SQL Database Administrator

Planet Technology has partnered with a New York, NY company to locate a SQL DBA for a contract role. This is a hybrid role and candidates must be willing to go onsite to the NYC office at least twice a week.

Please only apply if you are local to the New York area. ABSOLUTELY NO THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Responsibilities:

• Conceive, design, engineer, and implement data, software, or technology solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; Routinely demonstrate initiative and creativity in developing technology solutions.
• Serve as technical expert or lead projects/programs and technical staff to develop, test, and implement significant new products, or operational improvements or devise new approaches to problems at the division/business unit.
• Analyzes and resolves technical problems using analytical problem-solving methods/techniques and associated tools/devices.
• Contribute to advancement of own function by studying state-of-the-art tools, techniques, and computing equipment; participate in educational opportunities and professional organizations.
• Demonstrate high proficiency across a wide range of technologies and platforms related to software design and development, programming languages, data integration, data warehousing, data analysis and visualization tools, data storage, network connectivity, and virtualization/cloud environments.
• Highly autonomous and productive in performing activities, requiring only minimal direction from or interaction with supervisor. Accountable for successful and timely completion of all tasks/projects under direct and matrix control.
• May initiate new areas of investigation that are meaningful, reliable, and can be incorporated directly into a scientific or business activity.
• Provides technical leadership and mentors and consults with less experienced staff in planning, methods, procedures, standards, and best practices.
• Maintains relationships with affiliates, subsidiaries, and vendors in accordance with Vendor Management Office, and Purchasing to further the mission, vision, and goals of the organization.
• Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies, including code of conduct, safety, GxP compliance, data security, and the software development lifecycle

Minimum Qualifications/Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of SQL Server Database Administration experience, Master's Degree with 5 years of SQL Server Database Administration experience, or PhD
• Possess thorough theoretical and practical understanding of Microsoft SQL Server.
• Proven implementation of creative technology solutions that advanced the business.
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
• Experience with Implementation, Installation, Database Administration, Performance Tuning, Troubleshooting, Backup & Recovery and Testing SQL Server versions thru 2022
• Experience administrating databases in Azure and AWS preferred but not required.
• Experience migrating databases from old to new versions, On Prem to Cloud, Cloud to On Prem, and Cloud to Cloud preferred.
• Experience with SQL Server features Always On Cluster, SSIS Packages, and SSRS Reports
• Experience scripting in Windows PowerShell
• Knowledge of the systems development life cycle
• Excellent communication, analytical and consultative skills with management, clients, and peers
• High-quality decision-making skills with less than perfect information
• Experience writing technical instructions.
• Ability to periodically work nights and weekends.

Interested candidates can apply here or send a resume directly to sclements@planet-technology.com.