IRIS’s Direct Client, a provider of one of the largest professional services networks in the world, has an immediate opening for a SQL Server DBA for a contract opening. The Hiring Manager, hoping to set up first round interviews, is interested in reviewing resumes immediately. This long-term contract opening based in Northern, New Jersey requires a candidate VLDB environment experience. The right candidate for this position will have worked in large, complex environments and have the maturity and professionalism to work with little to no supervision. Review the job description provided below and contact me directly for more information or to be immediately considered. Job Description: SQL Server DBA Serve as a Senior SQL Server DBA and perform the duties required in a production environment Provide installation, maintenance, monitoring and support for Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 databases Implementation and support of application database development changes in Microsoft SQL Server and Windows environments Provide support of production systems database problem resolution and recovery, as well as assistance with production applications including Emergency off-hour support Candidate must have worked in large, complex environments having worked with a large number of servers. Must have worked on specification and development of systems for capturing and tracking database performance metrics, database and application performance monitoring, evaluation and recommendations Should have provided technical support of in house and 3rd party developed SQL Server applications, including software installation, upgrades, problem diagnosis, performance monitoring, evaluation and tuning recommendations Should have provided evaluation and recommendation of data base-related software products within technical architecture framework Must have performed development and implementation of backup/restore, disaster recovery and data replication procedures Technical Skills Needed; An experienced 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 Familiarity with SQL, Transact-SQL and troubleshooting queries and stored procedures Experience creating documentation of installation procedures, monitoring procedures, security policies, configuration changes, migration procedures, and best practices for development teams 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 For more information or to be immediately considered for this position contact me directly at anurag@irissoftinc.com.