When Needed Immediate:โฏ(2 Weeks)ย ย ย
Number of candidates requested:โฏโฏ1โฏ
Make candidates aware:ย This is a contract to hireย position.ย ย
**Sponsorship Considerations (see below)ย ย ย
ย ย USC, GC, H4 EAD, GC EAD
Job Summary:ย ย
Leads, designs, and delivers recommendations of all database technologies and best practices for using those technologies thatย maximizesย the performance, availability and maintainability of the database technologiesย utilizedย within the organization.ย ย
Primary Job Responsibilities:ย ย
1. Evaluates, recommends, and documents database solutions that provide performance, high availability, and flexibility for the organization.ย ย
2. Creates andย maintainsย best practice and use case documentation for all databases used by the organization.ย ย
3.ย Maintainsย relationships with vendors that provide database related software and services to the organization.ย ย
4. Provides technicalย assistanceย and support to both internal and external users of the corporationโs databases.ย ย
5. Evaluates emerging technology trends, competitive products, andย businessย need to set direction and roadmap for future growth or buy-vs-build inflection points.ย ย
6.ย Mentorsย DBA team and technical team leads in achieving businessย objectives.ย ย
ย ย Minimum Qualifications:ย ย
Position requires a bachelorโs degree in computer science, information technology, or related field and seven years of experience as a Database Administrator with three or more of the following database management systems in a lead technical role: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MySQL, Snowflake or MongoDB. Will accept any suitable combination of education, training, and experience.ย ย
Position requires experience developing automated processes in support of routine database maintenance activities in a Microsoft Windows Server or Unix operating system environment; proficiency with backup and recovery software products and concepts; experience with high availability solutions for database systems experience with Cloud database technologies; familiarity with ETL/ELT technologies; ability to work autonomously and with multiple teams when necessary to triage database system performance issues.ย ย
Ability to provide guidance to other teams on best practices and efficiency improvements; strong written, verbal, organization, and communication skills; and the ability toย think outside the boxย ย