VLink Inc · 4 hours ago
Database Analyst
Chicago, IL
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expVLink Inc is seeking a Database Analyst to assess SQL Server environments across multiple facilities. The role involves conducting health assessments, performance optimization, capacity analysis, security reviews, and operational evaluations.
Information ServicesInformation Technology
Hiring Manager
Rajni Singh
Responsibilities
SQL Server Environment Assessment
Conduct a full health and maturity assessment of SQL Server instances across multiple facilities and environments (on-premises, cloud, and hybrid)
Review architecture, configurations, versioning, patch levels, and deployment standards
Assess database design, schema usage, data distribution, and growth patterns
Evaluate High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) strategies including backups, restore processes, failover configurations, and recovery objectives
Performance Assessment & Optimization
Analyze workload characteristics using DMVs, Query Store, and execution plans
Identify performance bottlenecks related to CPU, memory, storage, I/O, and concurrency
Review indexing strategies, statistics maintenance, and query patterns. Establish performance baselines and identify optimization opportunities
Capacity & Scalability Analysis
Evaluate current capacity utilization and resource constraints
Analyze historical usage trends to forecast future storage and compute needs
Identify risks related to growth, saturation, or underutilization
Recommend right-sizing, consolidation, or scaling strategies across facilities
Security & Risk Review
Assess database security configurations, access controls, and privilege management
Review encryption, auditing, and data protection practices
Identify compliance gaps relative to organizational or regulatory requirements. Highlight risks and mitigation strategies
Operational & Process Review
Evaluate monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes
Review maintenance plans, patching, backup validation, and operational runbooks
Assess operational maturity and consistency across facilities
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands-on SQL Server experience in enterprise environments
Demonstrated experience conducting formal database assessments as a consultant
Strong expertise in SQL Server performance tuning and capacity planning
Experience working across multiple facilities or distributed environments
Ability to independently assess environments and present findings to stakeholders
Company
VLink Inc
VLink Inc.
501-1000 employees
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