SQL DBA

USC, GC,GC-EAD is acceptable

Need the candidate local to IA (Address proof is also fine)

Job Description:

8 years of Microsoft SQL Server Database Administration experience in SQL Server 2008R2/2008/2012/2014/2016/2019.

Installed SQL Server 2012/2014/2016/2017/2019 on new x64-bit Operating System. Experience in Migrating from SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2012 and from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2014/2016/2019.

Responsible for the monitoring and uptime of all production databases.

Maintaining physical and logical backups via user managed & RMAN backup recoveries.

Lead efforts to develop and improve procedures for automated monitoring and proactive intervention to reduce downtime.

Develop Stored Procedures and SQL scripts in support of application development.

Participate in application development projects and be responsible for the database architecture and design.

Participate in the creation of development, staging, and production database instances, and the migration from one environment to another.

SQL code review to ensure queries are optimized and tuned to perform efficiently prior to production release.

SQL Replication configuration, installation and troubleshooting any issues related to replication.

Experience in upgrading SQL server software to new versions and applying service packs and patches.

Proficient with SQL Management Studio, Enterprise Manager, Query Analyzer, rescheduling jobs with SQL Server.

Creating DB Maintenance plans, rebuild/reorganize indexes & performing integrity checks. Highly proficient in database Backup, Restore, Recovery, Linked servers, and Database Maintenance Plans.

Experience with High Availability and Disaster Recoveries like Replication, Log Shipping, Mirroring, and Clustering.

Proficient in implementing different types of Replication Models like Snapshot, Transactional, and Merge.

Experience in Implementing Always On in SQL Server 2012, 2014, 2016,2017, 2019.

Auditing database configuration and security configurations.

Actively involved in System Performance by tuning SQL queries and stored procedures by using SQL Profiler, Database Engine Tuning Advisor, Windows performance monitor, DMVs, Resource Governor, Data collection Reports, crystal reports, DBCC and Custom Script, Built-in performance Report and Activity Monitor.

Experience with Database Backup and Restore. Should have PowerShell and SQL Scripting knowledge for automation things.

Responsible for regular backups and recovery of databases.

Responsible for regular maintenance on databases (e.g., Stats, Indexing, Archiving).

Responsible for pro-active remediation of database operational issues.