SQL Server Database Administrator

Summary

Join Pythian, a multinational company specializing in strategic database and analytics services, as a Database Administrator. You will be part of a team providing comprehensive support for managed database and application infrastructure operations to various clients. Your responsibilities will include coordinating, analyzing, designing, implementing, and administering database solutions; recommending best practices; configuring and maintaining SQL Server database servers; troubleshooting operational problems; and administering daily checks and responding to alerts. You will also communicate with customers and team members and participate in shift patterns and on-call rotations. Pythian offers a competitive salary and benefits package, flexible remote or hybrid work options, and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• 3 years or more of experience as a SQL Server DBA
• Installing, configuring and upgrading SQL Server databases
• SQL Server Administration including: Managing Server and Database storage
• Performance tuning of database server
• Designing and implementing various backup/recovery strategies
• SSRS & Power BI, SSIS, and BI experience
• Coding scripts, procedures, functions, etc

Responsibilities

• Coordinating, analyzing, designing, implementing and administering solutions
• Recommending best practices for improvements to current operational processes
• Configuring and maintaining SQL Server database servers
• Troubleshooting operational problems
• Administering proactive daily checks
• Responding to monitoring alerts
• Communicating status and planning activities to customers and other team members
• Participating in the teams rotational shift pattern and on-call coverage rotation plan

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards and salary package
• Flexibly work remotely from your home or hybrid, there’s no daily travel requirement to an office!
• Collaborate with some of the best and brightest in the industry!
• Hone your skills or learn new ones with our substantial training allowance; participate in professional development days, attend training, become certified, whatever you like!
• We give you all the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop with your choice of OS, and an annual budget to personalize your work environment!
• You will have an annual wellness budget to make yourself a priority (use it on gym memberships, massages, fitness and more)
• Additionally, you will receive a generous amount of paid vacation and sick days, as well as a day off to volunteer for your favorite charity