Database Administrator
90 day Contract to Hire, Richmond, VA

General Description:
The Database Administrators role is to assist with the design, installation, monitoring, maintenance, and optimization of production databases while ensuring high levels of data availability. This individual is also responsible for assisting with developing, implementing, and overseeing database policies and procedures to ensure the integrity and availability of databases and their accompanying software.

Top Skills:

SQL troubleshooting, SQL profiler, SSRS, SSIS, clustering, Powershell

Role Duties/Responsibilities:
Perform administration and maintenance
Develop and implement monitoring plan
Analyze monitoring data
Manage backup and recovery both on-site and off-site
Create and implement maintenance plan for regular integrity checks
Maintain physical organization of database objects
Apply software upgrades and fixes
Plan and manage physical resource requirements
Administer and enforce standards
Audit database systems
Providing status reports to management
Creates and maintains appropriate documentation
Perform security administration
Gather and document security requirements
Design and document security plan
Implement and enforce security requirements
Maintain and improve security in response to industry developments and user experience
Provide client services
Provide and support development environments
Identify additional requirements
Adapt existing structure to new business environments

Education: This level requires a four year degree or equivalent.

Experience: The candidate must have a working knowledge of database maintenance principals.

Skills:
The candidate must have clear and effective verbal and written communication skills and highly developed interpersonal and customer service skills.
Must be self-motivated and possess strong organizational and problem solving skills.
Team-oriented and skilled in working within a collaborative environment
Proven data analysis, data verification and problem solving abilities
Good project management skills and/or substantial exposure to project based work structures
Excellent listening, presentation and interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user friendly language
Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high pressure environment

If interested, please send resume to laura.webber@experis.com