Junior SQL Server DBA with Oracle Exposure

Astound; New Jersey; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD insurance

Paid time off

Floating holidays

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Astound is seeking a Junior SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) to join its IT Infrastructure team in New Jersey. You will assist in administration, maintenance, monitoring, and support of Microsoft SQL Server databases while gaining exposure to Oracle environments.

Collaborate with the Director of IT, application teams, and system engineers to ensure performance, availability, security, and reliability.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience with SQL Server databases.
• Basic understanding of relational database concepts and architecture.
• Familiarity with Oracle databases.
• Basic knowledge of Windows Server and Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain Microsoft SQL Server databases in development, test, and production environments.
• Perform routine database administration tasks including backups, restores, integrity checks, and index maintenance.
• Assist with SQL Server provisioning, configuration, and patch management.
• Monitor SQL Server performance and identify bottlenecks or optimization opportunities.
• Troubleshoot SQL Server connectivity and performance issues.
• Assist with SQL Server upgrades, migrations, and deployments.
• Maintain SQL Server security, permissions, and RBAC.
• Assist with administration and monitoring of Oracle Database environments.
• Support Oracle backup and recovery operations using RMAN.
• Monitor Oracle health, performance, and storage utilization.
• Participate in Oracle patching and upgrade activities.
• Support Oracle user account management and security administration.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

SQL Server

Relational DB concepts

Oracle databases

Windows & Linux

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Astound is seeking a Junior SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) to join its IT Infrastructure team in New Jersey. You will assist in administration, maintenance, monitoring, and support of Microsoft SQL Server databases while gaining exposure to Oracle environments.

Collaborate with the Director of IT, application teams, and system engineers to ensure performance, availability, security, and reliability.