Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Reference #: R-156918 The Opportunity:

At Avantor, people are the most important part of our success because they drive our global performance. That's why our Operations, Lab Services, Sales, and many other Avantor teams rely on our talent acquisition initiatives to attract, engage and hire the right talent. Avantor's IT Engineering vertical is a crucial part of this mix, enabling all our internal teams worldwide to grow beyond their limits.

As a member of the IT Operations group, reporting to the Assistant Manager Infrastructure & Data Services, the engineer - IT Operations SQL DBA is responsible for daily Microsoft SQLdatabase maintenance, health checking, optimization of table structures and database performance. This position will interact directly with the DBA, server, infrastructure engineering teams and application team and developers and as well with other system administrators to gather technical requirements, resolve complex technical issues and implement enterprise database solutions.

This position needs to have the ability to detect and troubleshoot databaseserverrelated issues and other CPU, memory, I/O, disk space and other resource contention. Coordinate internally with development, QA and support teams to resolve bugs and facilitate releases. The SQL DBA engineer needs to provide architectural and design SQL recommendations and best practices implementations for future expansion.

Key success factors include a positive attitude, good work ethics and the ability to work independently as well as within teams. As part of this well-respected IT group, you will enjoy a wide variety work in emerging technologies like AWS, RDS services within a supportive team environment.

This position reports in the IT Engineering Manager and sits at our Radnor, PA (corporate headquarters) location.

What we're looking for Education: Bachelor's Degree in computer science preferred or equivalent work experience - required. Microsoft SQL certification - required. Oracle certification - desired. AWS certification - is a plus

Experience: Minimum of 5 years technical experience in IT with a focus on enterprise level for Microsoft Data Bases systems - required. Strong knowledge of backups, restores, maintenance, Always on (Hight Availability feature) etc. in MS SQL - required Specialization in MS SQLServerAdministration - required. Experience on various SQL server version, i.e., SQL Express, Developer, 2017,2019,2022 versions - required. Experience in SQL development i.e., TSQL, SPs, Views, Triggers, and other BI features withinSQLServer(SSAS/SSIS/SSRS)- desired

Who you are: Good communication and technical documentation skills. Solid work practices regarding change and risk management, troubleshooting methodology - desired. Knowledge in planning and configuring various Disaster Recover (DR) related features withinSQLServer - desired Good understanding and experience withserver-client computing and relational database environments - desired Ability to write and troubleshoot MS SQLcode and design (stored procs, functions, tables, views, triggers, indexes, constraints) - desired. Experience supporting 10K+ server enterprise environments - is a plus. Experience running enterprise deployment projects - is a plus. Industry experience in pharma, life sciences, warehouse and/or manufacturing - is a plus

How you will create an impact: Daily Microsoft SQL database maintenance and configuration, optimization of data base structures and performance. Participate on the designing, implementation and automatization of systems to improve our internal processes. Good understanding on database lifecycle process, patching etc. Maintain regular backups, restorations, and other maintenance requirements. Implements policies and governance for SQL servers in an enterprise setting. Establishes and enforces standards and processes for the administration of SQL servers. Take part of different projects like SQL mig ations / upgrades of database versions. Creates reports to show the KPI (Key Performance Indicators) related to the SQL server's performance. Provide support to other databases like Oracle may be required. Knowledge in Service now for any changes related to database. Good communication skill to understand the user, application requirements. Basic knowledge in SQL License and Microsoft download center. Other duties as assigned.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

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