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Senior Database Administrator

Job Description:
At KPMG, you’ll find award-winning diversity initiatives, a broad spectrum of affinity networks, and a formal mentoring program. KPMG is a great place to build your career. We are currently seeking a Senior Database Administrator to join us in our Montvale office.

Responsibilities:

• Perform duties of a Senior Database Administrator of Microsoft SQL Server in a production environment
• Provide installation, maintenance, monitoring and support for Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 databases
• Implement and support requested application database development changes in the Microsoft SQL Server and Windows environments
• Support production systems for database problem resolution and recovery, as well as assistance with production applications including Emergency off-hour support
• Specify and develop systems for capturing and tracking database performance metrics, database and application performance monitoring, evaluation and recommendations
• Provide technical support to KMPG and 3rd party developed SQL Server applications, including software installation, upgrades, problem diagnosis, performance monitoring, evaluation and tuning recommendations
• Evaluate and recommend data base-related software products within technical architecture framework
• Develop and implement backup/restore, disaster recovery and data replication procedures

Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college/university
• Five years experience as a production support MS SQL Server database administrator
• Senior technical skills in MS SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008, including system installation and upgrade, backup and recovery, data server migration, database maintenance and support, release management, troubleshooting, performance tuning, developer and third party product support, configuration and support of DTS and SSIS jobs, SQL Server Agent jobs and maintenance plans
• Experience with the SQL Server Log Shipping, clustering, replication and database mirroring features; experience with installing and supporting SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008, particularly with features such as Integration Services, Reporting Services and Analysis Services
• Experience creating documentation of installation procedures, monitoring procedures, security policies, configuration changes, migration procedures, and best practices for development teams
• Experience with installing and managing 3rd party vendor applications and dependent components, including packages that utilize IIS, Microsoft Reporting Services, etc.; experience with automating database tasks: installations, refreshing databases from backup and with scripting tools such as VBScript will be a plus
• Experience with SQL Server Enterprise Manager, SQL Profiler, Query Analyzer, Access, Excel, Windows, Outlook, Explorer, and Windows scripting
• Development support experience including database object creation and maintenance, performance analysis, troubleshooting
• Familiarity with SQL, Transact-SQL and troubleshooting queries and stored procedures, and able to install and troubleshoot client connectivity software, such as ODBC
• Experience providing on-call production DBA support including off hours and weekend support for production emergencies
• Self-motivated; a team player; able to manage own projects efficiently for on-time delivery and learn new software and technologies rapidly
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Able to interact with clients at various levels, both technical and non-technical


Interested? We strongly encourage you to apply online at www.kpmgcareers.com and search for requisition 22110.

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