Database Administrator I

Summary

Join Mitratech, a team of technocrats building world-class products for Fortune 100 companies. As a Database Administrator I, you will focus on MSSQL environments, installing, configuring, maintaining, and managing database environments. You will create SQL code, troubleshoot performance issues, and work with a team to provide 24x7 production support. The ideal candidate possesses solid technical skills and a desire to learn and grow within a high-availability, high-performance database environment. This role involves working under limited supervision with opportunities for independent judgment and initiative. Mitratech offers a close-knit, globally dispersed team with a diverse and inclusive work culture.

Requirements

• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience managing Microsoft SQL Server database environments
• Ability to communicate changes, write documentation and train other personnel
• Experience managing SQL Server on VMs
• Experience managing Azure SQL Managed Instances and/or Azure SQL Database
• Bachelor degree in MIS, technical discipline or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Work with a team to provide 24x7 production support
• Proactively monitor databases and servers for uptime and performance
• Enforce and maintain backup and recovery policies and procedures
• Perform database tuning and performance monitoring
• Establish and maintain documentation and standards
• Enforce and maintain all aspects of database security
• Design, implement, and maintain MSSQL databases
• Perform database refreshes, cloning, backup, and recovery
• Perform software and security upgrades to databases where appropriate
• Use scripts to automate routine tasks and gather data for performance tuning
• Monitor server and database security and logs
• Assist with database patching and upgrades
• Learn and support new database technologies gained through acquisition
• Provide technical advice and architectural guidance
• Train other DBAs on the team with acquired knowledge
• Perform problem determination and root-cause-analysis
• Document technical environments, processes and procedures, testing plans, project plans
• Experience managing SQL Server on VMs
• Experience managing Azure SQL Managed Instances and/or Azure SQL Database
• Assist with capacity planning
• Execute and assist with disaster recovery plan / testing
• Participate in on-call rotation