Senior Database Administrator - CoreSite

As a member of CoreSite’s information technology team, the Senior Database Administrator is responsible for the administration and enhancement of the database platforms that fall under the DevOps team. The position will participate in requirement specification discussions with various IT and Business teams and will contribute to the overall design and implementation of the evolving data platform. The Senior Database Administrator will collaborate with the rest of the DevOps team to ensure smooth and accurate delivery of changes to databases in a Microsoft environment.

Duties:

• Ensure availability of data using common High Availability/Disaster Recovery technologies (database backups, log shipping, availability groups)
• Monitor and troubleshoot database performance
• Install database software as needed for new/replacement system deployments
• Evaluate and apply patches to database systems
• Collaborate with Data Engineers to design database system solutions for availability, performance, scalability, and security
• Document, calculate ROI and communicate proposed technology solutions
• Develop and modify CI/CD pipelines for database solutions
• Develop and modify monitoring and alerting frameworks to support technology solutions
• Participate in regular compliance activities to meet various audit certifications
• Assist in supporting the applications and infrastructure that the DevOps Team administers
• Promote and demonstrate the behaviors consistent with CoreSite’s culture and values

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to thrive in a hybrid work environment that consists of at least two onsite days in downtown Denver office per week, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays for in-person team collaboration
• Strong scripting ability (PowerShell)
• Utilize skills that span disciplines and comfortably play different roles in more than just one area
• Pivot easily within a constantly changing Agile environment
• Self-starter, self-motivated, driven individual
• Ability to communicate with various teams at both the technical and business levels
• Ability to analyze requirements, retrieve source data, and present accurate results in a timely manner
• Accomplished in using best practices for gathering and documenting complete and detailed requirements

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or other applicable field preferred
• 5+ years of experience in Database Administrator, Software Engineer or Systems Administrator role
• 5+ years working experience with Microsoft SQL Server
• 2+ year working experience with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and/or Log Shipping
• Experience with CI/CD tools is preferred (BitBucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, Octopus Deploy)
• Experience with AWS preferred

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the job’s duties, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Compensation:

Compensation for this role includes a base salary between $$105,000 and 125,000 annually. This role is also eligible for an annual bonus and equity, based upon individual and company performance.

Posting Timeline: This position is expected to be open for applications through October 7, 2024 

Benefits

Not only does CoreSite have a fun, team-focused work environment, but we also offer great benefits to all employees regularly scheduled to work more than 20 hours a week!

• First-day medical insurance through Cigna with generous premium cost coverage
• Dental insurance through Delta Dental
• Vision insurance through VSP
• Telemedicine through MDLive for Cigna
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) plans
• Health saving account (HSA) plans for employees participating in the High Deductible Health Plan
• Life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance fully paid by the company
• Voluntary coverage benefits for supplemental life, critical illness, accident, and hospital insurance
• First-day eligibility for 401(k) savings plan through Fidelity, which includes an attractive matching company contribution
• Discretionary annual bonus and equity incentive plan
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with a 15 percent discount
• 16 days of paid time off (PTO)
• 11 paid company holidays and additional floating holidays
• School visitation and elder care paid time off
• Parental leave, adoption and surrogacy benefits, and family planning/fertility support
• Wellness reimbursement program & wellness incentive program
• Free parking or a company contribution toward a public transit pass
• Education reimbursement and student loan debt assistance program
• Employee assistance program, childcare resources, personal finance management support, and student loan debt assistance program
• Pet insurance
• Charitable matching program

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