Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Graebel Companies, Inc. is a leader in talent mobility, helping clients place exceptional people where they need to be. The Senior Database Administrator will manage database systems, focusing on SQL Server, ensuring high performance and availability while guiding modernization initiatives and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, upgrade, and manage SQL Server and other database platforms
- Proactively monitor and maintain database systems for availability and performance
- Monitor replication, scheduled jobs, and take corrective actions as needed
- Ensure environment reliability via regular database maintenance, patching, and upgrades
- Forecast and plan system capacity to meet evolving demands and provisioning for system growth and performance
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture within the department
- Oversee successful third-party database deployments
- Utilize Agile and Scrum methodologies to manage and deliver projects efficiently
- Ensure proper data protection strategies through backup and recovery solutions
- Analyze and optimize the performance of views, stored procedures, and queries
- Develop and maintain scripts to automate operational tasks and enhance system health
- Plan and execute database migrations to enhance performance and scalability
- Drive initiatives for cloud modernization and scalability, using tools such as AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database
- Plan and support database security in alignment with enterprise security standards
- Design and implement disaster recovery (DR), backup, and restore strategies in cloud and hybrid environments, with understanding of RTO/RPO concepts
- Provide database support to Application Development, Data Services, and Infrastructure teams
- Respond to ad hoc data requests (e.g., audit trails, custom reports)
- Excellent problem-solving, diagnostic, and analytical skills
- Effective communicator with cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and competing demands
- Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies
- Strategic thinker with the ability to align database management with broader business objectives
- Perform any other related duties as required or assigned
Skills
- Strong experience with SQL Server, AWS RDS, Azure database
- Hands-on expertise in replication, mirroring, SSIS, and SSRS
- Proficiency in disaster recovery planning, backup strategies, and high availability setup
- Deep knowledge of database design and architecture
- Familiarity with cloud storage solutions (e.g., AWS S3, Glacier, EFS, EBS)
- Solid understanding of performance tuning, indexing, and scripting
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
- 6+ years of experience as a Database Administrator (preferably SQL Server)
- 3+ years of experience with cloud-based data solutions in production (preferably multi-cloud environments)
- Excellent problem-solving, diagnostic, and analytical skills
- Effective communicator with cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and competing demands
- Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies
- Strategic thinker with the ability to align database management with broader business objectives
- Preferred certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
Benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Top notch health insurance (covering medical, dental, and vision)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid time off that grows with your years of service to the company
- Paid holidays each year
- Volunteer paid time off
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
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