Admin. This will be a mix of production support work, standard maintenance, as well as small to large projects.

Required Skills and Abilities : Seven (7) years of IT DBA experience. This position must pass a criminal history records check.

Azure Cloud experience (Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Synapse, Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure DevOps, Azure Boards, Azure Blob Storage, etc) Snowflake on Azure Commercial experience preferredThe skills : * Advanced experience with Azure, Azure DevOps, Azure Data Lake, Azure Blob Storage, and Azure SQL Server* Advanced experience doing DBA work both On-Prem and Azure Cloud* Advanced experience in data warehousing design, BI concepts and best practices* Advanced experience working with developers to build ETLs for loading data for reporting* Advanced experience in Tableau server administration, upgrades, and support* Advanced experience in PBIRS server administration, upgrades, and supportThe work : * Develop large-scale databases and data warehousing* Perform database architecture and develop technical standards for large-scale databases for our data warehouse (SQL Server and Azure) on countywide or multi-department platforms.

• Troubleshoot problems and provide technical assistance to developers and database users.* Provide project management and work with other departments or outside agencies to integrate data from multiple database platforms and data providers.
• Formulate scope and objectives for database projects; define outcomes; develop and recommend solutions; problem solve and build consensus with management, customers, and vendors to negotiate project priorities and outcomes.
• Maintain integrity and security of databases; coordinate and perform database software installations, upgrades, and patches.
• Design, implement, and schedule physical and logical database backups; plan and perform database restoration and recovery.
• Develop database scripts and triggers; migrate data between database environments (development, testing, and production).
• Monitor, adjust, and optimize space utilization and database performance.* Act as an expert in database architecture and technical standards for large-scale databases and data warehousingExperience that provides a plus : * Snowflake experience* Power BI experienceMinimum Number of Years Experience : 7Please send me your resume to gupta@ensoftek.

com and reach me on 503.643.1226 X 210