127 applicants

Company

WEX · 1 day ago

Principal Database Administrator

Maine, United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$119K/yr - $158K/yr

10+ years exp

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Responsibilities

You will work with a team of peers to build robust, reliable and effective database management solutions for all lines of business.

You will provide technical direction and database expertise for complex data repository challenges. Build and maintain documentation, internal technical white papers, IT proposals, and vendor requests for information.

You will participate in after-hours project or maintenance work (nights & weekends) and share on-call responsibilities with other team members.

You will design, build, implement, support and operationalize WEX business critical database systems.

Qualification

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Microsoft SQL ServerWindows Failover ClusteringAlways On Availability GroupsSQL Server performance tuningMSSQL related expertiseAWS SQL Server managementAzure SQL Server managementPowerShellRelational database designT-SQL knowledgeSQL Server internalsLinux proficiencyTerraformDatadogMSSQL monitoring toolsBackup/recovery technologiesDBMS features/functionsPostgraduate coursework

Required

In-depth (10+ years) Microsoft SQL Server experience

Experience with Windows Failover Clustering, Always On Availability Groups, and other related HA techniques

Expert SQL Server performance troubleshooting and tuning skills (sql and stored procedures)

Strong technical expertise in multiple MSSQL related areas (profiling, extended events, replication, performance tuning, monitoring, data purging/migration techniques, advanced T-SQL writing, automation, etc)

Experience managing SQL Server in AWS (EC2 and RDS)

Experience managing SQL Server in Azure (IaaS and SQL MI/Azure SQL)

Experience and comfort using both Linux and Windows

Exceptional problem-solving abilities

No objections to flexible hours and after hours support for on call rotations

10+ years of related experience working with multiple versions of SQL Server

Requires strong technical expertise in multiple areas (log shipping, replication, performance tuning, monitoring, data purging /migration techniques, automation, etc)

Experience with long term scalability and capacity planning

Experience in technical lead role on projects

Requires analytical ability, strong judgment, problem solving skills, and effective human relations skills to work cross functionally across the Enterprise with staff and all levels of management in various disciplines

Uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.

Ability to function in a complex environment thru multi-tasking and establishing and communicating priorities

Strong interpersonal and communications skills; capable of writing proposals or papers, acting as a vendor liaison, making presentations to customers or client audiences or professional peers, and working closely with upper management and outsourced service providers.

Strong listening and collaboration skills; must work effectively with application developers, QA, and Data Architects.

Strong relational database analysis and design skills; ability to translate business requirements into designs that perform appropriately.

Strong knowledge of T-SQL; ability to transfer knowledge to others.

Expert knowledge of SQL Server internals

Strong problem-solving skills.

Solid understanding of backup/recovery technologies; ability to specify requirements to the Provider and ensure the requirements are met.

Be willing to learn new technologies

Experience with Azure IAAS and PAAS

Ability to apply DBMS features/functions to solve a business problem.

Preferred

PowerShell or comparable scripting languages

Terraform or comparable infrastructure as code tooling

Datadog (configuration, YAML, creating dashboards, custom metrics, and ingesting files)

MSSQL monitoring tools such as SentryOne or SQL Diagnostic Manager

Postgraduate coursework in Computer Science or Business Administration a plus

A positive attitude.

Benefits

Health, dental and vision insurances

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Health savings account

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Company

WEX

Glassdoor

3.7

Wex is a financial technology service provider for fleet, travel and healthcare industries.

Founded in 1983

Portland, Maine, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.wexinc.com

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