SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA)

Jacobs Levy Equity Management; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial management firm located in Florham Park, NJ, is seeking a SQL Server Database Administrator. The role involves managing database operations, ensuring high availability, and developing quantitative applications. Candidates should have a Master's degree in a related field and at least 5 years of SQL Server DBA experience. Familiarity with equity market data is a plus. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative investment solutions.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of SQL Server Database Administration experience.
• 5+ years of SQL development experience in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage database Disaster Recovery and High Availability.
• Install and upgrade SQL Server instances.
• Design and develop quantitative investment applications.

Skills

SQL Server Administration

SQL Development

Database Tuning

Disaster Recovery

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SQL Server

C/C++

Job description

Jacobs Levy, located in Florham Park, NJ, is seeking a SQL Server Database Administrator. We are looking for a highly motivated and talented DBA to build and manage a best in class database platform for our quantitative investment applications. The candidate will be a database developer and also participate in other application development efforts.

Responsibilities

• Manage database Disaster Recovery and High Availability for quantitative financial data, portfolio management, and trading databases
• Install and upgrade the SQL Server database instances in all environments including but not limited to development, QA and Production
• Design and develop quantitative investment applications, system interfaces, databases, and reporting as required to deliver new systems functionality
• Perform data analysis, SQL optimization, database tuning, and general database reliability analysis
• Proactively monitor the database systems to ensure secure operations with minimum downtime
• Collaborate with the development team throughout the system lifecycle, providing guidance on table design, index optimization, and SQL query best practices
• Responsible for implementation and release of database changes as submitted by the development team
• Apply security patches in accordance with approved maintenance schedules
• Oversee data processing workflows and ensure proper monitoring

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Proven 5+ years of SQL Server Database Administration experience
• 5+ years of SQL development experience including package/procedure/trigger/scripting development in a multi-user production environment
• Ability to understand requirements and create tables, views, stored procedures, functions and also support SQL deployment to multiple environments
• Experience with SQL Server High Availability configurations and disaster recovery
• Experience in C or C++ is a significant plus
• Familiarity with equity market data (S&P Global, Bloomberg, LSEG/Refinitiv, FactSet, etc.) is a strong plus