SQL Administrator

Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
As a MS SQL DBA SME, you will be responsible to manage and administer MS SQL Server databases with support of daily operations and helps to develop strategies to improve availability and utilization of MS SQL Servers Environment of multinational clients.
If you thrive in a dynamic, reciprocal workplace, IBM provides an environment to explore new opportunities every single day. And if you relish the freedom to bring creative, thoughtful solutions to the table, there’s no limit to what you can accomplish here.

Responsibilities:

• Manage MS SQL server databases
• Develop strategies to Improve availability and utilization of MS SQL Servers environment
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
• Logging, managing, and resolving SQL Server SR’s with Microsoft Support

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Overall 8+ years of IT experience
• Strong SQL Server DBA experience and skills and the technical ability to assist, take over, and even manage very in-depth escalated SQL Server DB support tickets.
• Hands-on operational expertise as an SQL Server DBA on Account administration, AlwaysON, Replication, Log shipping, clustering, backups and recovery, audit reporting, Performance tuning as well as proactive environment health checks
• SQL Cluster environments with Installations and Failovers.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
• Logging, managing, and resolving SQL Server SR’s with Microsoft Support
• Experience with Code Migration tools is a plus.
• Strong experience in automating regular work using TSQL, PowerShell etc.
• Must have hands on experience and sound knowledge in cloud technologies and SQL architecture/HADR setups

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• You love collaborative environments that use agile methodologies to encourage creative design thinking and find innovative ways to develop with cutting edge technologies
• Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with creative approach to work
• Intuitive individual with an ability to manage change and proven time management
• Proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Up-to-date technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing, publications
• You’ll have access to all the technical and management training courses to become the expert you want to be
• You’ll learn directly from experienced developers in the field, our team leads love to mentor
• You’ll have the opportunity to work in different areas to figure out what really excites you.

About Business UnitThis position currently sits within Global Technology Services (GTS) Infrastructure Services (IS) or a shared services function supporting GTS.
As announced in October 2020, IBM intends that its managed infrastructure services business of the GTS organization will become an independent company named Kyndryl by the end of 2021, creating two distinct and powerful market-leading companies.
Together, we will advance the vital systems that power the digital economy. Serving over 4,600 technology-intensive, highly regulated customers, including over 75% of the Fortune 100, our people will design, run, and manage the most modern and reliable technology infrastructure that the world depends on today.
We will work flexibly and in partnership with our customers to amplify business outcomes while always pushing ourselves to improve and meet all opportunities. Come join our team of diverse, devoted, and empathetic technology experts who are at the center of discovering what’s next.
Please note: The final decision if this position will transition from IBM to Kyndryl is yet to be confirmed.

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