Description
SQL Server DBA RDBMS - Luxembourg - 600 E DAY. 6-12 months.
SQL Server DBA will be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical SQL Server RDBMS systems, to ensure the availability and consistent performance of our corporate applications. This is a hands-on position requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
600 E Day more or less.
- Important
- One part support (server support, 3rd level support investigation and shifts/oncall)
- One part DBA maintenance (backups, database maintenance, performance monitoring and improvements)
- One part project (SQL server upgrade, key application upgrade
- One part release control (deploying the applications from the dev team through the environments)
Essential Skills
- 5+ years MS SQL Server Administration experience required
- Experience with 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 SQL Server
- Experience of working in a structured development and project environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Flexible, team player
- Ability to organize and plan work independently
- Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
- Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams
The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and sustainment of the SQL Server Warehouse, ensuring its operational readiness (security, health and performance), executing data loads, and supporting of multiple development teams. The data warehouse supports an enterprise application suite of program management tools. Must be capable of working independently and collaboratively.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage SQL Server databases through multiple product life cycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems.
- Configure and maintain database Servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.
- Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in Real Time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.
- Assist developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement.
- Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems (shifts/oncall rota)
- Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities.
- Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.
- Participate to projects such as SQL Server upgrade or business application upgrades
Desirable Skills
- Knowledge of one of the following technologies: C#, SWIFT, BizTalk
- Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory
- Knowledge of a Transfer Agency system or financial industry experience would be beneficial.
- Interest in understanding the business requirements and operational processes behind it
Please note; unless you have a Luxembourg set up you need to work via an umbrella company to pay tax and social security in country. We need this done from day one. Tax and social security is circa 34%, the umbrella company pay you direct into your bank every month and the take care of all administrative work - insurance and so on. Simple, easy, legal and a must-do for EU contracts. You have nothing to do but the work you are contracted to do and send a timesheet at the end of the month.
They charge 500 euros per month for their service but it's a simple one-stop-shop.