ms sql Database Administrator - taguig city, ncrUnitedHealth Group

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)
The MS SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) will largely be responsible for providing operational database services to the organization. Primary responsibilities will include performance upgrades to an existing data warehouse effort, consisting of but not limited to compression, indexing, proper I/O, query tuning, etc. The role may grow into owning, tracking and resolving database related incidents and requests, fulfilling requests and resolving incidents, reviewing service-related items such as database backups, maintenance jobs, replication, and monitoring on a daily basis to ensure service-related issues are identified and resolved. Respond to database related alerts and escalations and working with infrastructure and application teams to define strategic solutions to new and recurring problems.
This MS SQL Server DBA role requires a service-oriented mentality and high sense of ownership. The DBA would be expected to continually look for areas of improvement in projects, products and processes to insure efficiency, consistency and accuracy. Self-direction and the ability to manage and allocate your time over multiple simultaneous projects are keys for success.
Primary Responsibilities:
Perform feasibility studies and estimates for the implementation of new or revised database systems to solve business needs
Install, migrate, upgrade and maintain multiple databases required for development, testing, and production environments
Coordinate backup and recovery strategies with backup administrator
Work with Architecture team to establish coding standards for stored procedures, triggers, logical and physical schema design; approve complex structural changes to the database
Recommend database approaches and design to infrastructure and application teams
Understanding of execution plans and how to use them to optimize/improve query costs, indexing
Excellent technical troubleshooting and consultation with quality assurance and development teams
Troubleshoot problems regarding the databases, applications and development tools
Analyze and sustain capacity and performance requirements
Automation experience using DevOpS methodology
Hands-on experience on any of the scripting languages and T-SQL
Participate in 12x7 on call rotation
Experience on SSRS/ SSIS will be an added advantage
Very good Knowledge and experience in Migrations, High Availability concepts, Database Backup, Restore and Disaster Recovery procedures
Maintaining Database Authentication modes, Creation of users, Configuring permissions for users
Database refresh for staging environment
Daily Monitoring of the Production, Development and UAT databases
Export Backups (table level, schema level, database level)
Performance tuning, query tuning
Verifying and resolving the SQL Server Blocking issues and finding sand fixing the root cause
Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
Knowledge in ITIL Principles, Microsoft SQL Server 2014/2016/2019, Window Server OS 2016 & 2019, HA&DR, T-SQL Scripting
Good communication skills and experience in handling the warrooms/bridge calls
Team player with collaborative skills
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UnitedHealth Group

Taguig City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time