Job title: Database Administrator
Reports to: Manager, DBA
Department: Technology
Location: Baltimore, Maryland - Remote
Company Overview
Prometric, a privately held company, is a trusted provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment, its market-leading test development and test delivery solutions allow clients to develop and launch global testing programs as well as accurately measure program results and performance quality. Prometric reliably develops, delivers and administers more than 8 million tests a year on behalf of more than 350 clients in the academic, corporate, financial, government, healthcare and professional markets. It delivers tests flexibly via the web or by utilizing a robust network of test centers.
SUMMARY
The Database Administrator will build, manage and support Prometric's global and growing database environment of SQL Server, Oracle, Non-SQL and Cloud SQL servers providing solutions that maximize system availability, efficiency, stability, data integrity, recoverability, and maintainability. The Database Administrator will be part of a global team.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing support and administration of all (predominantly SQL Server) database servers, including installation, configuration, upgrades, data migrations, maintenance plans, deployments, performance tuning, backups, and recovery.
- Work closely with operational and other teams to proactively and promptly implement solutions with 24x7 on-call availability as needed.
- Review and deploy approved database code releases to QC and production environments, following company standard processes and effectively communicating constraints, issues, and timelines.
- Ensure database environment is secure, healthy, reliably backed up, and ready for all contingencies.
- Monitor and troubleshoot database servers using a variety of open source and proprietary toolsets.
- Manage user and group access to various database resources.
- Provide data capacity and node forecasting and planning.
- Perform operating system, service-level, and application updates, patches etc.
- Implement and maintain ETL processes.
- Administer system-wide monitoring and alerts.
- Evaluate and propose new tools and technologies to meet the needs of the organization.
- Follow best practices with security compliance levels and document configuration and procedures.
- Actively plan and manage projects involving new database systems and enhancements.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- 4-year degree in computer science-related field preferred. Experience will be considered.
- 3+ years Microsoft SQL Server enterprise-scale database administration experience.
- Experience installing, configuring, monitoring, and administering both OLTP and OLAP databases systems.
- Understanding of best practices and standards for database design and implementation.
- Understanding of various high availability and disaster recovery requirements and solutions.
- Ability to maintain a positive attitude while working with high demands and short deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex problems and prioritize workloads in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
- Proficiency with database release management processes and ability to coordinate with development, QA team to deploy changes to various environments.
- Ability to communicate effectively with global, cross-functional teams to implement solutions.
- Proficiency with Windows, Linux, and network troubleshooting preferred.
- Proficiency with proactively monitoring performance and capacity planning.
- PowerShell scripting skills is a plus.
- Oracle experience is a plus.
- CouchDB experience is a plus.
- Working knowledge of cloud based databases a plus.
Prometric is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local law.