Senior Database Administrator

Public Storage - Plano, TX

Full-time - Senior

Plano, TX

1,001-5,000 employees

Real Estate

About the position

The Senior Database Administrator at Public Storage is responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of database services to the organization and development teams. This role involves engaging with IT and business stakeholders, managing complex database environments, and providing administrative guidance for MS SQL Server databases in a fast-paced enterprise setting. The position requires participation in on-call support and the ability to troubleshoot and resolve database issues effectively.

Responsibilities

• Participate in on-call support rotation for a 24x7, client-facing production environment.
• Liaise with IT teams and business units to design, install, and configure OLTP, OLAP, and SSRS environments with high availability and disaster recovery.
• Provide administrative guidance for maintaining MS SQL Server databases in an enterprise environment.
• Develop, deploy, administrate, support, and debug SSIS data flows and packages.
• Deploy, maintain, support, and debug SQL Server Analysis Services cubes and Reporting Services reports.
• Develop and maintain OLTP/OLAP environment documentation.
• Install upgrades and patches to existing databases.
• Investigate and resolve performance, data accuracy, and availability issues.
• Develop processes for optimizing and maintaining database security.
• Utilize Idera Diagnostic Manager and Data Dog monitoring tools to manage database jobs and system activity.
• Create automated processes for repeating database tasks using Powershell, SSIS, or TSQL.
• Manage multiple tasks and projects to ensure requirements are met and report on progress to management.
• Work directly with development teams to deploy code changes to staging and production environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor of science in computer science or computer information systems, or Microsoft certification in database administration or comparable experience preferred.
• 10+ years' experience working in a fast-paced enterprise environment with various versions of SQL Server.
• Thorough Database administration knowledge working within the Google Cloud Platform.
• Excellent understanding of RDBM (Relationship Database Management).
• Knowledge of ITIL best practices regarding Change Management, Incident Management, and Problem Management.
• Knowledge of best practices and software development process (full SDLC).
• Advanced knowledge of database security, backup and recovery, and performance monitoring standards with VLDB's.
• Strong command of TSQL and SQL server tools.
• PowerShell shell scripting skills.
• Experience using SSRS, SSAS, and SSIS packages required.
• Working knowledge of SQL Litespeed for database backups a plus.
• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database problems.
• Proficiency in Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO) using native (SQL Profiler), Idera Diagnostic Manager, and Data Dog.
• Deep knowledge of High Availability and Disaster Recovery models for MSSQL Server (Always-On/Microsoft Cluster).
• Experience working with Windows server environments.
• Experience supporting a multi-database environment.
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and escalate issues.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot software/database issues independently.
• Ability to work extended hours when needed.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with SQL Litespeed for database backups.