Database Administrator

$79,000 - $131,000/Yr

Supermicro - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Jose, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Supermicro Computer, Inc. is seeking a skilled Database Administrator to join their team in San Jose, CA. The role involves managing SQL Server Database Services, ensuring optimal performance, and providing support for critical systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in database administration, performance tuning, and disaster recovery strategies, contributing to the overall efficiency and reliability of database environments.

Responsibilities

• Follow enterprise standards and best practices for database management.
• Install, update, configure, and provide production support for SQL Server Database Services.
• Respond to SQL alerts and provide on-call support as needed.
• Collaborate with application and IT teams to design and optimize database environments.
• Perform advanced database administration activities including monitoring, space management, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Manage SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group installations and configurations.
• Conduct database environment reviews and recommend improvements to application owners.
• Provide high availability and disaster recovery solutions for development, testing, and production environments.
• Document technology standards and procedures, and provide recommendations for optimization.
• Analyze performance metrics of transactional databases and identify tuning opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience in database administration or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• In-depth knowledge of database performance tuning.
• Experience writing T-SQL stored procedures and complex queries.
• Proficient in installation, configuration, patching, migration, and upgrades of SQL Server.
• Strong understanding of high availability and disaster recovery strategies.
• Ability to support 24/7 critical systems.
• Experience with both on-premise and cloud database environments.
• Familiarity with SQL monitoring tools and solutions.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with MySQL databases.
• Familiarity with SSRS, SSIS, and SSAS.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance.
• Participation in bonus and equity award programs.