SQL Server Production DBA (Clustering) in Dallas, TX

Excellent new opportunity to grow with a leading financial services organization. They are becoming a real leader in their area of expertise with progressive ideas and attitudes. Successful candidates will be expected to make an immediate contribution to the existing IT team and to continue to develop their skills through new technology and training.Successful candidate will be involved in providing the following:Production environment for Disaster Recovery. They are seeking hard core SQL Server DBA with expert qualifications in Disaster Recovery, Cluster Configuration, and standard install and upgrade in a production environment. Schedules and monitors SQL server jobs and nightly processes.Handle database ticketsSchedules and monitors SQL server jobs and nightly processes. Implements and maintains the backup/recovery.Review Job documentations and ensure it meats the standards.Performs SQL server administrations; installation/upgrade database server, database creation/deletion, disk space usage, database integrity/consistency, etc Setup and maintains database logins, users, roles and permissionsMonitors and optimizes the performance of the database server.Troubleshoots and supports database issues.Provide 24X7 on-call support for database failures and problems4 Year college degree - Bachelor or equivalent (math, computer science or MIS preferred)3 years functional experience second position requires 6 years as Sr. SQL Server DBAKnowledge of SQL server and Oracle Administration Thorough knowledge of structured query languageSelf motivated, detail oriented, and have a service oriented attitude.Ability to work independently as well as with a teamAble to handle pressure situationsExcellent problem solving skills.4 Year college degree - Bachelor or equivalent (math, computer science or MIS preferred)3 years functional experience second position requires 6 years as Sr. SQL Server DBAKnowledge of SQL server and Oracle Administration Thorough knowledge of structured query languageSelf motivated, detail oriented, and have a service oriented attitude.Ability to work independently as well as with a teamAble to handle pressure situationsExcellent problem solving skills.Must have MSCS or SQL Server 6.5 Enterprise Edition. SQL Server 6.5 Enterprise Edition was released, allowing it to be clustered. This was a very crude attempt at clustering SQL Server that was rarely implemented in the real world - seeking expert level.Production environment for Disaster Recovery. SQL Server DBA with expert qualifications in Disaster Recovery, Cluster Configuration, and standard install and upgrade in a production environment. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here