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Proven experience in ensuring high availability, implementing robust disaster recovery strategies, and optimizing database performance monitoring. Proficient in Always-On Availability Groups, Windows Clusters, Query Optimization, Index design, and troubleshooting complex database performance issues by recommending fixes and tuning complex SQL queries.\nTo assist with the day-to-day support of all AmTrust SQL servers and databases. Administering and supporting all SQL servers and databases within the organization (On-Prem and Azure). Working with DBA team to support all lines of business and all departments with their specific or customized SQL solutions. Providing support and training to other members of the DBA team. Maintains a solid understanding of AmTrust’s mission, vision, and values. Upholds the standards of the AmTrust organization.\nResponsibilities\nInstalling and configuring SQL Server instances on a cluster environment. Creating and managing Always-On AG for critical databases between datacenters.\nResponsible for troubleshooting and resolving Cluster issues, WSFC, different failover modes and read-only replicas to ensure High Availability and DR.\nImplement, monitor, and maintain housekeeping and optimization jobs, ensuring peak performance of all SQL Servers including Performance Tuning recommendations.\nProficient in T-SQL and Powershell scripting, using monitoring tools to track database health and performance. Working closely with application developers, system and network admins to ensure seamless database operations .\nManages database elements, including creation, alteration, deletion and copying of schemas, databases, tables, views, indexes, stored procedures, triggers, and integrity constraints in accordance with the existing Software Change Management processes.\nMonitors database and replication servers for resource utilization. Handles testing, reporting, backup/restore. Manages database distribution, security, and access requirements.\nProvide support to all lines of business and all departments with their specific or customized SQL solutions for On-Prem and Azure including PostgreSQL.\nEnsure that all SQL Servers are operating within a secure environment and that AmTrust’s disaster recovery requirements are always met. \nImplement, maintain and regularly review security and related data access rights within the AmTrust’s SQL Server environment to support Audits. Sets up access privileges to databases. Creates and maintains user profiles for database access, including login and password. Performs backup and recovery, configures database parameters. \nProvide support to non-relational database systems like MongoDB, including other NoSQL databases like Cosmos DB, Redis.\nPerforming month end close processes, Patching and Other Maintenance outside normal business hours as part of On-Call Off hour support.\nMaintaining SQL security standards and policies.\nProviding support, training, and knowledge transfer with other members of the team. \nOwn strategy around the data warehouse in terms of system monitoring, capacity planning, disaster recovery, and architecture.\nMonitor and optimize query performance and data processing workflows within Azure Synapse Analytics to meet business requirements.\nPerforms other functionally related duties as assigned.\nThe expected salary range for this role is ($87,600.00 - $125,000.00)\nPlease note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon a wide range of factors considered in making the compensation decision, including, but not limited to, candidate skills, experience, education and training, the scope and responsibilities of the role, as well as market and business considerations.\nQualifications\nPossess a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology.\n8+ years of hands-on experience working with database (Microsoft (2016, 2019 and 2022), Azure, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) technologies and excellent multitasking skills and task management strategies and managing SQL Server Always-On Availability Groups for High Availability and Disaster Recovery.\nProficiency in Backup and Recovery, SQL query optimization, data warehousing concepts, and performance tuning.\nAbility to analyze SQL Server Performance metrics (cpu, memory, disk i/o, and n/w) and query store to identify performance bottlenecks and optimize queries, indexes, and execution plans.\nAbility to do performance tuning and database development and to perform system monitoring and address various issues in the system with expert knowledge of SQL monitoring software (Quest Foglight/SolarWinds DPA/ SQL Diagnostic Manager).\nUnderstanding of Relational, Virtualization, Data Lake/Warehouse, In-Memory and Azure Cloud Data Platforms along with AWS and GCP.\nUnderstanding of various relational and non-relational database technologies for on-prem and cloud along with their benefits, downsides, and best use-case.\nExperience in designing and architecting end-to-end analytics solutions in Azure Synapse.\nExperience in designing and orchestrating data pipelines to load data efficiently in Synapse dedicated SQL Pool.\nExperience in Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure data flow, Azure functions and Databricks.\nExperience with Logical and Physical data modelling.\nPreferred:\nA master’s degree can serve as a substitute for some experience\nCertified Microsoft Database Administration, ITIL Certification\nAzure DP-300 Certification\nWhat We Offer\nAmTrust Financial Services offers a competitive compensation package and excellent career advancement opportunities. Our benefits include Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including eligible spouses & children, Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, 401k Savings Plans, Paid Time Off.\nAmTrust strives to create a diverse and inclusive culture where thoughts and ideas of all employees are appreciated and respected. This concept encompasses but is not limited to human differences with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion or disabilities.\nAmTrust values excellence and recognizes that by embracing the diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives of its workforce, it will sustain a competitive advantage and remain an employer of choice. Diversity is a business imperative, enabling us to attract, retain and develop the best talent available. We see diversity as more than just policies and practices. 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