NTT DATA North America ยท 19 hours ago
Lead DBA SQL and Cloud
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expNTT DATA is a business and technology services leader, and they are seeking a Lead DBA SQL and Cloud to manage SQL Server databases and ensure their performance and availability. The role involves hands-on technical responsibilities, mentoring team members, and providing 24x7 support for critical production systems.
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Responsibilities
Manage SQL Server databases through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems
Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security
Database performance tuning
Planning, deploying, maintaining, troubleshooting of high-availability database environments (Always-On, Clustering, Mirroring, etc.)
Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end
Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes, for efficiency and cost optimization
Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems
Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours
Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members
Work directly with end customer, business stakeholders as well as technical resources
Qualification
Required
Current or recent experience as a Lead DBA with direct reports (minimum 2 people)
Demonstrated responsibility for mentoring, coaching, or leading small DBA/engineering teams
Deep experience with SQL Server performance engineering (beyond troubleshooting)
Proven record of refactoring stored procedures, functions, and queries for efficiency
Designing and implementing indexing strategies to support application performance
Partnering with developers to shape efficient database code during design, not just after issues arise
Demonstrated ability to guide engineering/architecture decisions in enterprise environments
Experience influencing design of high availability, disaster recovery, and scaling solutions in coordination with app teams
Hands-on with Azure SQL (IaaS & PaaS), including performance tier selection, scaling, elastic pools, serverless compute, and failover groups
Active contributor to modernization initiatives, not just patching or migrating legacy systems
Strong proficiency in T-SQL and PowerShell for automation beyond basic administrative tasks
Based in U.S. Eastern Time Zone (preferred: New Jersey, Louisville, or Atlanta)
Available during standard U.S. business hours
5+ years of SQL Server Administration experience in an enterprise environment with multiple database servers is required
Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
Experience with backups, restores and recovery models
Experience with database administration
Experience with incident and problem queue management
Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server
Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory
Excellent written and verbal communication, problem solving skills
Flexible, team player, 'get-it-done' personality
Ability to work independently, with little or no direct supervision
Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams
Strong ITIL foundation, Continual Service Improvement and Total Quality Management experiences
Preferred
Experience with scripting
Experience in SSIS, SSRS, T-SQL
Experience supporting Logical DBA activities
Experience complex query tuning and schema refinement
MCTS, MCITP, and/or MVP certifications a plus
Company
NTT DATA North America
NTT DATA, Inc. is a trusted global innovator of business and technology services.
10001+ employees
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