Senior SQL DBA

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
• Design install configure audit and maintain highly available enterprise database systems
• Monitor backups on all SQL Server databases
• Perform routine disaster recovery testing scenarios
• Troubleshoot and maintain database performance including the proposal of short term fixes long term solutions and the regular scheduling of index maintenance and database integrity checks
• Establish and maintain database policies and standards
• Generate database schema definitions and modifications as required
• Refresh data from one processing environment to another as required
• Develop follow and maintain team documentation for repeatable processes including database feature installation disaster recovery and common problem resolution
• Adhere to ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) practices for Change Management
• Work trouble tickets
• Participate in security audits

Location onsite Radford VA

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• US Citizenship and Active Secret Clearance required
• CompTIA Security+ certification and Microsoft SQL Server 2016 (or higher) certification
• Three to five years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Edition and all facets of database administration including migration.
• Three or more years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server High Availability features: Failover Clustering Log Shipping Database Mirroring AlwaysOn Availability Groups
• Three or more years of experience with Windows Server (2016 and higher) and Microsoft Failover Clusters

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Installation and configuration experience with SQL Server 2019 (and higher) and SQL Server Cumulative Updates (CUs)
• Strong documentation skills
• Strong database performance tuning skills
• Strong interpersonal skills including the demonstrated ability to be a team player