Sr Database Administrator

Be part of the team that drives our company forward, transforming ideas into real-world tools and platforms that support the business and spur innovation.

Austin, TX

CONNECTION

<p><strong>At Connection, our purpose is simple: we connect people with technology. From hardware&mdash;PCs, printers, servers, and more&mdash;to cutting-edge cloud, cybersecurity, and professional IT services, we design, build, and support the IT solutions that thousands of companies, schools, and government agencies rely on every day. We like to think of ourselves as the IT Department for our customers&rsquo; IT Department. Our company started out almost 40 years ago with two employees and a phone line. Today we&rsquo;re a Fortune 1000 IT solutions partner operating in 174 countries around the world&mdash;still driven by that startup mentality and guided by our original purpose.</strong></p> https://www.connection.com/

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Full Time

$104,996.00/Yr. - $135,445.00/Yr.

Overview: <strong>What We Do:</strong><br /><br />We calm the confusion of IT by guiding the connection between people and technology. If a customer is looking for a better way to manage their warehouse inventory, equip their workforce, or secure their data, we make it happen. All it takes is finding the right combination of tech hardware, software, cloud solutions, and support services. That&rsquo;s what we do. We&rsquo;re the IT Department&rsquo;s IT Department.<br /> <br /><strong>Who We Are:</strong><br /><br />Our team is made stronger by a multitude of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It&rsquo;s what makes Connection unique&mdash;what drives us to innovate and create technology solutions that stand apart from the crowd. We&rsquo;d love for you to be a part of that fabric, to share your ideas and experiences with a team that thrives on fresh thinking, creativity, and helping others.<br /> <br /><strong>Why You Should Join Us:</strong><br /><br />You&rsquo;ll find supportive teammates and a rewarding career at Connection&mdash;plus great benefits. We take pride in supporting employees with a total rewards package that provides financial, emotional, and physical resources for you and your family. Our compensation, 401k plans, medical insurance, and other benefits are progressive and competitive. We value the importance of our employees&rsquo; emotional well-being. To support employees, we provide free therapy visits, mental health coaching and tools, and meditation resources. You&rsquo;ll also enjoy a generous paid time off package that includes not only vacation and sick time, but also Wellness and Volunteer Time Off days. <br /> <br /> <br /> <p>Working under general supervision of the Director, Business Systems, relying on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals, the Senior Database Administrator performs Database administration in support of the corporate information systems running on a variety of SQL Servers. The Administrator must provide technical expertise in supporting production and development databases and tools associated. The Administrator is responsible for user support, performance tuning, data security, performance monitoring and daily maintenance and administration of the data servers. The support is extended to database environments across the enterprise including product data systems, data warehouses, E-commerce, and mission critical applications.</p>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Performs database administration in support of the corporate information systems running on MySQL.&nbsp;</li> <li>Provides technical expertise in supporting production and development databases and tools associated.</li> <li>Is responsible for user support, performance tuning, data security, performance monitoring and daily maintenance and administration of the data servers.<br />The support is extended to database environments across the enterprise including product data systems, data warehouses, E-commerce, and mission critical applications.</li> <li>Optimizes the SQL programs and develops Microsoft SSIS packages and automation using job schedulers across platforms.</li> <li>Performs analysis and index tuning to meet the changing demands of the databases.</li> <li>Monitors and manages database space allocation and manages database files for optimal performance.</li> <li>Manages database aspects of the replication environment for appropriate throughput, performance, and availability.</li> <li>Provides production support for databases all day and on-call rotation to support database applications during off-hours (nights &amp; weekends).</li> <li>Troubleshoots application/systemic issues and provides resolution and technical expertise for quick turnaround.</li> <li>Creates and updates incidents and work orders within the Service Desk Express ticket management system.</li> <li>Researches and reviews demonstration versions of new software.</li> <li>Recommends new technologies that could be beneficial to the company for both hardware and software perspective.</li> <li>Provides project status reports and meetings to keep project leads and managers apprised of work progress.</li> <li>Project time tracking in the MKS system.</li> <li>Performs all other duties or special projects as assigned.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:<br /><br /></strong></p> <ul> <li>8-10 years of MYSQL Server/Linux Server architectures and/or the Oracle/Unix environments experience.</li> <li>Understanding of logical and physical database design concepts.</li> <li>Working knowledge of various computer operating systems including Unix and Windows Server.</li> <li>Practical experience with database transformation and extraction tools and programming languages such as Oracle PL/SQL, Microsoft T/SQL, VB Script and SQL Server SSIS, OEM and project management techniques.</li> <li>Understanding of database replication software packages.</li> <li>Ability to lead projects, provide direction to meet required project deadlines, while enforcing company standards.</li> </ul> <br /><br /> <p>Because of the possibility for fraudulent job postings on many popular job boards, please be advised that Connection will never offer a position of employment without a complete interview process and communication with a &ldquo;live person".<br /><br /><br /></p> <h2 class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job">Min</h2> <div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text">USD $104,996.00/Yr.</div> </div> </div> <h2 class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job">Max</h2> <div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text">USD $135,445.00/Yr.</div> </div> </div>