SQL Server DBA

Adept Consulting Services is a growing Pennsylvania IT consulting firm. We manage stable, long-term projects and have been successfully doing so since 1994. We maintain 100% customer satisfaction throughout our client base by engaging skilled, senior consultants who produce results. You will be joining a successful company who values your contribution and rewards success.

Adept is hiring an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator skilled in Microsoft technologies. A minimum of Ten (10) years of IT experience is required. You should bring experience planning and managing web-enabled databases for public facing and interactive websites in a large enterprise. Media or Retail application experience helpful.

Must be able to manage the SQL Server database environments, ensuring performance, availability, and security in partnership with the hosting and IT teams. You will handle tasks such as database troubleshooting, schema, planning, backups, recovery, and tuning. Ability to meet deadlines is required. Must work independently with minimal supervision. A proven track record is required and references must confirm your skills. This is a Work-from-Home position, no travel required.

General Duties

This is a "hands-on" position requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Manage and maintain SQL Server databases through multiple product lifecycle environments (Dev/UAT/Production).

Ability to write and review database scripts.

Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.

Apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations.

Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.

Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes.

Assist developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement.

Provide 24x7 (on-call) support for critical production systems.

Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours (support WAF maintenance, DB maintenance, etc.)

Requirements

Skills and Qualifications

10+ years MS SQL Server Administration experience required.

Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools.

Experience with backups, restores and recovery models.

Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server.

Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory.

Excellent written and verbal communication.

Flexible, team player, "get-it-done" personality.

Ability to organize and plan work independently.

Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.

Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Work From Home

Qualification

High School or equivalent