The SQL Server DBA will be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical DB servers, to ensure the availability and consistent performance of the applications. He/she will be responsible as the single point of contact to the client for the SQL Server. He/she will be responsible for onshore/offshore coordination. This is a hands-on position requiring solid technical skills as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Qualifications:
- 6+ years of experience in onshore/offshore coordination, database administration, operations, and production support.
- Experience in database and application performance tuning.
- Experience with SQL and PL/SQL.
- Experience in 24x7 support for critical production systems.
- Experience in Monitoring, back up/ Recovery Management, DB Provisioning/de-provisioning, DB refresh/restore, HA/DRE, Patching, migration, replication, and upgrades.
- Experience in Always On.
- Understanding of Incident Management, Problem Management, and Change Management.
- Experience in tools such as Service Now, JIRA, and Confluence.
- Ability to document solutions and train operational teams.
- Experience with AWS, or Azure is a plus.
- Experience with automation, Ansible, PowerShell, and Terraform is a plus.
- Experience in Sybase, Oracle, OEM, Postgres, and Cloudera is a plus.
- Experience in Splunk, Idera, and DBMON
Desirable Skills:
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Flexible, team player, get-it-done personality.
- Ability to organize and plan work independently.
- Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.
- Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams.
- Experience in a financial domain is a major plus.
- Certifications in this area are a plus.