Sr. SQL Database Administrator (DBA) Contractor - Marcus
San Antonio, TX
3 to 4 month Contractor role, possible contract-to-hire
Pay Rate: $40-$45 / hr.
IMMEDIATE NEED!
Responsibilities:
Responsible to the technical services manager for database maintenance actions, audit verification and account management. MS SQL Server exists in a MS Windows Server environment.
DBA for multiple SQL Servers across various business lines. Will be responsible for all maintenance activities on the database servers including patching, backups, assisting with account issues, and assisting in audits.
All facets of account management including maintaining roles and privileges in a high-security environment.
Create, upgrade, and patch databases.
Analyze DB activity to look for tuning opportunities.
Devise and design new monitoring, metric, and alerting strategies.
Monitor DB for invalid objects, space issues, and poorly performing queries.
Provide regular reports of users and utilization rates.
Qualifications/Experience:
Bachelor's Degree preferred.
3-5+ years' experience in MS SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012 in a VMWare/SAN environment.
Excellent DB Administration, Issue Troubleshooting, Performance Analysis, and Capacity Planning skills.
Significant experience with SQL 2005/2008/2012 in a production SAN environment.
Working with a team of integrators, developers, and system administrators toward project completion.
Implementing, coordinating, and enforcing security policies and directives.
ESX Server and VMWare Virtual servers is a plus.
Strong background with Disaster Recovery scenarios, Upgrades, Migrations, application integration, and TSQL code optimization.
Windows and SQL Server clustering and mirroring technologies.
Installation, Configuration, and tuning of 24/7/365 database servers and clusters.
Building and deploying SSIS, SSRS, SSAS artifacts.
San Antonio, TX
3 to 4 month Contractor role, possible contract-to-hire
Pay Rate: $40-$45 / hr.
IMMEDIATE NEED!
Responsibilities:
Responsible to the technical services manager for database maintenance actions, audit verification and account management. MS SQL Server exists in a MS Windows Server environment.
DBA for multiple SQL Servers across various business lines. Will be responsible for all maintenance activities on the database servers including patching, backups, assisting with account issues, and assisting in audits.
All facets of account management including maintaining roles and privileges in a high-security environment.
Create, upgrade, and patch databases.
Analyze DB activity to look for tuning opportunities.
Devise and design new monitoring, metric, and alerting strategies.
Monitor DB for invalid objects, space issues, and poorly performing queries.
Provide regular reports of users and utilization rates.
Qualifications/Experience:
Bachelor's Degree preferred.
3-5+ years' experience in MS SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012 in a VMWare/SAN environment.
Excellent DB Administration, Issue Troubleshooting, Performance Analysis, and Capacity Planning skills.
Significant experience with SQL 2005/2008/2012 in a production SAN environment.
Working with a team of integrators, developers, and system administrators toward project completion.
Implementing, coordinating, and enforcing security policies and directives.
ESX Server and VMWare Virtual servers is a plus.
Strong background with Disaster Recovery scenarios, Upgrades, Migrations, application integration, and TSQL code optimization.
Windows and SQL Server clustering and mirroring technologies.
Installation, Configuration, and tuning of 24/7/365 database servers and clusters.
Building and deploying SSIS, SSRS, SSAS artifacts.