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Golden State Foods · 4 hours ago

Sr. Database Administrator

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Golden State Foods is seeking a Senior Database Administrator responsible for managing all Microsoft SQL databases and infrastructure. The role focuses on optimizing database performance, supporting business-critical applications, and collaborating with teams to ensure data integrity and security.

Food and BeverageFood Processing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Drive database optimization by engaging with software vendors to identify poor queries

Optimize and tune high transactional database systems engaging with application team

Monitors database performance and implements changes to tune performance

Works side by side with the applications team to optimize application performance

Establishes physical database parameters

Work closely with the applications teams to maintain a data dictionary

Calculates optimum values for database parameters

Specifies user access level for each segment of one or more data items such as insert, replace, retrieve, or delete data

Tests and corrects errors, and refines changes to database

Work with development teams and analysts to make changes to the database

Establish standards for database systems and database security

Implements cybersecurity best practices

Works with the users and enterprise architect to develop and maintain databases and determine the best ways to organize and store data

Understand the information requirements of the systems and coordinate the development and / or maintenance needed to satisfy further processing and retrieval of information

Ensure the performance of the systems understands the platform on which the database runs and develop the standards for data elements and relationships

Has the ability to communicate business requirements into technical requirements

Works within the defined project methodology within the GSF IT organization

Designs logical and physical databases or reviews descriptions of changes to database design to understand how changes to be made affect physical database

Coordinates database development and security systems required

Responsible for data integrity, backup systems, and database security

Maintain the ETL and BI Tools to support the enterprise information systems

Coordinate the work efforts, scheduling, and prioritization for cross-team resources

Effectively transition senior-level knowledge to other members of the team to help grow the organization as a whole

Train and mentor other team members in team standards, processes, and methodologies

Support the professional development of other team members

Effectively delegate tasks to other team members to challenge individuals appropriately

Accountable for properly following all IT standards, processes and methodologies as applicable including but not limited to Quality Assurance (QA), Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) and Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC)

Other responsibilities and accountabilities may be assigned based on business and organization needs

Qualification

MSSQL clustersSQL Always OnDatabase HA ArchitectureSQL ProfilerETL tools knowledgeRedGate MonitoringAzure SQL DB ManagementData Warehouse experienceDatabase policy developmentBusiness AcumenProject Management MethodologyTechnical WritingTeam Player

Required

A Four year college degree is preferable with applicable work experience

6+ years hands on experience implementing and maintaining MSSQL clusters

4 years of hands-on experience implementing and supporting SQL Always on

Experience with RedGate SQL monitoring platform

Experience with Ola Hallengren and Brent Ozar maintenance and optimization scripts

Experience with AzureSQL Database

Expert in Database HA Architecture

Expert in SQL Always On (2016/2019)

Expert in SQL Profiler

Expert in MSSQL Performance

Expert in SQL Query analysis

Expert in ETL tools knowledge

Expert in Database administration (design, installation & troubleshooting)

Proficient in RedGate Monitoring

Proficient in Azure SQL DB Management

Proficient in Data Warehouse experience (RedShift)

Proficient in Database policy & procedure development

Proficient in Infrastructure 101

Proficient in Code Management

Proficient in Data Transport

Proficient in Enterprise Data Modeling

Proficient in General Office Applications

Proficient in Information Security

Basic knowledge of Client/Server Systems

Basic knowledge of Business Continuity

Basic knowledge of Remote Assistance Tools

Basic knowledge of SOA Strategy

Basic knowledge of User Interface Design

Basic knowledge of Microsoft Project

Basic knowledge of Veeam backup foundational knowledge

Basic knowledge of Server Virtualization

Expert in Management of high-transaction-volume WMS

Expert in Innovative Solution Development

Expert in Benefits of Information Technology

Expert in Tabletop exercises and Business continuity/recovery planning

Proficient in Business Acumen

Proficient in Business Alignment

Proficient in ITIL

Proficient in Project Management Methodology (PMM)

Proficient in Requirements Definition

Proficient in Risk Management

Proficient in Systems Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC)

Proficient in Technical Writing

Proficient in Test Plans

Basic knowledge of Quality Assurance & Controls

Basic knowledge of Release Management

Basic knowledge of Service Level Management

Basic knowledge of Strategic Sourcing

Company

Golden State Foods

Golden State Foods provides to the food service and retail industries.

Founded in 1947

Irvine, California, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.goldenstatefoods.com/

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