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«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 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. We are a business process and service company. 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. You have an opportunity to personally and professionally thrive, make a difference, and be part of a culture where individuality and participation is valued. As a SQL Database Engineer you will be working on projects deploying solutions for Conduent’s internal and external customers. You will be work alongside project team members to plan, design, and implement resilient and secure solutions that utilize SQL server databases on premise and in the public cloud. 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. Experience in database support in MS SQL Server environments. Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, security issues etc. Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, using Performance Monitor, SQL Profiler and other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools. Experience with High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for MSSQL Server. Experience in implementing operational automation using scripts. Experience with 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. Minimum Requirements: Bachelors Degree or high school diploma with equivalent working experience Minimum 8 years of SQL Server database administration, design and tuning experience Extensive T-SQL tuning experience Solid knowledge of Windows scripting Strong communication, decision making and interpersonal skills Strong organizational and time management skills Able to work calmly under pressure and take responsibility during situation management Agree to work independently to carry out on-call duties as scheduled Additional Desired Knowledge/Experience: 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