Job Title: Lead Analyst - Database Support
Department: Infrastructure Middleware & DB
Reports to: Supervisor - Infrastructure Middleware & DB
SQL Server DBA Job Description
Purpose
- Provides support for the AVANGRID SQL Server database environments & applications using SQL Server databases.
- Participate in all database system design, maintenance, and enhancement work and documentation.
- Proactively monitor and maintain all database and application systems for an uninterrupted service to the Energy Control Center (ECC).
- Analyze, extract and make available system data for the engineers on request.
- Works within the Control Center environment and supports Cyber Security requirements for Control Center operations.
Key Technical Working skills
- Proficiency in Various SQL server installation and configurations on SQL Server 2019 and Experience in migrating from early versions of SQL Server to SQL Server 2019 and above.
- Strong background in SQL Server database administration including Query Optimization, Performance Tuning, Troubleshoot and Identify the issues on MS-SQL 2016/2019.
- Experience in high availability methods like clustering and/or mirroring, Always ON Availability Groups on a Multi-site environments.
- Experience in applying database patches, security patches and application patches.
- Maintain Stored Procedures, Indexes, SQL Jobs, Alerts, Special Procedures, views, functions, SSIS, in a multi-server environment.
- Ability to identify and troubleshoot the issues with Permissions, Networking, firewall, AD group, Ad Authentications and VMware etc.
- Ability to review the Audit requirement and apply the fixes if required.
- Experience with scheduling backups restoring databases using SQL native backups also knowledge on Veeam and/or Veritas backups.
- Experience on SQL Mail configurations and Notification for any Job failures as well as proactive notifications like blocking, Deadlock, space issues, etc.
- Strong Experience in Disaster Recovery (DR) tasks, design, implement and manage.
- Strong background in database and application Tuning and optimizing SQL statements in applications, batch jobs, and reports.
- Very good, In-depth know of database security, privilege assignment and design role-based security.
- Experience in SolarWinds DPA is a plus.
- Experience in Datacenter Migrations is a plus.
General Knowledge & Skills
- Working with the understanding of relevant Industry Compliance Regulations and Policies.
- Performing scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours and/or during maintenance windows.
- Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.
- Monitoring performance issues and for availability on all production and non-production databases (as applicable).
- The ability to demonstrate good communication skills both written and orally. Experience to make sound decisions will working in a high-pressure environment outside normal working hours.
- Working in storm or other emergency conditions for 24x7 system support.
- Prior experience in working with Gas Utilities or any other utility industry is an advantage.
Requirements
- Education and Experience: (Must meet at least one of the following)
- Bachelor’s Degree with 2+ years in RDBMS experience
- Associate Degree with 4+ years in RDBMS experience
- 5-7 years’ IT and RDBMS related experience
Mobility Information
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