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Senior SQL Database Administrator
Location
Massachusetts + 1 moreAll locations: Massachusetts | Tennessee
Posted
42 days ago
Salary
$123.5K - $164.7K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior SQL Database Administrator
Iron Mountain
• Oversee the design, installation, and upgrade of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) while performing performance monitoring and tuning to ensure optimal speed, efficiency, and availability. • Partner with application developers, systems programmers, and analysts to create database schemas, estimate capacities, and resolve complex client problems. • Lead backup and disaster recovery implementations while adhering to strict security and change management policies to ensure systems compliance and data recoverability.
Job Requirements
- At least five to seven years of in-depth experience in the design, administration, and support of Microsoft (SQL) Server database systems.
- Strong knowledge of server-side development (triggers and stored procedures), SQL Always On Technology, Window Server Clusters, SSRS, SSIS and cross-platform networking in a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) environment.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot production database issues, perform capacity planning, and manage client expectations in high-pressure, complex environments.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline is required for this role.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with your experience.
- Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans to support your long-term well-being.
- Paid time off and holidays to ensure you have time to recharge.
- Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth through conferences and industry trade groups.
- Flexible work options to support a healthy work-life balance.
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