SQL DATABASE ADMINSTRATOR jobs in Houston TX

Responsibilities

* Will be expected to support a SQL Server environment of 1500+ databases as one of three primary database administrators and provide secondary support role for Oracle database environment of 450+ databases.

1.) Maintenance

• Backup & Recovery
• Testing
• Alerts (Job failures, database & server capacity, etc…)
• Database integrity checks
• Review logs
• Updates database statistics

2.) Administering High Availability solutions

• Windows Clusters (SQL Server)
• Standby databases & log shipping (SQL Server)
• Data Guard (Oracle)

3.) Troubleshooting databases performance issues

4.) Troubleshooting application performance issues

5.) Database Maintenance & Configuration

• Patching
• Upgrading

6.) Security

• Auditing
• Configuring
• Documenting

7.) Application (DDL & DML)

• Enhancement & Corrective Changes
• Emergency Changes
• Patching
• Upgrading

8.) Process Improvements

9.) SOX Control management & reporting

10.) Participate in the DBA On-call 1 week a month

11.) Documenting environments and processes where applicable

12.) Work with other DBA team members

13.) Work with various application teams

Candidates must have the following SQL Server skills:

Advanced knowledge in SQL Server database administrator functions, including performance tuning, DB backup and recovery, capacity planning, replication, high availability (Cluster Management), monitoring or custom scripts, installing & upgrading RDBMS S/W and of databases

Candidates must have 3 or more of the following Oracle skills:

Advanced knowledge in Oracle database administrator functions, including performance tuning, DB backup and recovery (RMAN), capacity planning, replication, high availability (Data Guard), monitoring using Grid Control or custom scripts, installing & upgrading RDBMS S/W and databases Good understanding and working knowledge of SQL, PLSQL and triggers and proficient knowledge or certification in a MS Windows environment