Database Administrator - Microsoft SQL Server DBA

Title: Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator Employment Type Full Time, On-Site Skills Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 Experience 5+ years Education Real world experience, Bachelor's degree a plus Location Cleveland, OH

The Opportunity

Growing global logistics firm is looking for a talented Microsoft SQL Server (2005, 2008, 2012) Database Administrator with 5+ years of experience for its office in the eastern Cleveland suburbs. This DBA position will deliver operations and engineering excellence for several large (multi-terabyte) databases in a clustered environment on a shared storage (SAN). The ideal candidate will be responsible for distributed database environments on the Windows platform.

Role and Team

• Handle numerous production and development SQL installations
• Active development environment
• Friendly, team environment
• Performance Tuning and Optimization
• Monitor and maintain indexing and other factors affecting database performance
• Assist developers with query design, table layouts, normalizations, denormalizations
• Perform 24/7 production databases support

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS, or related experience
• Minimum 5 years experience in MSSQL Database Management/Server
• Experience with MySQL a big plus
• Proven experience with database backups and remote disaster recovery

Skills / Characteristics

• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012 database administration
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Technical project management skills
• Ability to maintain high availability SQL Server databases
• Knowledge of MySQL will be an added advantage

Perks and Compensation

• Very competitive salary and bonus
• Full benefits package with medical/vacation/etc

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please send a resume to [email protected] along with a cover letter describing how your past experience meets the qualifications.