[Remote] Senior MS Sql Database Engineer/DBA (No C2C/No Sponsorship)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Randstad Enterprise is seeking a Senior Database Engineer/DBA to support and coordinate all database activities in a MSSQL Server environment. The role involves designing and creating databases, managing security and access control, optimizing database performance, and resolving complex user-related problems.
Responsibilities
- Provide database engineering support for large mission critical systems running Microsoft SQL Server
- Implement high availability, database replication, database sharding and partitioning
- Learn new database technologies as application architecture evolves
- Diagnose and resolve production database and application problems within defined SLAs
- Develop proactive alert and monitoring tools to assist in high performance of large Microsoft SQL Server environment.
- Plan and implement database upgrades and migrations as needed.
- Assist internal and external stakeholders in developing high performing queries and ETL solutions
- Monitor and identify database bottlenecks before critical incidents adversely affect our clients
- Participate in agile software development processes
- Assist in creating documented processes and procedures to solve complex problems
- Work closely with R&D application development team
- Ability to lead projects/initiatives and act as mentor for other database engineers in the team
- Ability to work in a globally diversified team of database engineers
- Recommend, implement, and maintain best practices and corporate standards
- Participate in an on-call rotation with other database engineers to provide 24x7 support
- Ability to work in Windows and Linux environments as needed
- Knowledge of Git and GitHub
- Ability to work with cross functional teams to troubleshoot full application stack
- Familiarity with AWS, On premise, and Hybrid cloud solutions
- Experience with identifying database performance issues and making recommendations towards resolution
- Ability to write and maintain PowerShell scripts
- Knowledge of Agile Methodologies
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
Skills
- Provide database engineering support for large mission critical systems running Microsoft SQL Server
- Implement high availability, database replication, database sharding and partitioning
- Learn new database technologies as application architecture evolves
- Diagnose and resolve production database and application problems within defined SLAs
- Develop proactive alert and monitoring tools to assist in high performance of large Microsoft SQL Server environment.
- Plan and implement database upgrades and migrations as needed.
- Assist internal and external stakeholders in developing high performing queries and ETL solutions
- Monitor and identify database bottlenecks before critical incidents adversely affect our clients
- Participate in agile software development processes
- Assist in creating documented processes and procedures to solve complex problems
- Work closely with R&D application development team
- Ability to lead projects/initiatives and act as mentor for other database engineers in the team
- Ability to work in a globally diversified team of database engineers
- Recommend, implement, and maintain best practices and corporate standards
- Participate in an on-call rotation with other database engineers to provide 24x7 support
- Ability to work in Windows and Linux environments as needed
- Knowledge of Git and GitHub
- Ability to work with cross functional teams to troubleshoot full application stack
- Familiarity with AWS, On premise, and Hybrid cloud solutions
- Experience with identifying database performance issues and making recommendations towards resolution
- Ability to write and maintain PowerShell scripts
- Knowledge of Agile Methodologies
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- 8+ years of experience in Database Engineering (or Administration) with MSSQL Server in a production environment
- Experience with High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server.
- Familiarity with docker, Kubernetes or containers
- Familiarity with Snowflake, MongoDB
- Familiarity with VMWare, Cisco UCS, and flash storage technologies such as Pure
Education Requirements
- Bachelors or Master degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or Engineering preferred
Company Overview
- Randstad Enterprise is the leading global talent solutions provider, enabling companies to create sustainable business value and agility by keeping people at the heart of their organizations. It was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.randstadenterprise.com/.
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