Overview
The Junior Database Administrator will support the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of the organization’s database systems. This role plays a key part in ensuring database performance, availability, and security across development, test, and production environments.
You’ll collaborate closely with internal application teams, architects, and third-party partners to maintain data integrity and support business-critical systems
Responsibilities
- Assist in database design and architecture (SQL Server 2017 environment)
- Maintain and enhance existing databases to support evolving business needs
- Set up, configure, and test new database and data-handling systems
- Monitor database performance and implement optimization improvements
- Ensure data security, integrity, and compliance with best practices
- Develop complex queries and reporting solutions using SSRS
- Support physical and logical database administration for internal CRM systems, external-facing platforms, and reporting tools
- Collaborate with application teams, architects, testers, and third-party vendors to support DBA functions
- Set up and maintain test and production database environments
- Review new DBMS releases and assess business and technical impacts
- Propose database improvements to enhance monitoring and reduce administrative overhead
- Follow proper change management procedures to document and implement database updates
- Proactively monitor database activity to prevent incidents and recommend performance enhancements
- Participate in incident management and resolution related to database operations
- Provide guidance and training to internal users on data input and extraction best practices
Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with data and database management
- Strong understanding of database structures, principles, and best practices
- Experience with database design, documentation, and coding standards
- Familiarity with DBA tools (frontend/backend) and third-party database utilities
- Proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL (DDL, DML, DCL, DQL, TCL)
- Experience working with SSRS reporting
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)