Operations Database Administrator

«out Conduent Through our dedicated associates, Conduent delivers mission-critical services and solutions on behalf of Fortune 100 companies and over 500 governments – creating exceptional outcomes for our clients and the millions of people who count on them. You have an opportunity to personally thrive, make a difference and be part of a culture where individuality is noticed and valued every day. Job Description Why Conduent: You’ll have an opportunity to work on innovative technology while being surrounded by a culture that recognizes each person’s contributions. Each day you’ll feel challenged and know you are making a difference. At Conduent, we believe everything touches everything -and to that end we value our work and each other in the process, making it an award-winning place to work. In 2021, we won Best Places to Work, Best Global Culture and Best HR Team. This position is a Supervisor position, leading an international team of SQL Server DBA’s responsible for day-to-day operations of Microsoft SQL servers. We need someone who can: Perform physical and logical database administration functions as required for Application to Sustain Services. Assist in analyzing, performance tuning and maintain test and production databases. Database support in MS SQL Server environments. Troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, security issues etc. Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, using Performance Monitor, SQL Profiler and other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools. High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for MSSQL Server. Implementing operational automation using scripts. Backups restores and recovery models. Propose database changes to ease monitoring and administrative effort. Document and implement changes to databases via proper Change Management methodology. Monitor and analyze database activity to proactively identify and prevent potential Incidents and recommend performance improvements. Participate in situation management of incidents related to database operations. Test and evaluate impact on Applications of new DBMS Software releases. Ensure integrity of all database components, e.g. Table definitions, structure definitions, statistic and indexes status etc. Report and remediate all security violations. Familiar with tuning utilities and reports. For example SQL trace, System Monitor, Activity Monitor, and Database Engine Tuning Advisor etc. Familiar with MS Service Pack patching procedure. Capable of evaluating new RDMBS technology with the objective to improve the quality of database administrative tasks. Leverage hands-on customer experience and proof-points to educate and engage the broader community of prospects, customers, partners and coworkers. Basic Qualifications for Consideration: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent working experience 5+ years of leadership/management experience 8+ years of SQL Server database administration and design. Experience and understanding of large-scale infrastructure deployments in enterprise-wide environments required Strong communication, decision making and interpersonal skills. Strong organizational and time management skills. Able to work under pressure and take responsibility during situation management. Agree to work independently to carry out on-call duties as scheduled. Preferred Qualifications for Consideration: Experience working with multiple versions of SQL server: individually, in parallel, and using cross-server connectivity Experience creating, configuring, monitoring, managing, and remediating SQL Server in on-prem VM and physical scenarios. Experience creating, configuring, monitoring, managing, and remediating SQL Server on Azure VMs Experience setting up, configuring, and troubleshooting MSDTC Experience with SQL encryption processes and procedures Experience Installing, configuring, monitoring, and managing SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups Experience with migrating SQL server data from on-prem to an Azure environment Experience performing data migrations from older SQL versions to newer versions on separate systems. Basic SQL server and connectivity troubleshooting skills Effective written and oral communication with team members and co‑workers from other teams, including developers, testers, configuration management, and others.
techjobs Closing Conduent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, gender identity, gender expression, sex/gender, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, use of a guide dog or service animal, military/veteran status, citizenship status, basis of genetic information, or any other group protected by law. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply for or compete for employment with Conduent may request such accommodation(s) by clicking on the following link, completing the accommodation request form, and submitting the request by using the