MS SQL Server Admin/Developer

The Global Database Engineering & Operation Group within the Technology division is responsible for the entire database estate, with provision of extremely high levels of availability for the production, test & development systems to the dealers, customers and internal users.

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitoring database availability, identifying potential problems, proposing ways to optimize availability & scalability.
• Working with the Infrastructure and Line of Business Technology teams to architect and implement new technologies and strategies
• Managing data backup and restores required for disaster recovery.
• Installation of new servers, and upgrade of existing servers with regard to patches and new versions.
• The provision of extremely high levels of availability for the Production, and UAT systems.
• Resolution of any problems in these systems in a timely and professional manner.
• Ensuring compliance with company security procedures.
• Automation of regular / recurring tasks

Requirements

• College degree in computer science or a related discipline, or an equivalent level of technical knowledge required.
• 7-10 years of administration & development experience in MS SQL Server (2016/2017/2019)
• 5+ years supporting a complex, large-scale, high transactional volume system to very high levels of availability
• 5+ years of writing ad-hoc T-SQL queries and authoring/debugging stored procedures, functions and triggers
• 4+ years of using PowerShell to streamline and automate frequent/recurring tasks
• Hands-on experience of database schema and code release processes
• Experience of evaluating query performance and implementing changes/strategies to improve it
• Experience building and supporting SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups
• Experience of supporting Development / QA / TechOps teams to assist with data maintenance and query building
• Experience of creating and maintaining SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages for data extraction, transformation & loading
• In this role you will be required to be flexible regarding work schedule, including evening and occasional weekend duties, plus actively participating in the on-call shift rotation

Nice to have:

• An understanding of the fixed-income / derivatives / equity markets and the financial instruments that trade on them
• 4+ years supporting all types of SQL Server replication
• Experience of the Quest suite of monitoring tools
• Experience using Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA)

We offer:

• 💳 Salary range: 35$-45$/h
• 🏡 100% Remote job
• 🕰️ Working hours: European working hours + ocassional paid on-calls
• 🖥️ Budget for materials and hardware: such as standing desks, laptops, monitors or screens, WeWork-type workspaces, etc.
• ⚕️ Free private medical insurance OR 💪 Medicover Sport Membership
• 🚀 Ready to have you on a team ASAP!
• ↗️ Long-term cooperation!
• 🥳 Integration Trips to NY/London/Warsaw several times a year for 3-4 days (non-mandatory, expenses covered)