Ascend Learning - Leawood, KS
posted 2 months ago
As a Senior SQL Server Database Administrator at Ascend Learning, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the performance and reliability of our database systems. Your primary responsibilities will include identifying and resolving production and application development problems, ensuring that our databases operate at optimal levels. You will be tasked with calculating optimum values for database parameters, evaluating and integrating new releases, and performing regular maintenance tasks. Additionally, you will serve as a point of contact for user inquiries from various teams within the organization, providing support and guidance as needed. In this role, you will collaborate closely with technology and business groups, as well as Application Development and Engineering teams, to establish effective working partnerships. Your technical expertise will be essential in designing solutions and documenting processes at the product level. You will also support the implementation of software through database development, participate in load and performance testing, and analyze any bottlenecks or performance issues that arise. A key aspect of your job will involve rapidly diagnosing and fixing production problems, which may require reverse engineering and conducting root cause analysis using existing tools and resources. Your contributions will directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of our database systems, ultimately supporting our mission to improve outcomes for students, educators, and healthcare workers.