What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Database Administrator position at NVR Inc?
NVR, Inc. is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to work on site in Reston, VA
NVR’s technology teams thrive on providing multiple business lines with the tools and cutting-edge technologies that support NVR’s mission to create a better living experience for our customers. Join NVR Technology and be a part of a collaborative team that welcomes innovation, encourages continuous learning, and helps you achieve your career goals.
As a Senior Database Administrator, you will leverage your expertise maintaining the health, performance, and security of NVR’s SQL databases. You will develop an understanding of NVR’s data needs and infrastructure (on-prem and cloud) to identify solutions to database related issues and improve the quality of service.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for day-to-day activities regarding the upkeep and availability of all SQL servers in multiple environments through patching, upgrading and troubleshooting activities
- Work with software engineers to design and optimize databases, stored procedures, and queries
- Responsible for SQL backup and restore functions including scheduled tests of DR availability
- Contributes to data refresh process and execution to lower environments
- Ensures database security through policy adherence, monitoring and internal auditing
- Database performance and capacity planning to support migration of on-premises SQL databases to Azure SQL
- Automate manual processes, optimize data delivery, improve infrastructure for better scalability, and SQL query performance tuning
- Setup and maintain SSIS / SSRS servers and work closely with data warehouse and ETL processes
- On call duties as needed including after-hours support
- Mentor / cross train team members on existing and new technologies
- Follow established NVR policies and procedures. Recommend changes when needed
Job Qualifications
- 5 years of experience and strong skills in supporting and performance tuning Microsoft SQL Server (2005-2019), Microsoft SSIS/SSRS (2016-2019)
- 1-2 years experience in Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Managed Instance
- Proficient in TSQL Languages, PowerShell Scripting and working knowledge in Nutanix
- Must have strong communication and documentation skills
About Us & Life at NVR
NVR has been helping families build their happily ever after since 1948. As a Top 5 US homebuilder, we’re committed to quality and to our customers and we take pride in the over 500,000 new homes we have sold and built across the country. Working in the homebuilding industry is tangible and rewarding, but not every job at NVR requires a hard hat. We don’t just sell and build new homes; we also manage teams, acquire land, manufacture materials, provide mortgages to our customers, and provide corporate support to NVR’s multi-billion dollar business operations.
At NVR, we value our teams and provide opportunities to learn new technologies and skills to grow your career. Your desire to excel is matched by our commitment to your success and we’ll give you the tools and industry knowledge you need. Our management team is tenured and talented, nearly 80% of them promoted from within, so you’ll find mentors who can share their knowledge, provide career guidance and encourage your success.
NVR also offers benefits among the best in the industry that reflect the strong commitment we have to all of our employees.
- Competitive Compensation
- Home Purchase Discount
- Mortgage and Settlement Services Discounts
- Comprehensive Health, Life and Disability Insurance
- 401(k) (Full-time employees are eligible to contribute immediately)
- Employee Stock Ownership Program
- Vacation and Holidays
In addition to the traditional benefits, we offer all our employees stock ownership through a profit sharing trust as part of our retirement savings package. NVR has had the highest Earnings Per Share growth rate in the homebuilding industry for the past 10 years, so as we grow financially, so do you.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Drug Testing and Credit Check are required.
Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States, as NVR does not provide visa sponsorships.
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