Description
Join a company in the Healthcare/NHS field as a Database Administrator who loves the challenge of solving problems with multiple layers of complexity through an opportunity offered by Robert Half Technology. If you are an efficient problem solver with highly tuned decision-making skills, this may be the position for you. This long-term temporary-to-full-time opportunity for a Database Administrator is in Washington, District of Columbia.
Major responsibilities
- Ensure the design and execution of database server topology, configuration, and maintenance meet SLA objectives
- Fix database service outages when they happen, which can include after hours and weekends
- Maximize performance through effective hardware purchases, server configuration changes, or index/query changes
- Suggest solutions for database design, tuning options, and other potential issues
- Baseline system performance, monitor for deviation, and recommend and implement improvements to slow running queries
- Manage all database instances across development, staging, and production environments, handling installation, configuration, and maintenance
- Configure database monitoring utilities to avoid false alarms
Requirements
- Proficient at adapting queries to enhance performance
- Command of Complex Databases
- Solid understanding of embedded SQL
- Good understanding of relational database management systems
- General familiarity with storage and server hardware required
- Understanding of production environments and being on-call
- 4+ years of database experience
- Prior experience building and maintaining documentation
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