SENIOR DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (US) - REMOTE

XR Trading is a proprietary trading firm with employees in the Netherlands, UK and US. XR participates in a wide variety of marketplaces including global futures, equities, commodities, options, fixed income, and cryptocurrencies. Our culture emphasizes teamwork, and focuses on continuous integration and test-driven development.

Job Function & Responsibilities

• We are seeking a talented and self-motivated Senior Database Administrator to join our growing IT team
• Provide 24/7 support for firm critical databases
• Performing troubleshooting, resolution and root cause analysis for database and application specific incidents
• Perform schema design, capacity planning and change control management tasks
• Executing database baselining, benchmarking, performance analysis and tuning
• Maintaining and enhancing database maintenance routines
• Working with company technical leads and development teams to create and execute project plans in line with customer expectations and company strategic goals
• Executing database backup and recovery operations, database patching and upgrades and implementation of database security policies
• Integrating SQL systems with third-party tools and environments
• Documenting policies, processes and procedures
• Cross-training members of the organization on how to use databases effectively and efficiently
• Support other key initiatives as the business dictates

Location

• Employee must be an US citizen
• Work location in the US is generally flexible and subject to approval

Education

• Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year university in computer science, information science or related technical field
• MCTS, MCITP, MVP certifications are a plus

Required Experience & Skills

• 5-10 years' experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Highly organized, self-motivated, able to multi-task, able to work independently as well as a team player
• Solid project management skills; able to take a project from inception to completion
• Knowledge of database design methods and techniques
• Knowledge of database security methods and procedures
• Understanding of ETL best practices across the enterprise
• Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, using Performance Monitor, SQL Profile and other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools
• Expertise of High Availability and Disaster Recovery options for MSSQL
• Experience in implementing operational automation utilizing a coming scripting language
• Knowledge of indexes, index management and statistics
• Experience with database backup, restore and recovery models
• Exposure with Linux in conjunction with PostgreSQL and MySQL is a plus
• Experience with a programming language such as .Net, C#, C++ is preferred
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Please note: only individuals whose qualifications match our current needs will be contacted for further screening and/or interviews. XR Trading does not hire candidates who are currently on a student visa or who now or in the future will require XR to sponsor them for employment visa. Thank you for your interest in XR Trading!