Fort Worth, TX company is seeking a Lead Database Administrator to join their team for a contract opportunity.
Leverage the latest technology to solve business problems in a collaborative environment at this Fortune 500 transportation giant. Top technical resources are retained on long-term contract engagements.
Responsible for leveraging cutting edge technology to solve business problems by participating in all phases of the development process from inception through transition, advocating the agile process and test-driven development, using object-oriented development tools to analyze, model, design, construct and test reusable objects, and making the codebase better.
Contract Duration: 1+ Month (role is expected to extend into next year)
Required Skills & Experience
- 7+ years’ experience in Database Operations with a Master’s degree (Computer Science/ Informational Technology preferred).
- Highly experienced with database platforms (i.e.MS SQL Server, Azure Synapse, Postgres, Azure SQL ) to support high volume OLTP systems.
- Robust knowledge of Azure Data Factory, Analysis Service and Microsoft Fabric
- Strong knowledge of data warehouse systems and MPP database architecture desired
- Experience in architecture design and managing Databases in cloud and on-prem.
- Hands on experience with SQL and DB performance tuning and rapid problem troubleshooting/resolution.
- Understanding and ability to work with IaC, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Aws Lambda, Azure Resource Manager etc.
- Skilled in scripting languages such as PowerShell, python.
- Good judgment, prompt decision-making ability, responsibility and accountability.
- Commitment to teamwork as a contributor.
- Ability to envision and create automation for provisioning and administration tasks.
- Motivated, high-potential performer, with demonstrated ability to influence and lead.
- Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Able to solve complex problems and successfully manage ambiguity and unexpected change.
- Teachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement.
- Consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Relevant database/cloud certifications
What You Will Be Doing
- Lead and execute the cloud migration projects from On-prem Server to Azure, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal downtime.
- Implement best practices for database security and compliance with data privacy regulations, incorporating access controls, encryption, and auditing mechanisms.
- Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, working closely with development teams to optimize query performance, indexing strategies, and resource utilization.
- Implement and maintain robust monitoring solutions to provide real-time insights into database health, ensuring proactive issue resolution.
- Conduct regular health checks, capacity planning, and upgrade/migration activities to maintain system reliability and stability.
- Perform essential database administration tasks, including installation, configuration, monitoring, tuning, backup, recovery, and troubleshooting.
- Leading the architecture, design, development & testing processes and support of databases and other services on Azure
- Driving and supporting continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.
- Delivering high-quality, innovative and scalable technical solutions that make a tangible impact.
- Ensure 24x7 availability with on-call support for critical database systems hosted on premise and on multiple clouds.
- Design, Implement and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
- Driving automation by developing intuitive or simpler process designs.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams and interacting with global stakeholders.
- Constant process improvement thinking to reduce delivery time and develop innovative solutions.
- Document and maintain database policies, procedures, and standards.
