Job Description :
Position: Director of Database Engineering
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Interview: Phone & Skype
Duration: 6+ Months with likely extensions or Full Time Position

Description:
Lead company strategy around database engineering and hosting solutions for our company as we move to a SaaS environment
Lead a growing DBA team which supports thousands of production databases
Manage SQL Server databases through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems

Oversee and maintain database servers and processes, including proactive monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security

Monitor multiple SQL Server instances for performance related issues
Solve problems for enterprise level applications
Back up database and log files and validate
Implement backup and recovery strategy
Implement DB backups, restores, recovery models, database shrink operations, DBCC commands etc.

Implement and support SQL Server High Availability Groups
Patch OS and DB as needed with critical updates
Review SQL Server Error logs and Windows Logs to identify issues
Be proactive to DB needs
Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems

Expertise you will bring in:
10+ years ongoing experience with SQL Server Database Enterprise Edition; strong understanding of SQL Server (2008-2016)
SaaS experience is required
Proven experience identifying and hiring the right talent
Proven experience managing and developing a database team
Experience supporting multiple production database engines: Oracle, MYSQL, Postgress, etc
Experience automating data load/unload, export and import operations
Experience supporting production BigData solutions: Vertica, GreenPlum, Hadoop, etc.
Knowledge of database backup and recovery solutions
Understanding of how to build high performance SQL Server systems
Experience with SQL Performance Tuning and SQL Script Development
Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
Proficient knowledge of internal tools SSRS, SSAS, SSIS, etc
Ability to quickly comprehend ERDs
Ability to effectively communicate with and professionally work with clients in a fast-paced, customer focused environment
Experience working closely and training development teams on modern data architecture & query best practices
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field


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