FlightSafety International · 2 weeks ago
Lead Database Administrator (SQL)
Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
8+ years expFlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company, providing training for pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals. The Lead Database Administrator is responsible for supervising the Database Administration team, managing daily activities, ensuring database server support, and improving performance in a mixed technology environment.
Aerospace
Responsibilities
Supervise the daily activities and workflow of the database administration team, managing performance and providing feedback when needed
Ensures that database servers are appropriately deployed, configured, upgraded, and supported in a 24x7 production environment
Troubleshoot and fix problems and provide root cause analysis that the database administration team has escalated in a timely manner
Automate maintenance tasks
Develop, manage, test, and execute backup and recovery plans
Ensure processes are documented, followed, and regularly updated
Manage security and disaster recovery aspects of a database
Evaluate SQL Server performance and take appropriate steps for performance improvement
Participate in on-call rotation for after hours and weekend work
Prioritize and manage workload and communicate issues clearly
Complete other tasks as required
Travel when required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent industry experience
8+ years of experience in relational database design, development, and implementation in a Microsoft SQL Server environment working primarily as a Database Administrator (DBA)
Proficient with TSQL and Powershell
Experience administering production level high performance, high transaction volume, and highly available OLTP databases
Ability to create and maintain database documentation and diagrams
Proven experience in database performance monitoring and tuning operations
Experience implementing database security protocols
Knowledge of current DBMS products as well as knowledge of related technologies, applications, and processes
Knowledge of relational database internals, objects, and processes, as well as best practice principles regarding availability, performance, and security
Experience working with high availability tools, particularly Availability Groups
Experience writing shell scripts to automate Database activities
Demonstrated skill using database backup and recovery models, utilities, and best practices
Experience with Agile development methodology
Excellent analytical skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to perform various tasks in a fast-paced, production-critical support environment
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to multi-task and prioritize workload
Preferred
Experience with Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, CosmosDB, or Azure
Experience with CIS and DOD Stig security standards
Experience with Azure Devops for managing work
Experience in a culture that requires change approvals
Company
FlightSafety International
FlightSafety International is a provider of professional aviation training, simulation equipment and software. It is a sub-organization of Berkshire Hathaway.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown1996-10-15Acquired
Leadership Team
Eric Hinson
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2025-12-02
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