SQL DBA with Azure exp

Role: SQL DBA with Azure exp

Location : Irving, TX

Onsite job.

Responsibilities:
Application Support Database Administrator experience (Must: Azure Managed SQL)
Install and maintain the performance of database servers.
Proactively monitoring database performance and troubleshooting issues
Working cross-functionally with our engineers and analytics professionals to optimize queries, fix performance bottlenecks, improve existing schemas, and design new ones.
Creating and maintaining change control and testing processes, reviewing, and approving database modifications
Conducting research and making recommendations on data-related products, services, protocols, and standards; planning for future growth of our data asset
Reviewing development and deployment processes related to databases and identifying areas of improvement (such as online schema changes)
Implement appropriate indexes for performance improvement.
Be available for on-call support as needed.
Strong command of SQL and SQL server tools
Advanced knowledge of database security, backup and recovery, and performance monitoring standards
Implement optimal backup and recovery.
Understand and optimize query performance.
PowerShell and Unix shell scripting skills
Strong mathematical and statistical knowledge
Design and implement DR plans & HA solutions and recommendations.
Work closely with the application team to understand what changes are coming in a build/patch/hotfix, do an impact analysis, fine-tune the queries if any.
Automate the process of deploying DB changes so that we can support this for a new build/patch/hotfix.
Act as an application DB during the design process.
Solid understanding of SDLC
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Impeccable attention to detail

Desired Skills:
Hands-on Experience in Azure and Azure Managed SQL.
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity experience.
DBA experience in a 24x7 production environment

Good to have:
Understanding of infrastructure as code paradigm, especially infrastructure using Terraform and/or cloud formation.
Understanding of containerization and Orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes etc.
Understanding of monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK, New Relic, Dynatrace etc.
Implementation and Administration of any source code repository
Familiarity and administration of automated build process.

Qualifications
Bachelor s degree in computer science or related field; master s degree preferred.
Minimum of 10 years total experience in Database Administration.
Experience with traditional RDBMS like Oracle, SQL and NOSQL like Cassandra or MongoDB or Apache Ignite.
Experience in Public Cloud platform Azure.
Experience with developing and managing applications across multiple data centers is a plus.
Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts and designs to a broad range of people.
Strong experience in using Agile (Scrum / Kanban / SAFe) project development methodologies.
Willingness to learn and adapt to changing business and technology landscapes.
Must have a contagious work ethic; including high sense of urgency to resolve issues quickly, creatively and efficiently.