SQL DBA - 3rd shift

Apply by eMail:15343675.185@jobfrenzy1.com

Description:
.*THIS IS A CONTRACT-TO-HIRE OPPORTUNITY . QUALIFIED CANDIDATES MUST BE WILLING TO TAKE A PERMANENT POSITION. Our client is seeking an Operational SQL Database Administrator for a 6 month contract to hire position.This position will be working 3rd shift, (10pm to 7am). This position is responsible for the daily operational support for all database system support activities. This includes: successful processing of data loads, table builds, maintenance, validation of system thresholds, database optimization, development and on-going administration of system components and change management of all production and development data base environments. Responsibilities:* Monitor system for normal operations including database availability, performance tuning, indexing, data and error checking and error handling.* Recommend upgrades to maintain reliability and performance.* Daily administration of database event logs. * Follow system management standards and procedures including naming conventions and directory structures, local and remote access rights, server and client software.* Perform day-to-day database administration activities to ensure integrity, security and availability of production and development environments.* Adhere to standard change control procedures across production and development environments.* Make recommendations to improve database and application design standards that will increase performance, reliability, and ease of administration.* Work closely with senior database staff in support of project deliverables.* Responsible for database access security in adherence with security policies.* Work with the Infrastructure team to maintain current releases of the operating system, application and software patch levels.* Creation of scheduled processes (ETL, DTS packages, scripts, etc.) to automate functions, processes and to monitor database usage.* Monitor and resolve assigned priority issues in accordance to departmental metrics and established Service Level Agreement (SLA).* Work with System Administrators to monitor capacity thresholds including disk and memory storage requirements, assist with setup and periodic failover testing of high availability databases.* Work with the Application Development team in support of new applications development and database designs that are efficient and optimized to meet the performance needs of the business.* Resolve database issues with support from the Applications Development, Infrastructure Team and vendor support teams.* Other duties as assigned.Qualifications:* Candidates must have 5+ years of experience working as a DBA in a software development team responsible for maintaining a SQL server environment, data schemas and writing stored procedures.* Skills in data aggregation using DTS; experience with ETL applications. * SQL 2000/2005 replication and knowledge of high availability environments a plus.* Familiarity in Data Warehouse data management.* Strong communication skills.* Capability in working both independently and as a member of a team.* Ability to work in a fast-paced high growth environment.* Must have excellent Customer Service attitude and focus.* Experience with SQL 2000/2005If qualified and interested, please submit a resume and salary requirements to (see below) . Please reference job code, T35070MFN when responding.

Requirements:
See Above

Education: Not Specified

Experience: Not Specified

Travel: Not Specified

Apply by eMail:15343675.185@jobfrenzy1.com

Job Created: Sat Oct 24 2009 04:27:48 AM
Last Modified: Sat Oct 24 2009 04:27:48 AM