SQL Server Database Administrator

What will you be doing

• Coordinating, analyzing, designing, implementing and administering solutions.
• Recommending best practices for improvements to current operational processes.
• Configuring and maintaining SQL Server database servers.
• Troubleshooting operational problems.
• Administering proactive daily checks.
• Responding to monitoring alerts.
• Communicating status and planning activities to customers and other team members.
• Participating in the teams rotational shift pattern and on-call coverage rotation plan.

What do we need from you

• This is a wish list If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we re looking for, please do apply, we d love to hear from you! There will be plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and contribute to the Team and Customers needs and grow with Pythian.
• 3 to 5 years or more of experience as a SQL Server DBA
• Installing, configuring and upgrading SQL Server databases.
• SQL Server Administration including: Managing Server and Database storage.
• Performance tuning of database server.
• Designing and implementing various backup/recovery strategies.
• Experience or Knowledge on Sybase DBA will be an added advantage.
• SSRS Power BI, SSIS, and BI experience.
• Coding scripts, procedures, functions, etc.

What do you get in return

• Love your career : Competitive total rewards package with excellent take home salaries, shifted work time bonus (if applicable) and an annual bonus plan!
• Love your development : Hone your skills or learn new ones with an annual training allowance; 2 paid professional development days, attend conferences, become certified, whatever you like!
• Love your work/life balance: 3 weeks of paid time off and flexible working hours. All you need is a stable internet connection!
• Love your workspace : We give you all the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop with your choice of OS, and budget to personalize your work environment!
• Love your community : Blog during work hours ; take a day off and volunteer for your favorite charity.

Why Pythian

Pythian excels at helping businesses use their data and cloud to transform how they compete and win in this ever-changing environment by delivering advanced on-prem, hybrid, cloud and multi-cloud solutions to solve the toughest data challenges faster and better than anyone else. Founded and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada in 1997, Pythian now has more than 300 employees located around the globe with over 350 clients spanning industries from SaaS; media; gaming; financial services; e-commerce and more. Pythian is known for its technology-enabled data expertise covering everything from ETL to ML. We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver innovative solutions that meet the specific data goals of each client and have built meaningful partnerships with major cloud vendors AWS, Google and Microsoft. The powerful combination of our extensive expertise in data and cloud and our ability to keep on top of the latest bleeding edge technologies make us the perfect partner to help mid and large-sized businesses transform to stay ahead in today s rapidly changing digital economy.

Disclaimer

For this job an equivalent combination of education and experience, which results in demonstrated ability to apply skills will also be considered.

The successful applicant will need to fulfill the requirements necessary to obtain a background check.

Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.