Senior SQL Server Engineer and Architect

Brief Synopsis – SBC Innovations is seeking talent for a broadly experienced Senior SQL Server Engineer and Architect to join its team. This individual will play a critical role in database architecture, performance tuning, and scalability improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the availability and optimization of the MSSQL 2016,2017 2019, 2022 in AWS and Azure.
• Monitor performance on application databases, queries and suggest/apply continuous tuning.
• Responsible for coming up with standards to ensure that all application design and code is produced with proper integrity, security, and performance.
• Make sure to follow technical standards and operational procedures to meet database performance, High Availability, replication, scalability, and security requirements in both hosted and cloud environments.
• The DBA will perform reviews on the design and code frequently to ensure the site standards are being adhered to.
• Monitor performance on application databases, queries and suggest/apply continuous tuning.
• Has a good technical understanding and provides technical support to application development teams when necessary.
• Assist in resolving priority incidents to quickly eliminate impacts, participate in root-cause analysis, and support subsequent corrective and preventative actions.
• Work closely with Database manager, collaborate with various Application support and engineering teams to optimize database performance and reliability.

Preferred:

• Microsoft Certified: SQL Server Database Development Associate (or equivalent).
• Experience with Microsoft’s cloud-based database service, Azure SQL Database, and its data integration service, Azure Data Factory.
• Experience with migrating an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 12 plus years of experience working with large MS SQL Server 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 databases and Snowflake in a 24 x 7 x 365 production environment.
• Good performance tuning experience, using all available tools like SolarWinds, Query Store, Extended Events, and methods to investigate and make recommendations to improve slow performing queries and procedures at the database and server level.
• Very good understanding of database encryption, high-availability, disaster recovery, database replication, backup/restore.
• Must be detailed oriented, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and be an aggressive self-starter.
• Must have strong experience with configuring Master Data Services- both frontend and backend.
• Experience with AWS SQL Database and Tool a big plus.
• The individual will need hands-on experience in design and troubleshooting real-time MSSQL related issues.
• Must have experience in tuning of database instances.

Period of Performance – Remote, with occasional in office as needed by client

Security Requirements:

• All personnel, including the support required by this initiative, must be United States Citizens and
  must meet the DOJ (Department of Justice) Residency Requirement.
• The minimum investigation required is to be cleared for a US Government Security Eligible Public
  Trust clearance.
• Eligible to receive a Top-Secret Clearance