Database Administrator

Our client, a leading IT company based in Limerick currently has an opening for an experienced Database Administrator to join their team. This is a permanent, full-time position and is offering a very competitive salary and benefits package.

This is a Microsoft SQL Server DBA role largely responsible for providing operational database services to the company.

Responsibilities:

• Managing SQL Server instances in a virtualised environment
• Managing customer databases in a Production environment
• Managing production databases
• Performance Tuning and Optimisation (PTO)
• Managing High Availability of SQL Server databases
• Managing database backups and disaster recovery
• Resolving database related incidents
• Automation of operational tasks
• Developing operational policies, procedures, controls and standards
• Helping Developers to improve database performance

Experience and Education:

• 5+ years of experience with Database Administration for Microsoft SQL Server
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other relevant discipline
• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database problems
• Experience in Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
• Experience with backups, restores and recovery models
• Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for MSSQL Server
• Experience in implementing operational automation using scripts
• Knowledge of indexes, index management, and statistics
• Good knowledge of T-SQL and scripting (including PowerShell)
• Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory and proper disk configurations in a virtualised environment

For more information on this position and a full job spec please call Melissa Foley on 061336136. Alternatively you can apply online and a member of the Harmonics team will be in touch.