Senior Database Administrator

Seyfarth Shaw LLP•Miami, FL

10d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Database Administrator position is responsible for supporting databases and servers which support mission critical applications within the firm. This position reports to the Lead Database Administrator and Data Center and Systems Engineering Manager and works as a contributing member of the Database Administration team.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Minimum of five years' work with Microsoft SQL server and windows server senior level administration experience.
Expertise with High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server
Expertise with Azure SQL and other cloud based database services
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities

Responsibilities

Support and maintain all databases and servers for Microsoft and non-Microsoft database platforms
Ensure availability of existing SQL and other operational databases by designing highly available systems available from multiple data centers
Monitor, tune and manage scheduled tasks, backup jobs, recover processes, alerts, and database storage needs in line with firm change control procedures
Performs fault diagnosis, troubleshoot, and correct problems at the database and application performance level
Work in a team environment within the database administration team as well as with other Technical Service Group teams and other departments within the firm
Provide regular reports on performance and stability of database environment, identifying coming needs proactively to ensure continued reliable service
Work with other teams and departments architecting database backend to support new solutions as required for project and operational tasks
Document, develop, test and implement updates to database systems
Work outside of regular business hours as required for project or operational work