Senior Microsoft SQL Database Administrator

rattletech; Ventura (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

rattletech is looking for a skilled Database Admin Consultant to join the Global Database Engineering team in Ventura, California. The role involves supporting database operations for managed services, troubleshooting incidents, and providing Tier 3/4 escalation support in an MS-SQL environment.

Ideal candidates will possess over 7 years of SQL Server administration experience and have hands-on knowledge of various database management techniques. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in mission-critical environments are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in SQL Server database administration/support.
• Good understanding of Microsoft SQL Server and its versions.
• Experience in a mission-critical environment.

Responsibilities

• Support database operations for managed hosting and services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents using ticketing tools.
• Work on change requests and recurring incident resolution.
• Provide Tier 3/4 escalation support for MSSQL environment.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server database administration

SQL Server production environments

Managing Databases on Azure/AWS

SSRS and SSIS

SQL Server performance troubleshooting

SQL Server security techniques

high availability and disaster recovery techniques

Windows computing environments administration

Migration from Sybase to MSSQL

ITIL methodologies

Automating database tasks

Strong communication skills

Self-starter

Tools

PowerShell

Python

VBScript

JavaScript

C#

Job description

Job Description

The Database Admin Consultant will be a member of the Global Database Engineering team, which is responsible for supporting database operations for our managed hosting and managed services customers. You will be working on our ticketing tools to troubleshoot and resolve proactive and reactive incidents, create and execute change requests, work on other database requests from our customers, and troubleshoot recurring incidents through problems tickets. You may also be expected to provide Tier 3/4 escalation support for Lumen Hosting Operations Engineers and customers in their MS‑SQL environment. You will be required to work closely with other DBAs in a global team as well as application, systems operations, and engineering teams.

Required Skills

• Good hands‑on technical knowledge of all running versions of Microsoft SQL Server database administration
• 7+ years of experience in SQL Server database administration/support in SQL Server production environments
• Good understanding of Managing Databases on Azure/AWS
• Working experience with SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) & SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services)
• Ability to troubleshoot MSSQL Server performance issues including server configuration, indexes, queries, and identifying network and disk related issues
• Implementation and troubleshooting knowledge of SQL Server security techniques such as TDE, SSL, Always‑Encrypted, etc.
• Implementing and supporting high availability and disaster recovery techniques offered by SQL Server including log shipping, replication, database mirroring and Always On, clustering
• Proficient in administration and management of hosted Windows computing environments
• Migration experience from Sybase database to MSSQL
• Good understanding of ITIL methodologies for change, incident, problem and request management
• Automate recurring database tasks
• Strong communication skills and customer‑support focused attitude
• Self‑starter who can work in mission‑critical environments with minimal supervision

Good to Have

• Basic Microsoft Windows Server administration experience
• Windows Server failover clustering knowledge
• Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, Perl, VBScript, JavaScript, C#
• Understanding of various 3rd‑party database monitoring and administration tools
• Experience with third‑party backup and HA tools (SQLSafe, LiteSpeed, DoubleTake, WanSync)
• Microsoft SQL Server certification