SQL Data Administrator II - NBC Sports Next

NBC • Orlando, FL

382d • Remote

About The Position

The SQL Database Administrator II at NBC Sports Next is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and monitoring of database environments. This role collaborates closely with software development, data engineering, and QA teams to ensure efficient operations and adherence to best practices in database management.

Requirements

• At least 5+ years of hands-on SQL Server experience.
• Strong knowledge of MS SQL Server, TSQL, Power Shell, and coding best practices.
• Knowledge of MySQL & Postgres preferred.
• Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud Services such as RDS and EC2.
• Experience using Source Control (GitHub) to maintain scripts and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).
• Strong understanding of SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery technologies.
• Strong SQL Server administration skills.
• Understanding of SQL Server concurrency features, transactions, and locking.
• Experience with SQL Server debugging and tracing.
• Experience using full text search and XML in SQL Server.
• Experience in SQL performance analysis and optimization.
• Associates degree, preferably in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Experience using Atlassian Jira & Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and monitor database servers across environments including Production, QA, and Development.
• Ensure High Availability and meet SLAs for systems across environments.
• Design and implement monitoring solutions to achieve HA and SLA goals.
• Review and audit all environments for best practices in security.
• Assist in TSQL development and support of SQL CI/CD life cycle.
• Assist developers in best practices for writing queries and procedures.
• Perform tuning to identify system performance bottlenecks.
• Assist in system capacity planning.
• Create and implement new environments based on business needs.
• Design and implement data systems integration.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Broadcasting and Content Providers
• Education Level: Associate degree