MSSQL Senior DBA - Military Veterans
at Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America
Job Description:
Position Summary
Do you have the desire to be part of a growing and innovative team? Is a culture where "People Count" and "We do the Right Thing" important to you? If so, Guardian Life Insurance Company is actively seeking a passionate, driven Senior, Database Engineer to provide operational support for Guardian Database Systems, design and build database systems using automation in both data center and cloud platforms, including identifying build defects and create self-healing routines.
You are
Seeking to work in a world class database technologist team where our mission is to "Design, Build, Deliver, and Maintain database systems that are issue-free, always available, highly secure, and peak performing". Able to assess issues quickly performing various database techniques to restore performance and stability. A fast-paced learner who is eager to learn more about enterprise database technologies who has many of the desired technology competencies
Qualifications:
You have
In-depth knowledge and troubleshooting skills in the following:
Must have s kills:
- 10+ years of M S SQL Server DBA experience
- Thorough knowledge of implementing and maintaining security controls in a highly regulated industry with M S SQL databases
- M S SQL Server replication , always on , and mirroring experience
- SQL coding and tuning experience
- Power S hell scripting and automation experience
- SQL Server Management Studio experience
- Working knowledge of SSIS and SSRS
- AWS/Cloud Services experience : EC2, RDS, and Aurora Cloud deployments experience: Jenkins, Bitbucket, Terraform
- H ands-on, technically adept DBA, capable of performing required DB tasks
- Strong troubleshooting/performance tuning skills
- A b ility to assess and improve SQL performance
- Understanding of M S SQL Server underlying storage engine
- Ability to Handle common database procedures, such as upgrade, backup, recovery, migration, etc.
- Profile server resource usage, optimize and tweak as necessary
- Expert level M S SQL Server RDBMS installation/configuration, patching, troubleshooting, performance tracking/tuning, back-up/recovery, remote monitoring skills with hands-on experience in large and very dynamic environments
- Strong commitment to following SDLC/Change-Management principles
- Self-starter and be able to perform work with minimal supervis ion
- Knowledge of data quality, data management, and data testing strategies and practices
- Strong communication skills, both o ral and written
- Strong experience working with ticketing tools such as ServiceNow, Zenoss , Foglight , or other monitoring tool s , Cloud monitoring tools (CloudWatch, CloudTrail), AppDynamics (or similar APM tool)
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Keen analytical and structured approach to problem solving
- Ability to accommodate flexible work schedules
Desired sk ills:
- Ability to diagnose problems and triage/resolve issues across various tiers (application, network, database, server, or storage tiers)
- Ability to implement automation to reduce manual administrative tasks through use of jobs, scripts, or other techniques
- Experience i n DB2 UDB, Oracle, Postgres , M ySQL , and/or Cassandra is plus
- Experience with configuration management tools : SCCM; Puppet ; or Ansible.
- Development or enhancement of training and upskilling programs
- Bachelor's Degree or similar required
You will
- Be part of an on-call rotation providing 24x7x365 incident and outage response , including non-business hours support
- Perform initial investigation and/or troubleshooting of database and database system issues to resolve issue & determine root cause
- Process all support requests within SLA by following procedural requirements
- Escalate to vendors , where necessary, to ensure timely resolution
- Thoroughly document steps taken to resolve incidents and fulfi l l catalog requests within ServiceNow tickets
- Develop, document, and update standard operating procedures and knowledgebase articles
- Identify , address , and resolve repeating alert trends to improve stability and performance
- Suggest defects and product/infrastructure enhancements to improve stability and automation
- Participation in periodic skills enhancement sessions and training courses
- Be a project lead, as well as a project participant for various activities: cloud migration, lifecycle management, application modernization, capacity planning, financial optimization, performance, and stability optimization, build and desig n state configuration automation, etc
Location:
This position can be based in any of the following locations:
Chennai, Gurgaon
Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Who we are Guardian makes a difference in the lives of people when they need us most. With over 160 years of stability and fiscal integrity, we are a trusted resource to generations of families and business owners, inspiring well-being and helping build financial confidence. Today, we stand behind 29 million consumers, helping them prepare and plan for a bright future for themselves and their families. We help business owners care for their employees. And we help people recover and thrive in times of unexpected loss. As a modern mutual insurance company, we believe in driving value beyond dividends. We invest in our colleagues and are building a progressive, innovative and inclusive culture. We uplift individuals and communities through thoughtful social and environmental programs. What we stand for In 1860, a community of immigrants joined together to insure and protect their businesses and families. They were guided by powerful ideals that we’ve continued to stand behind and evolved throughout the years: we do the right thing, we believe people count, we courageously shape the future together, and we go above and beyond for the people we serve. Guardian employees embrace and live by these values every day. They remind us to put people at the heart of all we do so that we can help protect what matters most to you. Want to help bring these values to life? Join us for a rewarding career and the opportunity to shape the future.