SQL Server Database Administrator

Tailwind Associates is a financially stable, long-term, multi-million dollar privately held firm that provides IT, engineering, and technology-related solutions and services to Fortune 500 companies as well as large, enterprise-wide public sector clients. Our offices are located in Schenectady NY, New York NY, Charlotte NC, and Austin TX.

The Database Administrator is responsible for day-to-day administration and maintenance of database systems, developing and implementing database administration policies and procedures, managing database performance tools, and collaborating with information services counterparts to prioritize and support application database needs. The policies and procedures shall provide guidelines for installations, upgrades, backups, and database configuration ensuring that databases are:

* Maintained for integrity, performance, and availability * Recoverable from a failure or disaster * Protected from unauthorized access * Supported for development and testing to allow efficient access by in house programs The Database Administrator will work with application teams and technology counterparts to assure appropriate monitoring of database performance metrics, alert stakeholders as appropriate, prioritize database needs, and analyze and resolve database administration issues.

* 10+ years of experience * Minimum of Bachelor's degree, preferably in a math, science, or technology related field of study. * Extensive experience with any combination of the following: * MSSQL Servers such as 2000, 2005 and 2008 * Oracle 9.1 * PowerShell * Cold Fusion * Visual Basic.NET * ASP.Net * SQL Server Reporting Services * System backup and security monitoring tools and/or similar database administration tools. * Experience with database programming such as user defined functions, stored procedures, triggers, and transact-SQL.