SQL database administrator

Accord Technologies Inc; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company is seeking an experienced SQL Database Administrator to manage and secure databases remotely. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in SQL database administration, including troubleshooting, performance optimization, and documentation. Responsibilities include ensuring database availability and security, as well as collaborating with team members. This position offers flexibility for remote work, making it ideal for skilled professionals looking for a new challenge.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in SQL database administration.
• Ability to handle common database procedures such as upgrade, backup, recovery, and migration.
• Familiarity with modern relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Respond to database problems that arise and carry out periodic maintenance.
• Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases.
• Handle database backup and recovery processes.

Skills

SQL database administration

Optimizing SQL statements

Database security

Troubleshooting database issues

Code versioning tools (GitLab)

Database performance optimization

Tools

Database engines configuration

SISS packages

Job description

SQL Database Administrator

Jackson, MS (Remote)

Duration: 30 months

Visa: Open

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Technically skilled database administrator with a minimum of 8+ years of experience in SQL database administration.
• In this role, the DBA will be the respondent to database problems that arise and carry out periodic maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Help write and optimize in-application SQL statements.
• Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases.
• Prepare documentations and specifications.
• Handle common database procedures such as upgrade, backup, recovery, migration, etc.
• Profile server resource usage and optimize and tweak as necessary.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
• Responding in a timely manner to user-reported errors.
• Protecting the database against threats or unauthorized access.
• Ensuring that the database is adequately backed up and able to be recovered in the event of memory loss.
• Reporting on metrics regarding usage and performance. Suggesting changes and improvements for database maintenance or protection.
• Regularly liaising with IT project managers and database programmers.
• Designing databases with both front-end and back-end users in mind.
• Experience with some of the modern relational databases.
• Skilled at optimizing large complicated SQL statements.
• Knowledge of best practices when dealing with relational databases.
• Capable of configuring popular database engines and orchestrating clusters as necessary.
• Ability to plan resource requirements from high level specifications Capable of troubleshooting common database issues.
• Familiar with tools that can aid with profiling server resource usage and optimizing.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as GitLab Familiar with SISS packages.