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Senior SQL Server DBA
Summary
Title:Senior SQL Server DBA
ID:1306
Department:Engineering
Job Type:Exempt (salaried)
Location:Suitland, MD
Description

The Sr SQL Server DBA must be able to meet the key criteria below:

 

  • Location: Must be onsite in Suitland, MD
  • Years’ Experience: 10+ years
  • Education: Bachelors degree in IT related field
  • Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance
  • Work Authorization: Must be a US citizen
  • Key Skills:
    • Microsoft Certifications a plus (MCSA/MCSE/MCP etc)
    • SQL Server 2008/2012/2014/2016 experience required
    • Windows clustering and AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances (FCI) experience
    • Experience migrating systems to MS Azure

 

Responsibilities

 

  • Be able to work with clients, peers and management in a highly visible, mission critical environment
  • End-to-end knowledge of MS SQL server database technologies including MS SQL Clusters and AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances (FCI)
  • Experience with deploying and maintaining Enterprise Level SQL Server Farms and AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances (FCI)
  • Evaluate, implement and maintain Microsoft technology, security updates, hot fixes, upgrades and version releases to ensure architecture stability
  • Configure and manage Microsoft's Windows Server 2008/2012, Windows Clustering on a spanned VLAN, and SQL Server 2008/2012/2014/2016, demonstrating how these technologies may be leveraged to impact the architecture's overall design, security, availability and stability
  • Solution development and integration of value-add applications to meet new requirements.
  • Provide troubleshooting of database instances and OS level support in a consolidated SQL Server environment leveraging a wide-array of configurations, including local and multi-site failover clustering
  • Demonstrate ability to analyze resource bottlenecks and provide suggestions to team, management, and internal customers on how to alleviate pressure and plan for capacity
  • Provide recommendations and strategies to application owners on how to improve performance and scalability of their database components
  • Install, upgrade and administer SQL Server database engine, Integration Services (SSIS), Reporting Services (SSRS), and Analysis Services (SSAS)
  • Provide architectural guidance on strategies to improve operations and monitoring of current and future implementations.
  • Ability to implement physical designs from logical designs
  • Windows and power shell scripting skills (preferred)
  • Virtualization (VMWare, preferred)
  • Prepare technical documentation

 

Qualifications

 

  • Candidate must currently be working as a Senior SQL DBA supporting an environment with 50 to 100+ combination of virtual and physical SQL servers.
  • MSCE/A or other relevant (e.g. MCP) professional certification a big plus
  • Extensive experience in Windows Server 2008/2012
  • Extensive administrative experience in SQL Server 2008 R2/2012/2014/2016
  • Experience implementing and managing Windows clustering and AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances (FCI)
  • Experience implementing and managing SQL Server high-availability technologies (replication, mirroring, failover clusters, etc.)
  • Experience in designing/engineering/architecting new SQL database environments, developing SQL database strategy and roadmaps, developing SQL database policies and standards, able to lead to identify/design/engineer new SQL DBA features and tools to the existing environments a bonus
  • Experience working with VMWare
  • SQL Server Integration Services package development (SSIS)
  • SQL Server Reporting Services report development (SSRS)
  • Experience working with IBM and Cisco hardware
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and strong sense of ownership

 

About IBR

Imagine Believe Realize, LLC (IBR) is an emerging small business focused on delivering software and systems engineering solutions to government and commercial clients. Our talent acquisition strategy is tailored to career seeking candidates who embrace continuous learning and desire to grow as a professional in the software/systems engineering industry. We strive to enhance our team members ability to thrive in the workplace by creating a proper work/life balance and first-class benefits package that includes:

  • Nationwide medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 3 weeks of paid time off plus 10 paid federal holidays
  • 401k matching
  • Life insurance, short term and long term disability at no cost to our employees
  • Health care and dependent care flex spending accounts
  • Training opportunities and education assistance opportunities

Imagine Believe Realize, LLC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.” IBR does not discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Learn more at http://www.teamibr.com

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info@teamibr.com

407.459.1830

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