United States onlyThis posting is for applicants coming to Ensono to support specific client projects. If you're a general applicant, please look at our job board for another posting aligned with your skill set and interests.
At Ensono, our Purpose is to be a relentless ally, disrupting the status quo and unleashing our clients to Do Great Things! We enable our clients to achieve key business outcomes that reshape how our world runs. As an expert technology adviser and managed service provider with cross-platform certifications, Ensono empowers our clients to keep up with continuous change and embrace innovation.
We can Do Great Things because we have great Associates. The Ensono Core Values unify our diverse talents and are woven into how we do business. These five traits are the key to achieving our purpose: Honesty, Reliability, Curiosity, Collaboration, and Passion.
About the role and what you'll be doing:
The Database Administrator will support system and application functions as relates to SQL Server and its components. The Database Administrator is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and repair of an organization’s database systems. This includes ensuring data integrity, optimizing performance, and supporting application teams with database-related needs. The DBA plays a critical role in data security, disaster recovery, and compliance.
We want all new Associates to succeed in their roles at Ensono. That's why we've outlined the job requirements below. To be considered for this role, it's important that you meet all Required Qualifications. If you do not meet all of the Preferred Qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience with database administration primarily on SQL Server.
- System DBA focuses on security, audit, patching, vulnerability mitigation, encryption key setup, TDE, AlwaysEncrypted, performance, best practices, e.g.
- Installation and best practices configuration of database software and associated products.
- Planning and implementation of backup and recovery, DR implementations, and database maintenance activities.
- Strong skills in upgrading and life cycle management.
- Maintaining specialized environments and HA environments with Windows failover clusters, AvailabilityGroups, log shipping, replication, mirroring.
- Engagement with and ability to support Application teams with an application DBA focus – writing, tuning, logical database design, DML, index design, performance, etc.. Able to understand and assist with application specific requirements.
- Bachelor’s Degree or demonstrated equivalent relevant work experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience, certifications and/or demonstratable relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated experience with this specific company and customers.
- Strong written and oral communications skills; Strong interpersonal and customer relations skills with the ability to effectively interact with peers, customers, and vendors.
- Be fully functional and self-directed as well as integrate into a team.
- Ability to provide formal mentorship and cross-train others with less technical knowledge and institutional knowledge.
- Ability to technically document processes and procedures and run books.
- Ability to handle and manage low to high complexity of assignments.
- Ability to follow ITSM and ITIL process such as incident, request, problem and change management procedures.
- Proven diligence and adherence to audits and security protocols, procedures and reporting.
- Knowledge of USG security and audit process, policy, procedures, laws and requirements.
- Display aggressive life cycle management
- Demonstratable critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- CMDB management.
- Ability to document process and procedures
- Demonstrated ability to develop automation and efficiencies.
- Additional skills in Oracle (Exadata), MySQL, Db2LUW or Postgres a plus.
- Advanced diagnostic and performance tool knowledge – extended events, default trace files, SQL Nexus.
- Third party tools – Redgate, SQL Sentry, Idera. BMC TrueSight, Datadog, Commvault, and Netbackup, e.g.
- Public Cloud based certification and experience – AWS, Azure.
- Powershell, Ansible, python and other scripting/automation tools.
- Understanding of license management.
Other:
- Some jobs within this genre may require on-call, after hours or shift work.
- Some jobs within this genre may require work/access at physical locations in and around the Madison, WI area.
Why Ensono?
Ensono is a place to make better happen – for our clients and for your career. You can do great things through innovation or collaboration, by learning or volunteering, or to promote diversity and inclusion. You can do great things for your own health or for a healthier planet. Whatever it means to you to do great things we want Ensono to be the place you can do it.
We are a client-facing business, but we do encourage clients to allow us to work remotely most of the time so if you are not required to be on a client site, you can choose to work from home or in our Ensono offices.
Some of our benefits include:
- Unlimited Paid Days Off
- Three health plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield
- 401k with company match
- Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts
- Paid Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, and Sabbatical Leave
- Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding
- Enhanced fertility coverage
- Wellness program
- Depending on location, ability to take advantage of fitness centers
- Flexible work schedule
As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this role is $94,000 to $123, 000 annually based on a full-time schedule. Please note that placement in the range may vary based on numerous factors including but not limited to skills, experience, internal equity, and business needs. In addition to base salary, other compensation programs, depending on eligibility, include an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance and an equity grant under our Associate Equity Appreciation Program.
Ensono is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment to our Associates and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
Pay transparency nondiscrimination statement/posting OFCCP’s pay transparency policy can be found on OFCCP’s website.
If you need accommodation at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected].
