You will provide the best service to our partner brands by performing these tasks:

• System Installations, Configurations, and Migrations: Install, configure, and migrate database systems across environments, ensuring smooth transitions with minimal downtime.
• Disaster Recovery Management: Oversee disaster recovery solutions, including failover, backup strategies, and ensuring network/compute/storage resources are available.
• Database Security Management: Implement and maintain database security policies, including access control, encryption, and audit mechanisms.
• Database Optimization and Maintenance: Perform regular database optimization, including index maintenance, query performance tuning, and system patching.
• Monitoring and Alerting: Implement and manage monitoring solutions to ensure system performance is within defined thresholds; proactively respond to alerts.
• Capacity Planning and Forecasting: Analyze resource usage trends to forecast future database capacity needs and recommend appropriate adjustments.
• Performance Improvement: Identify performance bottlenecks and proactively suggest optimization strategies to improve efficiency and throughput.
• Scheduled Jobs Management: Monitor and ensure the successful execution of scheduled jobs, identifying and resolving any failures.
• Database Promotions and Refreshes: Oversee database promotions, system refreshes, and upgrades, ensuring minimal disruption to services.

Who are we looking for?

• Minimum of 4-5 years of experience managing Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) in a production environment.
• Experience with T-SQL (Transact-SQL) and ability to write and execute complex queries.
• Effective and professional communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong understanding of database architecture, optimization, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with database management tools, backup and recovery solutions, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify performance issues and propose solutions.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to work after hours, on weekends, and provide 24/7 support as needed.
• Familiarity with database monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., SQL Server Management Studio, SolarWinds, etc.) is a plus.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and a strong attention to detail.