Database Administrator I.

D. R. Horton
United States
14 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Working hours
Shift work

Tech stack

Databases Data Loss Data Migration Data Transformation Services Database Servers Database Schema Human-Computer Interaction Microsoft Office Microsoft SQL Server User Defined Functions Software Engineering SQL Stored Procedures
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Database Performance

Job description

  • Perform daily monitoring and analysis of databases and database servers to ensure the continuance of operations
  • Perform database performance analysis and tuning to ensure optimal system performance. Major areas of support in this area will include sizing, throughput, scalability, and dependability
  • Ensure the security of databases
  • Perform regular backups of all databases and database servers
  • Perform restorations of backups in case of system failure or data loss
  • Review all changes to existing production databases to ensure that such changes do not negatively impact database performance or reliability
  • Collaborate with software developers to implement new database schemas, stored procedures, user defined functions, data transformation service packages, scheduled jobs, etc.
  • Promote database changes through software development lifecycle process
  • Follow the pre-defined development standards for naming conventions, user interface, etc.
  • Migrate data from existing databases to new databases or between database environments
  • Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
  • Ability to participate in on call rotation
  • Ability to work overtime
  • Ability to travel overnight

Requirements

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
  • Zero to two years’ experience as a Production SQL Server or DBA
  • Strong verbal communication and written documentation skills
  • Proficiency with MS Office and email

Preferred Qualifications

  • Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school preferred
  • Ability to multi-task and attention to detail

Benefits & conditions

Come join a winning team with a Fortune 500 company! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package including:

  • Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401(K)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Flex Spending Accounts
  • Life & Disability Insurance
  • Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays
  • Multiple Voluntary and Company provided Benefits

About the company

D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website at www.drhorton.com for more information.

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