What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Database Administrator position at Geographic Solutions?
Job Summary : The Senior SQL Database Administrator designs, models, configures, tests and installs databases independently. The Sr. SQL Database Administrator provides support services for database creation, performance, monitoring, tuning and capacity planning. Designs and builds physical data structures. Recommends, develops and enforces policies and procedures for maintaining the security and integrity of the database and ensures the database meets availability and disaster recover requirements. Resolves database performance issues, database capacity issues, synchronization, replication, and other distributed data issues. Assist with the development, review and testing of database objects and stored procedures using advanced programming techniques. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the labor market industry and security concepts. Works directly with clients and technical staff to support the company's applications and operational data need. Functions as lead on projects and may lead teams. Coaches the development of other SQL DBAs. Implements complex large / multiple development projects. SQL Database administrator is responsible for understanding concepts and implementation of Windows Server clusters, SQL Server clusters, availability groups, and disaster recovery. Works directly with developers and technical support personnel to anticipate and plan for productive data access, security and utilization. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Provides on call support for scheduled 24x7 time periods.
Viable candidates must be willing to work onsite at GSI's headquarters in Palm Harbor, Florida three (3) days per week
Key Responsibilities :
- Develops and implements complex and large databases supporting enterprise systems.
- Performs all aspects of database management including installation, patching, backup and recovery, performance and tuning, security administration and space management.
- Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Deliver expertise in MS SQL database technology
- Perform daily health checks and ensure recovery strategies are functioning
- Troubleshoot, identify and resolve database issues in a timely manner
- Provide off-hours on-call support and work in unison with system engineers
- Take responsibility for performance and health of all company databases
- Support all software development life-cycle database environments
- Collaborate with solution architects to devise enterprise level data strategies
- Mentor development teams and assist with new and existing data interfaces
- Enforce naming, coding, design, deployment and security standards
- Enhance current methods, policies, procedures and processes
- Produce high quality documentation
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Equal Opportunity Employer. M / F / D / V
