SQL Server Database Consultant

• →Coordinating, analyzing, designing, implementing and administering IT solutions based on Microsoft's Data Platform.
• →Recommending best practices for improvements to current operational processes. Configuring and maintaining database servers.
• →Supporting SQL Server Database services. Administering backup procedures and disaster recovery plans.
• →Troubleshooting operational problems.
• →Administering proactive daily checks.
• →Responding to monitoring alerts.
• →Presenting technical courses to customers and peers.
• →Participating in on-call coverage rotation plan.
• →Communicating status and planning activities to customers and team members.

• →Love your career: Competitive total rewards package. Blog during work hours; take a day off and volunteer for your favorite charity.
• →Love your work/life balance: Flexibly work remotely from your home, there’s no daily travel requirement to an office! All you need is a stable internet connection. 
• →Love your coworkers: Collaborate with some of the best and brightest in the industry!
• →Love your development: Hone your skills or learn new ones with our substantial training allowance; participate in professional development days, attend training, become certified, whatever you like! 
• →Love your workspace: We give you all the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop with your choice of OS, and an annual budget to personalize your work environment!  
• →Love yourself: Pythian cares about the health and well-being of our team. You will have an annual wellness budget to make yourself a priority (use it on gym memberships, massages, fitness and more). Additionally, you will receive a generous amount of paid vacation and sick days, as well as a day off to volunteer for your favorite charity.

• While we understand you might not have everything on the list, to be successful you are likely to have skills such as:
• Installing, configuring and upgrading from previous SQL Server versions like 2008 up to 2025 databases.
• SQL Server Administration including: Managing Server and Database storage.
• SQL Server third party tools.
• Performance tuning of database server.
• SQL Server management tools.
• Designing and implementing various backup/recovery strategies.
• Replication, log shipping, mirroring, clustering, Always On Availability Groups.
• SSRS & Power BI, SSIS, and BI experience.
• Coding scripts, procedures, functions, etc.
• Strong T-SQL scripting and tuning experience. Performance tuning experience.
• Experience in VSCode and GitHub integration
• Developing methods for monitoring database systems.
• SSAS: Support of cubes, ETL processes and data warehouse environments.
• Supporting cloud migrations and environments would be considered an asset.
• Awareness of development practices including but not limited to agile and waterfall.
• Working directly with external customers.
• Project management notions.
• White paper writing, blogging and presentation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Administering cloud solutions inc but not limited to Azure, AWS and Google Cloud.
• Developing cloud solutions inc but not limited to Azure, AWS and Google Cloud.
• Ability to lead and design technical project roadmaps with clients and internally.
• PowerShell experience is an advantage.
• Automation experience is an advantage.

• The successful applicant will need to fulfill the requirements necessary to obtain a background check.
• Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in any aspect of the selection process.

Pythian may utilize Enterprise Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools or features throughout its hiring process. These tools help us manage high volumes of applications efficiently and may be employed to review applications, analyze resumes, and assist with other recruitment steps. While Pythian uses AI in its hiring process, it does not substitute for human judgment. Our Talent Acquisition Team reviews all AI-generated recommendations, and the system is subject to regular bias audits to ensure fairness and compliance with all applicable employment and human rights laws. All final hiring decisions are made by, and remain the responsibility of, human decision-makers. By applying for this position, you consent to Pythian’s use of these AI tools in the evaluation of your application. You have the right to request a human review of any solely AI-driven decision or to request an accommodation. Should you require further details regarding the processing of your data, please reach out to us.