Sr. SQL Database administrator required in IL(16+yrsexp. needed) - Hybrid/remote

[Radha Venkatraman]

Dear friends,

 

Please respond with suitable profiles with contact details, visa copy, DL, Passport number and linkedin for the below urgent requirement.

 

Position: Sr. SQL database administrator(16+yrs exp. Needed)

Location: Lake Forest, IL – Hybrid/remote

Type: long term contract

Rate: open

Position summary:

What are the top 3 skills required for this role?

1. Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos Db

2. DB2 (Good to have)

3. Experience in audit activities

 

Job Description/ Responsibilities

 

As a Senior Database Administrator, you will work as part of our Database Operations team to support a complex data tier based on Microsoft SQL Server. The ideal candidate for this role will have a passion for building, designing, and supporting complex and mission-critical data solutions on VM’s and the Microsoft Azure cloud environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities for a Senior Database Administrator may vary, but should include:

• Work independently and take a lead role on projects with minimal supervision.

• Serve as a go-to resource for questions related to database systems.

• Identify database performance and capacity requirements by analyzing current workloads and utilizing best practices.

• Serve in an architectural capacity for database high availability and disaster recovery design.

• Support team initiatives by developing tools and identifying opportunities for process automation.

• Support and build automated environment installation and setup processes.

• Interact positively with customers to support processes critical to business operations.

• Monitor and troubleshoot database instances, perform root-cause analysis, identify opportunities for improved system performance, and assist development teams with implementation.

• Work closely with System Administration team to support infrastructure enhancements and maintenance.

• Participate in production support on-call rotation to triage and resolve critical issues outside of business hours.

• Drive vulnerability remediation.

• Create and manage database standards.

 

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Ability to develop and grow interpersonal relationship within and across teams

• Expert knowledge of common database administration tasks such as backup & restore, recovery models, integrity checks, and replication methods.

• Experience automating SQL Server administration tasks and workflows at scale.

• Experience with SQL Server High Availability & Disaster Recovery features.

• Familiarity with modern SQL Server data protection and security features.

• Firm understanding of the most prominent Azure database technologies such as Azure SQL Database.

• Fundamental knowledge of T-SQL code is required, strong expertise in this area is a bonus.

• In-depth knowledge of deploying and supporting SQL transactional replication.

• Experience with Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance

 

Desired SKILLS

• Experience with Azure Cosmos Db

• Experience with common tools utilized in our environment such as SQL Backup, Git, ServiceNow, Foglight, and Spotlight.

• Good to have DB2 skills

Years of Experience:     16.00 Years of Experience

 

 

 

 

Regards,

Radha Venkatraman

Recruitment Lead
ReqRoute,Inc
Desk: 408-600-2008; Fax: 888-400-2698
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