Production Database Administrator in Chicago, IL
Position: MS SQL DBA/Production Employment Type: 3-6 months Pay Rate: Market IT Ascent, a premier IT consulting company has a flexible person, team, project approach that allows us to connect experienced consultants with positions at our more than 40 Fortune-500 ranked clients in the financial service, life science, technology and public sectors. We are currently looking for an experienced DBA! Responsibilities include: Administering a 24x7-available, globally replicated, multi-application production SQL Server application database environment which supports a wide range of users by: Proactively monitoring system health, including performance and critical back-end processes Configuring and monitoring high-availability systems, including log shipping, database backups, and redundant servers to ensure that critical systems are recoverable at all times Performing data structure and stored procedure promotions to production environment Developing scripting and automation solutions to efficiently and consistently configure, tune, and monitor the SQL Server environment Developing and maintaining standard procedures and policies, such as backup, security, data auditing, etc. to meet ongoing projects and challenges and maintain the security, availability, reliability, and data quality of the database environment Troubleshooting security, connectivity, and performance issues Managing a complex server environment consisting of approximately 30 database, web, and back-end processing servers which support approximately 35 custom and 3rd party applications Provisioning server resources for new and existing development projects Maintaining an up-to-date inventory of servers, including hardware specifications and software installation and configuration Coordinating with Operations team to ensure servers are installed and built according to application/project requirements Maintaining server build and recovery documentation Troubleshooting back-end process/server issues Support deployment of custom and 3rd party applications by Providing expert assistance to developers for efficient querying and performance tuning Auditing code to ensure compliance with standards Planning and implementing deployment of databases and back-end servers to production environment Prepare and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery plans Perform on-call support for production environment Requirements 3 - 5 years of Microsoft SQL Server or equivalent Experience working with small to medium-sized development teams Strong SQL Server administration including replication, log shipping, backup, security, and performance analysis, relational database modeling, and T-SQL skills Working knowledge of .NET development a huge plus Qualified candidates can e-mail their resume; include your full contact information, in a MS Word document to Susan Comeau at for immediate consideration. Experience: Desired skills: . To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here