Sr. Database Administrator

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Job description

Immediate need for a talented Senior Database Administrator. This is a 12+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Atlanta, GA (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

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Pay Range: $56.73/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

Provides database support for business applications and schedules back up jobs for user databases.

Provides access control (password resets /account creation/deletion) and checks IP compliance (violation report review, compliance updates and compliance set Client).

Performs data purging and data replication activities.

Researches on connectivity issues and recurring errors in Application database.

Responds to database alerts and takes appropriate actions.

Provides escalation Level 1 and 2 Technical 24x7 support.

Performs database creations.

Performs performance tuning and troubleshooting for database.

Performs application database maintenance and provides technical assistance to users.

Manages database account access and database object changes.

Ensures that monitoring and alerts are properly in place to meet monitoring requirements.

Performs application database and OS scripting.

Reviews Information Protection compliance reports and notifications for individual databases and internal processes (including compliance updates and compliance set Client).

Performs data purging and data replication activities

Performs database recovery from logs, hot & cold backups, Export/Imports and Disaster Recovery.

Performs database creation decommissioning and database updates/migrations to a higher/lower version or cross platform migrations. Also involved in database, schema, and object refresh activities.

Monitors and reports existing database Instance, Database, Server activities for CPU, Memory, and Cach, logs performance, and recommends effective resource utilization/emergency recovery procedures

Provides Escalation Level 2 Technical 24x7 support.

Performs Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery activities during Business Continuity Plan events.

Plans, schedules, and implements operating system software installs and patches (including 3rd party tools) using change management and release management processes.

Implements database security and auditing features and periodic reviews. Conducts root cause analysis for repeated incidents.

Performs heterogeneous database interface deployment and support for various data interfaces with applications, Middleware interface and functionality deployment with database architecture.

Plans and develops processes for database updates and migrations to a higher/lower version or cross platform migrations. Also, involved in database, schema and object refresh activities.

Develops capacity planning processes that include monitoring of existing database Instance, Database, Server activities for CPU, Memory, Cache, Logs performance and recommends effective utilization of resources and emergency recovery procedures.

Conducts team training and responsible for resource management.

Provides escalation Level 2 and 3 Technical 24x7 support.

Provides Business Continuity Planning/Disaster Recovery support.

Researches new technologies to address operations reliability and compliance.

implement's and performs configuration management of database cluster and replications.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

Creating and maintaining high performance, scalable, and stable database solutions.- Work with customer, deployment squads, and product management to identify and document use case scenarios.

Lead on all data solution aspects including setting data standards and providing your deep technical expertise to development teams for best practices, systems, and architectures.

Design databases solutions that are highly available and meet disaster recovery requirements.

Design effective data store solutions that account for effective capacity planning, data tiering, and data life-cycle management

Design, Develop and maintain automated systems for process for AWS Cloud based products and services.

Troubleshoot issues with automations and ensure efficient solutions.

Collaborate with team members for effective and efficient automations.

Evaluate existing automation process and identify area of improvement.

Monitor and validate performance and functionality of the automated processes to ensure the objectives of automation are met.

Develop and maintain documentation for the automated processes and ensure knowledge transfer.

Mentor other team members on new technologies and automation process.

Work with QA to create detailed test plans and needed tooling to account targeted performance for production volume data

Ensure the successful delivery of solutions, training, and documentation, internally and with customers

Recommend solutions to improve new and existing database systems.

Participate in code reviews and create documentation for engineering and cross-functional practices.

Work with cross-functional teams to ensure end-to-end technical and business viability.

Learn new database technologies as necessary.

Our client is a leading Airlines organization and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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