Database Administrator DBA

Skywalk Global
Jackson, United States of America
14 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Jackson, United States of America

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows
Databases
System Configuration
Relational Databases
Database Queries
Programming Tools
Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Databases
Database Engines
Gitlab
Front End Software Development
Software Version Control
Programming Languages

Job description

MDCPS is seeking an experienced technically skilled database administrator with a minimum of 5+ years of experience

in SQL database administration. In this role, the DBA will be the respondent to database problems that arise and carry

out periodic maintenance and troubleshooting. Help write and optimize in-application SQL statements Ensure

performance, security, and availability of databases Prepare documentations and specifications Handle common

database procedures such as upgrade, backup, recovery, migration, etc. Profile server resource usage and optimize

and tweak as necessary Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders. Good verbal communication skills.

Responding in a timely manner to user-reported errors. Protecting the database against threats or unauthorized

access. Ensuring that the database is adequately backed up and able to be recovered in the event of memory loss.

Reporting on metrics regarding usage and performance. Suggesting changes and improvements for database

maintenance or protection. Regularly liaising with IT project managers and database programmers. Designing

databases with both front-end and back-end users in mind. Experience with some of the modern relational databases

Requirements

Skilled at optimizing large complicated SQL statements Knowledge of best practices when dealing with relational

databases Capable of configuring popular database engines and orchestrating clusters as necessary Ability to plan

resource requirements from high level specifications Capable of troubleshooting common database issues Familiar with

tools that can aid with profiling server resource usage and optimizing Proficient understanding of code versioning tools

such as GitLab Familiar with SISS packages

Skills:

Windows 10 Intermediate Required Agency Desktop/Laptop OS is Windows 10

Server OS 2008/2012 Intermediate Preferred Agency Utilizes Server OS 2008/2012

SQL Server 2008 & Higher Intermediate Required Agency Utilizes SQL Server 2008 & Higher

Programming Language/Development Tools

SQL Intermediate Required

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