Spry Methods, Inc. is hiring a
Database Administrator, Remote - Worldwide

Summary

The job is for a Database Administrator in Test position supporting testing efforts for a government client. The position can be based in Fort Collins, CO or Reston, VA or remotely near a USDA Facility. The employee will be expected to support database testing efforts, work with automated CI/CD pipelines, build robust functional and regression tests, troubleshoot database issues, participate in SAFe ceremonies, create test plans and test cases, defect reporting and tracking.

Requirements

• Computer Science or related technology/engineering degree
• At least three years of hands-on experience with SQL Server Database Design and Administration
• SQL Server 2016+ T-SQL development experience
• SQL Server 2016+ Administrative skills
• Familiarity with one or more version control systems such as Git, Subversion, or SourceSafe
• Ability to performance tune T-SQL queries
• Excellent analytical and problem determination skills
• The ability to effectively communicate and work independently on a team
• Candidates for this position are subject to a background investigation by the government and must be able to meet the requirements to hold a position of public trust. U.S. Citizenship or Green Card with 3 year residence requirement

Responsibilities

• Support database testing efforts for specific application project teams
• Work with automated TFS and Jenkins based CI/CD pipelines to deploy Visual Studio database solutions to multiple environments
• Build robust functional, and regression tests as part of a SQL Server value pipeline
• Troubleshoot database issues in multiple environments as part of a highly collaborative team
• Participate in SAFe ceremonies, including Product Increment (PI) planning. Contribute to maintaining Project Backlogs are required
• Create test plans and test cases
• Defect reporting and tracking

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Visual Studio database projects
• Ability to write robust functional and regression tests for T-SQL views, stored procedures, and functions
• Experience testing in a SAFe/Agile development environment
• Experience with a centralized agile life cycle management system such as Jira
• Experience using a document management system, such as Confluence, to document test planning and reporting
• Experience in: Black box testing, White box testing, boundary testing, negative testing, functional and regression testing
• Experience testing in a large data warehouse environment
• Test Plan and Test Case Development based on software engineering documentation (testing based on product requirements)
• Experience with reporting of test results
• Experience with commercial bug management systems such as Jira