Job Description:
The Database Administrator is primarily responsible for the database platform supporting CyrusOne’s Operational applications running on Microsoft Windows and Linux Operating systems. The databases are hosted on a running on a mix of MS SQL, Postgres, and MySQL. Optimizing performance, and centralizing administration will be a core competency as will be overseeing the maintenance and security measures of company databases. As a secondary role, the Database Administrator is also responsible for assisting in Systems Engineering and support of, Windows systems, monitoring systems, and other projects and integration as these support the Database environment.
Essential Functions:
- Oversee the planning, design, and implementation of application database and relational database system engineering projects.
- Represent CyrusOne in a professional manner while interacting with internal customers, vendors, and partners.
- Understand the company’s backup requirements.
- Document all aspects of CyrusOne’s Infrastructure environment.
- Install and configure vendor backup software products across a variety of hardware platforms.
- Troubleshoot product, database, and environment issues.
- Familiarity with industry best practices and emerging trends in SQL Server database administration.
- Collect inventory of the current production database, storage, and backup infrastructure using automated tools or customer-supplied information.
- Server troubleshooting: disk usage, CPUs, SQL Query issues, SQL monitoring (job and server), I/O bottlenecks, user issues, etc.
- Backup Restore: Veeam agent and snapshot backups, SQL Maintenance jobs, Identify and project growth rates for backup systems. Other backup and restore tasks as it pertains to the configuration of servers and databases, and preserving data integrity.
- Security: Vulnerability remediation, patching, version upgrades of SQL, client libraries, and underlying OS, implementing encryption where applicable, maintaining SQL server lifecycle.
- Prepare performance tuning analysis, capacity planning, workload modeling, and forecasting as well as OS and SQL Server version upgrades and recommendations. Develop, implement, and manage ETL processes to ensure optimization and best practices.
- Provide “quick win” recommendations that can be implemented immediately with little capital investment.
- Database Administration responsibilities surrounding multiple platforms:
- Implementation, Support, Troubleshooting, and problem resolution of SQL and OS problems.
Minimum Requirements:
- In-depth knowledge of SQL Server database administration, including database design, installation, configuration, and maintenance.
- Proven experience with complex software
- Strong understanding of troubleshooting techniques.
- Strong project management skills.
- Mature organization and time management skills.
- Excellent documentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Accomplishes tasks with minimal supervision.
- Some travel may be required (varies depending on business – 10%)
- Highly organized multi-tasking abilities
Experience/Skills:
- 3-5+ years, IT experience in a high-tech distributed environment, data center environment highly preferred
- Strong SQL, PL/SQL, and SQL development experience.
Education:
Certifications:
CyrusOne is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
CyrusOne provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and any other state or local laws. We will respond to requests for reasonable accommodations to assist you in applying for positions at CyrusOne, or to submit a resume.
CyrusOne is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
CyrusOne provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and any other state or local laws. We will respond to requests for reasonable accommodations to assist you in applying for positions at CyrusOne, or to submit a resume.
