Database Administrator

Database Administrator Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Database Administrator to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and maintain database stability and availability, ensure all database instances meet organisational uptime standards;
• Delivering reports and dashboards in SSRS;
• Maintain database performance (capacity planning, performance monitoring and tuning of databases);
• Identifying and improving performance problems and degradation in query performance and give recommendations on improving them;
• Improve system performance by conducting tests, troubleshooting and integrating new elements;
• Oversee various high availability and DR technology like, clustering, mirroring, replication and AlwaysOn databases;
• Assist in application support and improvements for critical line of business systems;
• Build database systems of high availability and quality depending on end user’s specialised role and business requirements;
• Design and implement databases in accordance to the business information needs and views;
• Provide proactive and where required reactive data management support and training to users;
• Design, update and maintain Import profiles to facilitate efficient bulk data imports into the CRM;
• Regularly review and update current processes and procedures relating to data management and donation processing where needed;
• Minimise database downtime and manage parameters to provide fast query responses;
• Perform tests and evaluations regularly to ensure data security, privacy and integrity;
• Identify opportunities to update our processes and systems.

Requirements:

• Experience with database projects;
• Cloud migration experience (AWS preferred);
• Database migration experience;
• Knowledge of database best practices;
• Experience with database integration;
• Experience with Always-On availability groups;
• Experience with MSSQL 2012 & 2016, including stored procedures.