SQL Database Administrator at AbleForce, Inc.
SAN DIEGO, CA 92130
About the Job
Please, no third parties. Permanent residents only.
This is an onsite job in San Diego, CA, and there is no relocation assistance available.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Oversee the strategic planning, execution, and ongoing support for transitioning from SQL Server merge replication to a more advanced data synchronization solution
- Troubleshoot day-to-day database and application issues
- Play an integral role with the documentation of existing systems and configurations
- Assist with design, implementation and support of standards and procedures for monitoring, capacity planning, maintenance, backups and recovery
- Support multiple databases in development, staging and production environments in local and remote data centers
- Configure and support high-availability for SQL Server including replication and mirroring
- Support application teams and resolve database problems
- Install server-based applications software in coordination with system administrators
- Install and manage new software, upgrades and patches
- Create and implement best practices for stored procedures, triggers, packages, tables and views
- Optimize database performance by analyzing and tuning stored procedures, creating indexes and views, etc. as needed
- Configure and maintain enterprise ETL processes using various ETL tools, including SSIS, .NET scripting, and T-SQL
- Complete database maintenance procedures and generate system reports
- Create and implement security models
- Participate in application development processes to facilitate good database design and access techniques
- Plan, prepare and test backup and recovery procedures for all production databases
- Monitor databases for efficiency and periodically reorganize databases for optimal performance during scheduled downtime
- Create indices and manipulate tuning parameters where needed to enhance performance
- Calculate volumetric equations to estimate new database sizes and plan appropriately for growth
- Communicate plans to system administrators
- Responsible for the security of database systems and all business/scientific applications connected to it, including creating and maintaining database and application accounts, application/database patching, and database/application security auditing
- Product monitoring for performance and health, participate in load test activities
Skills & Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience as a SQL DBA in enterprise, multi-site SQL Server environments.
- Intermediate to advanced skills with SSIS and T-SQL.
- Significant hands-on experience using Merge and Always On replication.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure technologies and deploying databases into cloud environments.
- Reporting Services (SSRS) and Analysis Services (SSAS) experience is preferred but not required.
- Experience with .NET scripting (C# or VB.NET) and/or PowerShell is preferred but not required.
- Experience with CRM systems is preferred but not required.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to speak directly with both clients and vendors.
- Willingness and proven ability to provide the highest level of customer service.
- Strong math and algebra skills.
- Ability to problem solve and diagnose applications that work with databases.
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred.
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This is an onsite job in San Diego, CA, and there is no relocation assistance available.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Oversee the strategic planning, execution, and ongoing support for transitioning from SQL Server merge replication to a more advanced data synchronization solution
- Troubleshoot day-to-day database and application issues
- Play an integral role with the documentation of existing systems and configurations
- Assist with design, implementation and support of standards and procedures for monitoring, capacity planning, maintenance, backups and recovery
- Support multiple databases in development, staging and production environments in local and remote data centers
- Configure and support high-availability for SQL Server including replication and mirroring
- Support application teams and resolve database problems
- Install server-based applications software in coordination with system administrators
- Install and manage new software, upgrades and patches
- Create and implement best practices for stored procedures, triggers, packages, tables and views
- Optimize database performance by analyzing and tuning stored procedures, creating indexes and views, etc. as needed
- Configure and maintain enterprise ETL processes using various ETL tools, including SSIS, .NET scripting, and T-SQL
- Complete database maintenance procedures and generate system reports
- Create and implement security models
- Participate in application development processes to facilitate good database design and access techniques
- Plan, prepare and test backup and recovery procedures for all production databases
- Monitor databases for efficiency and periodically reorganize databases for optimal performance during scheduled downtime
- Create indices and manipulate tuning parameters where needed to enhance performance
- Calculate volumetric equations to estimate new database sizes and plan appropriately for growth
- Communicate plans to system administrators
- Responsible for the security of database systems and all business/scientific applications connected to it, including creating and maintaining database and application accounts, application/database patching, and database/application security auditing
- Product monitoring for performance and health, participate in load test activities
Skills & Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience as a SQL DBA in enterprise, multi-site SQL Server environments.
- Intermediate to advanced skills with SSIS and T-SQL.
- Significant hands-on experience using Merge and Always On replication.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure technologies and deploying databases into cloud environments.
- Reporting Services (SSRS) and Analysis Services (SSAS) experience is preferred but not required.
- Experience with .NET scripting (C# or VB.NET) and/or PowerShell is preferred but not required.
- Experience with CRM systems is preferred but not required.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to speak directly with both clients and vendors.
- Willingness and proven ability to provide the highest level of customer service.
- Strong math and algebra skills.
- Ability to problem solve and diagnose applications that work with databases.
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred.
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