Senior SQL Database Administrator

Cox Enterprises is a leading communications, media and automotive services company.

Ready Logistics is looking for a Senior SQL Database Administrator to be part of a rapidly growing team of engineers in developing our next generation of applications, platforms and services within a hybrid deployment model. The work environment is highly agile and moving towards practicing continuous delivery with some of the latest tools and technologies within a service oriented architecture. The ideal candidate has a passion of continuous improvement and who is motivated by the opportunity in establishing new practices for a growing organization.

• Configure, upgrade, and manage multiple SQL Server databases and monitor for performance issues in a high availability environment
• Configuring and maintaining SQL Server Backups and Mirroring in a clustered environment
• Maintain recovery plans and perform periodic tests to insure compliance with published company SLAs
• Tuning and optimizing SQL performance including analysis of triggers, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication, stored procedures, functions, views, etc.
• Own the responsibility for tracking and resolving database related incidents and requests, fulfilling requests and resolving incidents within SLAs including after hours support for critical issues
• Index management including design, refresh, and removal of unneeded indexes and index performance monitoring
• Assist in implementing enterprise strategies to proactively maintain system health and availability
• Document the database environment
• Attend meetings and training as required

Qualifications

• S/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent industry experience
• 3+ years' experience as a Database and Systems Administrator, MS SQL Server 2012 and up, in a dynamic multi-server environment
• Experience in Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
• Tuning T-SQL queries to improve performance
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability and desire to work with complex, integrated solutions
• Ability to work independently and with limited oversight
• Communicate clearly with the development team and project staff
• Stay abreast of current trends and movements in technology
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools such asWord, Excel, Visio, and Outlook

Desired Skills and Experience:

• SQL Azure setup and management or other cloud infrastructure
• Knowledge of failover clustering
• LINQ or Entity Framework experience
• SQL certifications desired but not required
• Experience with Solar Winds Database Performance Analyzer
• Experience with the Agile methodology and understanding the various aspects such as Sprints, Stories, Tasks, Impediments, etc.
• Working knowledge of Data Warehouse strategies, architecture, and integration
• Experience with noSQL (PostgreSQL) is a plus