Database Administrator 2 - Cloud

Link Technologies (LinkTechConsulting.com), a Las Vegas-based IT consulting firm, is currently seeking a Database Administrator 2 – Cloud for a 99% remote (anywhere in the United States) contract opportunity (travel costs will be covered for required team meetings, either to Las Vegas or Carson City, NV, depending on project needs).

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma AND minimum four (4) years of experience in related area including IT supervisory experience.
• Proven experience as a DBA working with data warehouse, including data extraction, storage, and transformation/quality control.
• Strong understanding with administration of cloud-based services, specifically AWS and Azure environments, RedShift or similar database.
• Knowledgeable with cloud identity management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create environments in AWS or Azure cloud and apply identity access and protection.
• Enhance, oversee, and report on usage.
• Help with the development of all data exchanges.
• Perform and manage the administration of all business databases located in the AWS cloud and Azure; track and confirm proper usage of all licensing.
• Partner with vendors and IT staff to indicate environmental requirements.
• Verify proper and efficient business use of the company’s data stores, maximizing productivity of the end users.
• Evaluate and execute advanced administrative tasks to ensure stability of databases.
• Supervise all database related activities, guaranteeing best practices in database design/engineering, administration, development, performance, and tuning.
• Assist developers with tracking and augmenting long-running queries and procedures.
• Plan, build, and execute application and data maintenance of software systems from a database perspective.
• Oversee and execute detailed testing on developed database objects.
• Design and apply test plans and work with users to execute and complete testing, specifically regarding performance.
• Verify data integrity, manage, and conduct required migrations.
• Apply organization standards to guarantee quality.
• Signify design and code standards; partner with technical staff to validate code compliance.
• Ensure and maintain proper documentation and configuration/change management for all activities.

Link Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors protected by law.

About the Company:
LINK Technologies

Established in 2000, Link Technologies has provided professional services in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering, Business Support, Project Management, and Cyber Security/Information Assurance to some of America's top Corporations and Government Agencies at the Federal, State, and Local level. With our corporate headquarters in Las Vegas, NV and offices in Denver, CO, Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY, Aiken, SC, Layton, UT, and Reno, NV, we offer our clients cost effective solutions, with a focus on Client-Quality-Satisfaction.

Link Technologies’ mission statement is simple. “We provide qualified personnel in order to meet our clients’ changing needs, allowing our clients to focus on their business processes.”
Our principle philosophy and key to our continued success is the Quality we deliver. At Link Technologies, we do not believe quality should come with a price tag; it is delivered in every operating capacity as a standard. Our employees are highly skilled at delivering quality the first time and every time, no matter how complex the objective.

Our Mission Statement on Quality will continue to be the driving force for our shared success.

Company Size:
100 to 499 employees

Industry:
Computer/IT Services

Founded:
2000

Website:
http://www.linktechconsulting.com