Senior SQL Database Administrator

Company: Freddie Mac
Location: Dallas
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Job DescriptionAt Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation. Position Overview:Freddie Mac is seeking a motivated, mission-oriented Senior. SQL Server Database Administrator. As a Microsoft SQL Server DBA you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft SQL Servers and implementing security and vendor standard methodologies in a distributed IT environment. Experience with supporting backends of business critical OLTP, OLAP and Enterprise Applications is required.The position requires a DBA with highly skilled performance tuning and designing /developing database maintenance and other operational capabilities.Our Impact:

• Responsible for and expected to 24x7 administering, configuring, solving problems and supporting SQL Servers in production and non-production environments running on Windows operating system.
• Protect production by exercising sound judgment and following operational practices and procedures
• Writing and leading scripts and utilities to automate day to day database administration.
• Assist with the monitoring performance analysis of existing applications and ensuring that the system is consistent with ongoing need.
• Write technical documentation, operational procedures, Incident and problem communications and reporting.
• Quickly restore service during system outages, provide troubleshooting support to team members, perform proactive problem prevention, and advance technical details to technical lead and/or to vendor support.Your Impact:
  • Maintaining, detailing and delivering Microsoft SQL, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2019 in accordance with certified specifications and security guidelines
  • Experience with SQL upgrades across Microsoft Server versions.
  • Diagnosing and resolving the toughest performance, security, and/or technical challenges related to the platforms listed above
  • Writing implementation and design documents describing the current SQL infrastructure
  • Participating in processes throughout all phases of ITIL Service Lifecycle, including submitting Change Requests and resolution of Incident tickets
  • Performing requirements analysis, design, and integration for all platforms listed above.
  • Investigating and resolving operational problems in conjunction with other engineering and technical personnel
  • Be part of the team for on-call rotation and weekend activities as required
  • Integration and design of SQL instances in virtualized environments
  • Knowledge and experience implementation fault tolerant database solutions
  • Write and manage scripts and utilities to automate day to day systems administration and configuration management tasks.
  • Solid experience with automation.
  • Communicates optimally with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative technical solutions and strategies
  • Continually defines ways to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships
  • Provide resolutions to an extensive range of complicated problems; Solutions are innovative, thorough, and practicable.
  • Coordination with Technical Services lines to ensure implementation of standard methodologies for infrastructure governance, architecture, engineering, production support and service Management.
  • Familiarity with issues surrounding the use of SQL Server in AWS cloud environment
  • Performing regular health checks on environmentsQualifications:
    • Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
    • Over 8 years of SQL Server DBA experience including HADR setup and maintenance.
    • Over 5 years of strong scripting experience in PowerShell.
    • Certified MCSA and (or) AWS SysOps Associate desired
    • Ansible, Python and Jason/YAML scripting desired
    • Sybase DBA experience desiredKeys to Success in this Role:
      • Excellent collaborator and phenomenal teammate.
      • Operational perfection and be able to support modern delivery needs.
      • Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more, please visit www.BountyJobs.com and register with our referral code: MAC.Time-type:Full timeJob Category:Information TechnologyFLSA Status:Exempt Associated topics: data administrator, data analytic, data engineer, data integration, data integrity, data manager, data scientist, mongo database administrator, sql, sybase

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