Database/Application Administrator

This is a hybrid position; will be required to be onsite in Austin 3x per week (Tues/Weds/Thurs). Candidates must be local to Austin, TX. This is a 6-month contract to hire opportunity.

This role that has a wide range of responsibilities to ensure the smooth operation and support of our enterprise software applications through all stages of their lifecycles. The primary responsiblities for this role are a combination of SQL Server administration, Windows Server administration, and application administration/support.

Responsibilities include:

• The installation, configuration and support of enterprise software applications in multiple environments.
• Full support of application backends and frontends.
• Monitoring application performance.
• Optimizing application performance.
• Managing application security.
• Planning and executing application patches, upgrades and migrations.
• Incident management, triaging and root cause analysis.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to analyze system and application logs.
• Implementation of application change requests.
• Identify, design, and implement automation using PowerShell scripting.
• Develop, maintain and test disaster recovery plans.
• Creation and maintenance of technical documentation for the applications and processes.
• Application vendor support and management.
• Cross team collaboration to facilitate the implementation and support of applications.
• Deep understanding of Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server Administration.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and Apache Tomcat web servers.
• Password management.

Do you have experience in Version control systems?, * Willingness to work in a hybrid office environment: Three days in office (Austin), two days remote if desired. Normal collaboration days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

• This role requires multiple skillsets for effective systems management. SQL Server administration is about 25% of the total job requirements. Server and software installation and administration are part of the daily activities.
• Microsoft SQL Server - 2012 up to SQL 2022, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS - 5+ years.
• Microsoft Windows Operating Systems 2012 and up - Client and Server - 5+ years.
• Microsoft Office software - 5+ years.
• Microsoft SQL Management Studio
• Microsoft T-SQL - 5+ years.
• Microsoft SQL Profiler and Extended Events, other monitoring/performance tools.
• Microsoft SQL Server troubleshooting and performance tuning.
• Exposure to Microsoft SQL Server Availability Groups and clustering
• Microsoft PowerShell script development and troubleshooting. - prefer at least 1-2+ years.
• VMWare or virtual server infrastructure - 2+ years.
• Server OS operations and patching.
• Microsoft Active Directory.
• Comfort with working in the MS Azure cloud.
• Azure DevOps.
• Ability to work in a complex production environment with multiple integrated systems.
• Cognizant of Security and Compliance in a SOX/SOCII Production environment.
• Occasional after-hours deployments.
• Ability to thrive in a heavily regulated environment with strong change management.
• (SOX, SOCII compliance, etc.)
• Able to work solo and in a close team environment at the project and ad-hoc level.
• Good documentation skills and the willingness to provide it.
• Self-starter, well-disciplined is very important.
• Good troubleshooting skills in a complex environment with 1000+ servers and 300+ SQL instances.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to handle multi-tasking workloads and sources of work.
• Willingness to learn new systems and processes.

Preferred (Nice to haves)

• Ticketing Systems - Service Now, etc.
• Comfort interacting with auditors and audit requests.
• Microsoft Visual Studio familiarity.
• Version Control experience using Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) and Azure DevOps
• Systems monitoring software - Dynatrace, Prometheus/Grafana, Idera, Quest, etc.
• Windows clustering/Always On configurations and maintenance - 2+ years preferred.
• Familiarity with a financial environment, loan accounting, loan origination, etc.
• Linux OS.
• Understanding of APIs and their use for application integrations.
• Docker containers.
• Container orchestration tools such as Docker Swarm and Kubernetes.

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3.93.9 out of 5 stars Austin, TX Hybrid work $45 - $55 an hour - Temp-to-hire