SQL DBA
Ekman Associates, Inc
Woodland Hills, CA(remote)
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JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time, Employee
SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analysis Skills, Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Business Processes, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Customer Relations, Database Administration, Database Optimization, Database Technology, Diversity, Document Change Management, Executive Recruiting, ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library), Information Technology & Information Systems, International Business, Interpersonal Skills, Linux Operating System, MAMP (Mac OS X Apache MySQL PHP/Perl/Python), MCITP - Microsoft Certified IT Professional, MCTS - Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, Management Consulting, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Windows Azure, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Outsourcing, PHP Scripting Language (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor), Performance Management, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Problem Solving Skills, Production Support, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Relational Databases (RDBMS), Reliability Engineering, SQL (Structured Query Language), SQL Databases, Software Development, Storage Software, Sustainability, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Engineering, Systems Reliability, Team Player, Time Management, Unix Shell Programming, Windows PowerShell
LOCATION
Woodland Hills, CA
POSTED
14 days ago
Title: SQL Database Administrator
Location: Remote / Must be able to work Central Time Zone business hours
Ekman Associates, Inc. is a Southern California based company focused on the following services: Management Consulting, Professional Staffing Solutions, Executive Recruiting and Managed Services.
Summary: As Database Administrator (DBA), you will have the opportunity to grow and leverage your technical skills in database administration, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical RDBMS systems. Working directly with application development teams, Windows system engineers, and storage engineers you will be accountable for maintaining the database environments, performance tuning and ensuring database resources are optimized for performance and cost. This position requires established and proven database support experience in a global network environment. In addition to having strong technical skills, you must be comfortable in effectively communicating with business end users, technical IT teams, business partners, network providers, and business process outsourced vendors, all while being sensitive to a wide diversity of cultural and technical backgrounds in a global business environment.
Key Skill Set:
Responsibilities :
Location: Remote / Must be able to work Central Time Zone business hours
Ekman Associates, Inc. is a Southern California based company focused on the following services: Management Consulting, Professional Staffing Solutions, Executive Recruiting and Managed Services.
Summary: As Database Administrator (DBA), you will have the opportunity to grow and leverage your technical skills in database administration, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical RDBMS systems. Working directly with application development teams, Windows system engineers, and storage engineers you will be accountable for maintaining the database environments, performance tuning and ensuring database resources are optimized for performance and cost. This position requires established and proven database support experience in a global network environment. In addition to having strong technical skills, you must be comfortable in effectively communicating with business end users, technical IT teams, business partners, network providers, and business process outsourced vendors, all while being sensitive to a wide diversity of cultural and technical backgrounds in a global business environment.
Key Skill Set:
- Oracle and SQL expertise
- Must be able to work Central Time Zone
Responsibilities :
- Manage enterprise databases
- Configure and maintain database servers and processes
- Monitor system's health and performance
- Ensure high levels of performance, availability, sustainability and security
- Analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time
- Provide suggestions for solutions
- Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
- Assist developers with query tuning and schema refinement
- Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems
- Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours
- Ensure that database standards are communicated and enforced
- Ensure architectural, quality, and governance adherence
- Additional duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field
- MCTS, MCITP, and/or MVP certifications
- Knowledge of Systems Reliability Engineering principles, automation, and AI
- ITIL Foundation Certification strongly desired
- International experience is beneficial. Additional languages a plus.
- Knowledge of Systems Reliability Engineering principles, automation, and AI
- 8+ years of experience as a DBA or similar role
- Familiarity with operating system administration and tools including Microsoft, Mac OS X, Linux, Python, PowerShell, etc...
- Experience with scripting (Linux Shell, PowerShell, Python, PHP, etc.) to develop automation and reporting
- Exposure to managing large cloud server infrastructure on AWS and/or Azure
- Critical thinker and problem-solving skills, be a team player, and have excellent time-management skills
- Great interpersonal and communication skills
- Customer orientation - establishes and maintains long-term customer relationships, building trust and respect by consistently meeting and exceeding expectations
- Tactical execution - demonstrates personal ownership of tasks and follows through to get the required results in the established timeframe.
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