Microsoft SQL Sr DBA

Mercury Insurance; Brea (CA); Remote; USD 92,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury Insurance seeks a Microsoft SQL Sr DBA to manage and optimize complex database environments. This senior role involves collaborating with IT professionals to support large-scale database platforms, ensuring high performance and availability. The ideal candidate will have a strong SQL background, leadership skills, and a commitment to excellence.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States

Paid time off

Incentive bonus programs

Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years SQL experience and database administration expertise.
• Experience with SQL 2012 or higher and cluster management.
• Strong ability to mitigate database security risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor database administrators on IT initiatives.
• Perform complex database administration activities.
• Ensure optimal database performance and availability.

Skills

SQL Tuning

Performance Analysis

Troubleshooting

Education

BS Computer Science or related field

Tools

SQL Server

VMWare

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Position Summary

The Sr. Database Administrator is a senior IT engineering position that designs, implements and handles multiple, complex database platforms in a mission critical OLTP, ODS and Warehouse environment. Specializes in supporting multiple, complex database platforms with opportunities to cross train and support other database administrators. Closely collaborates with application developers, systems engineers and other database administrators to design, implement and support large scale database platforms in transactional and analytics business applications.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions:

• Lead and mentor other database administrators to assist in the implementation of IT initiatives. Proactively support database project management during the implementation of new initiatives and software development activities. Design and implement logical and physical data models in order to construct and operate highly optimized OLTP, ODS, data warehouse and reporting databases.
• Perform complex physical and logical database engineering and administration activities including database related project management, installation, administration, performance management, monitoring, backup, restoring, and change management of company’s mission critical RDBMS systems under minimal direction or supervision
• Utilize SQL language extensively to design complex database performance solutions and manage large database related projects during tuning and database upgrades
• Ensure optimal database performance and availability through database support. Leads the acquisition and implementation of new database technologies and applications across the company.
• Demonstrate Mercury’s core values of People, Service Excellence, Trustworthiness, Process Simplicity and Product Value
• Cordially and professionally interact with customers, vendors, superiors and peers
• Regular attendance on a full-time schedule of at least 8 hours and 40 hours per week
• Various marginal functions
  
  

Education

Qualifications

• BS Computer Science or a related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Certification in management of database platforms is a plus.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of SQL language experience and database administration expertise as well as extensive training in implementation, security, administration and tuning of various database management systems. Direct experience including:
• Installation and management of Microsoft SQL 2012 or higher cluster with 3 or more physical nodes
• SQL hosted on VMWare
• Database size of 5+ TB
• SQL Always-on technology
• Table partitioning technology
• SQL server upgrade and security patching
• Compliance management: SOX, PCI (access control, encryption, activity monitoring, data loss prevention)
• Strong experience on SQL 2012 or higher database administration
• Experience working in an environment with well-defined Change Management processes
• Strong SQL Tuning, performance analysis and troubleshooting skills
• Process oriented, strong on documentation and standards
• Preferred
• installation and management of Microsoft SQL 2016 or higher
• 1 or more years of Delphix administration
  

Knowledge And Skills

• Strong commitment to meeting deadlines and providing independent and sound technical solutions to problem solve or launch new initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision to design, implement, tune and upgrade various database platforms.
• Advanced experience with the leading large relational databases such as SQLServer, Oracle or DB2.
• Demonstrated follow through, ability to independently and proactively administer databases and collaborate with other IT staff during problem resolution processes.
• Thorough understanding of underlying technologies like AD based Security, SAN, Networking and Compute
• Demonstrated knowledge in database backup, replication, cloning using native tools as well as Snap Manager for SQL
• Demonstrated knowledge in performance monitoring using tools like SQLSentry, SCOM etc.
• Knowledge of database virtualization products like Delphix and/or RedGate
• Ability to work on demand to provide 7x24 mission critical support.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with an acute ability to communicate effectively throughout all levels of the organization and with external partners.
• Strong knowledge of database security administration. Strong ability to mitigate risks to database security and risks arising from loss of data.
• Ability to thrive in cross functional matrix environment.
• Ability to collaborate with application developers on performance improvement
• Ability to communicate with development team and internal team management in a collaborative environment
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills
  
  

About The Company

Why choose a career at Mercury?

At Mercury, we have been guided by our purpose to help people reduce risk and overcome unexpected events for more than 60 years. We are one team with a common goal to help others. Everyone needs insurance and we can’t imagine a world without it.

Our team will encourage you to grow, make time to have fun, and work together to make great things happen. We embrace the strengths and values of each team member. We believe in having diverse perspectives where everyone is included, to serve customers from all walks of life.

We care about our people, and we mean it. We reward our talented professionals with a competitive salary, bonus potential, and a variety of benefits to help our team members reach their health, retirement, and professional goals.

Learn more about us here: https://www.mercuryinsurance.com/about/careers

Perks And Benefits

We offer many great benefits, including:

• Competitive compensation
• Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions
• Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)
• Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
• 401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Engaging work environment
• Promotional opportunities
• Education assistance
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Company recognition program
• Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more
  
  

Mercury Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Pay Range

USD $92,153.73 - USD $174,681.00 /Yr.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Insurance

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