SQL Server Database Administrator (Database Administrator)

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union•Sacramento, CA

4d•$54 - $86

About The Position

We’re always looking for diverse, talented, service-oriented people to join our exceptional team. The pay range for this position is listed below. Our pay ranges are built to allow for candidates with various levels of skill and experience to be considered, as well as for room for growth and tenure achieved in a role over time. Typical new hire salary offers fall within the minimum to midpoint of a pay range for many candidates. Any offer extended to a candidate will be based upon their unique set of knowledge, skills, education, and experience as well as internal equity. Responsible for performing enterprise database administration and management activities in a safe, recoverable manner that ensures the optimal operation for SQL Server environments within the organization. Responsible for organizing, monitoring, database creation, incident management, monitoring, tuning, access provisioning, Backup & Restore and database migrations into a hybrid server environment. Pro-actively execute and schedule on-going maintenance, performance tuning, and capacity planning for all Database environments. Consult with management team on project plans/schedules for resources and database related projects and efforts. Implement regular and ad-hoc database platform upgrades and patch management for all database servers and supporting tools. Provide input in the planning of organization database platform including all supporting tools in the database ecosystem. Identify and initiate resolutions to user problems/concerns associated with database server software. Work with Data Services team to establish security standards and how database server environments will be accessed and protected. Serve as point of escalation for performance tuning and potential service level issues for database environments both proactively and when problems occur. Collaborate with Data Services team to define and design for logical & physical database architecture and roadmap, which may require interviewing users and understanding their data usage requirements and needs. Collaborate with IT Compute, Network teams to perform capacity management and planning in collaboration with development personnel, system administrators and system architects. Establish and maintain relationships with I.S. & service providers, including knowledge of best practices, documentation preparation, policies and technical details. Performs other duties as assigned. Complies with regulatory compliance and assigned training requirements including but not limited to BSA regulations corresponding to their specific job duties. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary and other employment related actions.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required
Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent years of experience required
5-7 years of prior relevant experience required
Strong SQL and stored procedure development skills
Knowledge of current storage concepts
Knowledge and understanding of SQL Server, Oracle & DB2 configuration standards.
Demonstrate leadership quality in collaboration and problem resolution
Strong team player
Ability to take leadership of issues and drive them to closure
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Customer service orientated
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems as they occur
Strong desire to learn and take on additional responsibilities
Ability to support multiple concurrent projects

Nice To Haves

Exposure to SSIS, SSRS and PowerBi
Exposure to Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
ORACLE Database administration
IBM DB2 Database administration
PostgreSQL and MySQL exposure
Understanding of Data Replication
Exposure .NET application development
Windows server, RedHat and AIX UNIX administration exposure
Azure Cloud exposure

Responsibilities

Performing enterprise database administration and management activities in a safe, recoverable manner that ensures the optimal operation for SQL Server environments within the organization.
Organizing, monitoring, database creation, incident management, monitoring, tuning, access provisioning, Backup & Restore and database migrations into a hybrid server environment.
Pro-actively execute and schedule on-going maintenance, performance tuning, and capacity planning for all Database environments.
Consult with management team on project plans/schedules for resources and database related projects and efforts.
Implement regular and ad-hoc database platform upgrades and patch management for all database servers and supporting tools.
Provide input in the planning of organization database platform including all supporting tools in the database ecosystem.
Identify and initiate resolutions to user problems/concerns associated with database server software.
Work with Data Services team to establish security standards and how database server environments will be accessed and protected.
Serve as point of escalation for performance tuning and potential service level issues for database environments both proactively and when problems occur.
Collaborate with Data Services team to define and design for logical & physical database architecture and roadmap, which may require interviewing users and understanding their data usage requirements and needs.
Collaborate with IT Compute, Network teams to perform capacity management and planning in collaboration with development personnel, system administrators and system architects.
Establish and maintain relationships with I.S. & service providers, including knowledge of best practices, documentation preparation, policies and technical details.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with regulatory compliance and assigned training requirements including but not limited to BSA regulations corresponding to their specific job duties.