SQL Engineer
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Job Title: SQL Engineer Work Location: Brooklyn, NY Duration: 12 months ContractPosition Summary: Hybrid - 2 days in office/3 days remoteSCOPE OF SERVICES TASKS: Database Review and Maintenance •Review all Microsoft SQL Server databases. •Identify any issues such as performance bottlenecks, fragmentation, or inconsistencies. •Perform routine maintenance tasks such as index rebuilds, statistics updates, and database integrity checks. Always On Availability Group Maintenance •Monitor and maintain Always On Availability Groups for SQL Clusters. •Ensure synchronization state across replicas. o Perform failover testing and handle failover scenarios as necessary. Best Practice Recommendations •Review SQL Server and database requests as part of the build cycle. •Provide best practice recommendations for database design, performance tuning, and security. SQL Updates and Patching •Schedule and perform SQL Server updates and patches. •Coordinate with stakeholders to minimize downtime and ensure updates are applied in a timely manner. Application Migration to SQL 2019 •ssess existing applications and databases. •Work with application owners to plan and execute migrations to SQL Server 2019. •Ensure compatibility and performance optimization during the migration process. SQL Server Consolidation •Identify opportunities to consolidate SQL servers into shared instances. •Evaluate resource utilization and performance impact. •Plan and execute server consolidation efforts while minimizing disruption to existing services. Root Cause Analysis •Perform root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes. •Identify patterns, trends, and anomalies to answer specific business questions. •Propose data-driven solutions and opportunities for improvement. Project Management Support •Provide project management support for SQL-related initiatives. •Coordinate tasks, timelines, and resources to ensure successful project delivery. •Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates and manage expectations. Backup and Recovery Management •Review and optimize SQL backup schedules and technologies. •Implement backup strategies to ensure data integrity and disaster recovery readiness. •Monitor backup jobs, troubleshoot failures, and perform periodic recovery tests. •dvanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases. MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE •Must have 12 years' Experience. •Microsoft SQL Engineer/DBA must possess advanced SQL querying skills, including expertise in writing complex SQL queries, stored procedures, triggers, and optimizing SQL performance. •Proficiency in database administration tasks such as database creation, configuration, monitoring, backup and recovery, security management, user access control, and database optimization. •Knowledge and experience in implementing and maintaining high availability solutions such as Always on Availability Groups, database mirroring, failover clustering, and disaster recovery planning. •bility to diagnose and troubleshoot database-related issues effectively, using tools such as SQL Server Profiler, Dynamic Management Views (DMVs), and Extended Events. DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: •Knowledge of MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, VMWare, AD, DNS •SQL querying •database administration •high availability solutions •troubleshooting •lways On Availability Groups •SQL Server Profiler •database mirroring •failover clustering About Us: InterSources Inc, a Certified Diverse Supplier, was founded in 2007 and offers innovative solutions to help clients with Digital Transformations across various domains and industries. Our history spans over 16 years and today we are an Award-Winning Global Software Consultancy solving complex problems with technology. We recognize that our employees and our clients are our strengths as the diverse talents and opportunities they bring to the table enable us to grow as a global platform and they are causally linked with our success. 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