Job ID :
6901
Company :
Virginia Information Technology Agency
Location :
RICHMOND, VA
Type :
Contract
Duration :
1 yrs
Salary :
open
Status :
Active
Openings :
2
Posted :
13 Apr 2015
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Job Description:
The Database Administrator manages the production and non-production Microsoft SQL databases and/or Mainframe DB2 and technical environments, including the installation, support and maintenance of the databases and servers.  It is responsible to ensure all database servers are backed up and tested to ensure that the business’s recovery objectives are met.  This position troubleshoots SQL Server service outages as they occur, including after-hours and weekends, and participates in regular server patching as required.  The DBA is responsible for SQL Server monitoring and the deployment of change scripts provided by third party vendors, and will document the database environment in accordance with the divisions’ standards.
The DBA participates in the planning and responding of service outages.  The DBA ensures optimal performance of the network, servers, and applications.  Additionally, this position will participate in the review of design and development of software products and will work with the development team to advise, guide, optimize and monitor SQL revisions and new applications. 

The candidate should have the following skill sets:

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or higher
OR IBM Mainframe DB2 

Microsoft Internet Information Server 7.0 or higher

Have conducted Performance Tuning and Query 
Optimization using Performance Monitor, SQL Profiler and other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
Microsoft dotNET C# or dotNet Visual Basic

Microsoft SSRS/SSIS

Web Services 

Creating and managing Stored Procedures

Index optimization

Creating SQL Views

Team Foundation Server

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) 

Managing and supporting Sql Server databases in a large production environment. 

Building and configuring high availability SQL Servers and Databases using windows clustering
Establishing and monitoring databases using SQL Agent or other 3rd party tools. 

Performing restore / recoveries on a periodic basis to insure the recoverability of the databases. 

Strong experience in handling performance issues at server & database levels

Managing Load-Balancing of servers and databases

Experience with replication

Microsoft Certification on SQL Server administration


Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience.



Required/Desired Skill-

Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or higher OR IBM Mainframe DB2
Required
4
Years
Microsoft Internet Information Server 7.0 or higher
Required
5
Years
Have conducted Performance Tuning and Query Optimization using Performance Monitor, SQL Profiler and other related monitoring and troubleshooting too
Required
5
Years
Microsoft dotNET C# or dotNet Visual Basic
Required
5
Years
Microsoft SSRS/SSIS
Required
5
Years
Web Services
Required
5
Years
Creating and managing Stored Procedures
Highly desired
5
Years
Index optimization
Required
5
Years
Creating SQL Views
Highly desired
5
Years
Demonstrated ability to utilize Unified Modeling Language (UML) documentation to create web applications
Nice to have
2
Years
Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. An equivalent combination of education and work experience may substituted
Nice to have
3
Years
Managing and supporting Sql Server databases in a large production environment.
Highly desired
4
Years
Building and configuring high availability SQL Servers and Databases using windows clustering
Highly desired
4
Years