Database Administrator - Hi-Rez Studios

Hi-Rez Ventures/RallyHere is looking for a Database Administrator to work onsite/hybrid at our studio in Alpharetta, Georgia. At Hi-Rez, you will have an opportunity to be part of an innovative environment that embraces new and different ideas. We are a passionate and enthusiastic bunch who love video games. We have incredibly talented individuals who are empowered to create and challenged to learn. All of this means more opportunities for you to unleash your energy, collaboration, and dedication.


What our DBAs do:

• Maintain SQL development and production environments to ensure maximum uptime and business confidence.
• Work with programmers to develop and optimize queries used by the games and ancillary systems.

Who we are looking for:

• 3-6 years of IT operation, understanding database structures, theories, principles and practices.
• 2-4 years of Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator experience, SQL 2016 & Azure (Hyperscale and Managed Instance).
• Monitor and validate that the various database backup operations are successful
• Maintain, create, and monitor various database processes
• Proactively monitor the system hardware utilization, make capacity planning periodically for database systems
• Establish and maintain appropriate end-user database access control levels, and monitor the databases to ensure secure availability.
• Create, maintain, and extend scripts that are used in answering business questions or processing database changes
• Setup, maintain, and monitor Windows failover clustering
• Setup, maintain, and monitor SQL Server named instances
• Technical documentation skills
• Team-oriented but self-motivated
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Strong work ethic
• Problem solver

​​​​​​​Preferred candidate has:

• BS Degree in one of the following subject areas: Computer Science or Information Technology
• Knowledge of reporting and query tools.
• Experience with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Scripting in other languages: Windows Powershell, Python, Chef, Puppet

Salary range:

$71,900 - $99,900/annually
 

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