Sql Engineer Category Location St. Louis, Missouri

The Timberline Group

St. Louis, Missouri, US
On-site
Sql server instances
Sql agent jobs
Data migration experience
Manage and maintain SQL Server instances across various environments, ensuring high availability, security, and performance

Job Summary

  • Manage and maintain SQL Server instances across various environments, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
  • Plan and execute database migrations and upgrades, including transitioning on-premises databases to Azure cloud services.
  • Develop and implement automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, or similar tools to automate routine DBA tasks, deployment processes, and monitoring.

Matching Summary

Manage and maintain SQL Server instances across various environments, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • SQL Server instances
  • SQL Agent Jobs
  • Data Migration experience
  • PowerShell and/or T-SQL Scripting
  • Data Conversion experience
  • SQL and Stored Procedure tuning
  • geoclustering solutions
  • table locks and concurrency issues
  • Azure cloud services
  • SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups
  • performance monitoring tools
  • database security best practices

Nice-to-have

  • troubleshoot database-related issues
  • on-call rotations

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Proven experience as a SQL Server DBA in a large-scale production environment
  • In-depth knowledge of SQL Server internals
  • Experience in designing and implementing database backup and recovery strategies
  • Proficiency in performance tuning, query optimization, and index management
  • Hands-on experience with database migration tools and methodologies, particularly to Azure SQL Database or Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Strong scripting skills with PowerShell, Python, or similar languages
  • Experience with performance monitoring tools and techniques
  • Strong understanding of database security principles and best practices
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills
  • Effective communication skills

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