POSITION TITLE: Senior Database Administrator
DEPARTMENT: GTO-TSG-DSDS-DATABASE MGMT
- POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, related academic area, or equivalent experience required
- Minimum 5 years of Microsoft SQL Server database administration experience required
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server Database recovery required
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server Database architecture required
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server Database optimization and tuning required
- Experience with Capacity planning required
- Experience writing complex SQL queries required
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022, 2025, Azure installation, configuration, and migration in stand-alone and clustered environments required
- Understanding of solutions using infrastructure as code preferred
- Experience with PowerShell preferred
MAJOR DUTIES:
- Responsible for Installations include standalone systems, failover clusters, High-Availability Always-On clusters.
- Responsible for customized automation for one-off requirements such as nightly QA refreshes.
- Responsible for database recovery methodologies and the ability to perform each.
- Establish and may administer database security.
- Monitor and optimize database performance.
- Create and/or tune complex queries.
- Work closely with application teams to provide input and oversight responsibility for logical and physical database design.
- Understand the application use of the associated databases and database technologies.
- Review and assess the impact of database design changes prior to their implementation.
- Provide technical expertise in the design and development of complex SQL.
- Plan and implement database disaster recovery.
- Perform long-term strategic planning for: database growth, database upgrades, operating system upgrades, hardware capacity, and hardware migrations.
- Participate in research, evaluation, and purchase of future database platforms.
- Work closely with application teams to provide integrated planning for operating system grades, database upgrades, application upgrades, and hardware migrations.
HOURS/LOCATION:
- 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (overtime as required)
- Warrendale, PA 15806
- Hybrid Work Environment (Office/Remote)
- Participate in on call rotation (24x7 for 1-week increments)
EXPLANATORY COMMENTS:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Good decision making and problem-solving skills
- Good analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to work effectively both individually and as a member of a project team
- COMMENCEMENT DATE: 10/28/2026
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