Senior Database Administrator - SQL Server

Job Description

Designs, deploys, upgrades, and optimizes the performance of servers and related systems in assigned technology specialty in support of customer business objectives and within established timelines.

Participates in performance improvement initiatives including documenting resolution issues, providing data on team performance metrics and mentoring and educating lower level staff.

Job Responsibility

• Installs, configures, and supports hardware and software required to operate assigned technologies.
• Provides on-going maintenance including updates, patches and anti-virus updates.
• Provides second and third level operational support for issues escalated from the Service Desk.
• Performs availability / capacity / performance analysis as assigned.
• Conducts performance monitoring, system health checks, trending analysis and capacity planning.
• Troubleshoots and resolves issues in assigned technology including hardware, software, operating system, and application-related issues while maintaining Enterprise Service levels.
• Develops and maintains documentation related to technology installation, administration and maintenance and disaster recovery planning.
• Participates in change management and performance improvement programs for assigned technologies, as needed, including mentoring and educating lower level staff, as assigned.
• Operates under limited guidance and work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience, required.

Highly Preferred

• Lead / assist in the planning / installation / configuration of Database implementations, including system software and third-party system tools, applications, and products.
• Routinely perform root cause analysis and identify issues with associated application and technical teams.
• Ability to understand and code using T-SQL.
• Configuration, maintenance, and monitoring of SQL Server AlwaysOn and FCI setups.
• Experience with VLDBs
• Strong foundational knowledge of database concepts using Microsoft SQL Server, specifically AlwaysOn
• Google Cloud experience a plus
• Will require on-call hours (rotating schedule every 6 weeks).
• May require local travel (NY location), otherwise fully remote.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of staff and management.
• Ability to explain technical terms to non-technical individuals.
• Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and / or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

When determining a team member's base salary and / or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).