Certifications:

SQL Server Database Administration-REQUIRED(MANDATORY)

AWS Certified Database Specialty-REQUIRED(MANDATORY)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate-Highly Desirable

Azure Database Administrator Associate-Highly Desirable

Skills & Experience:

• Ideal candidate has been supporting traditional server based relational databases for over 8 years who then transitioned into AWS and Azure public cloud for the last 5 years.
• SQL Server / MSSQL 2008 / 2012 / 2014 / 2016 / 2017 / 2019 (including Always-On and Analysis Services).
• Postgres / MYSQL as standalone and managed service platforms.
• Strong database migration experience (Particularly MSSQL to open source and leveraging AWS native platforms including RDS, Athena, Aurora).
• Extensive AWS experience in a commercial environment, architecting database best practices.
• Strong experience supporting AWS / Azure based data lake/data warehouse environments, Required to support internal BI team.
• Solid experience and understanding which workloads are best suitable for which specific database platforms in AWS and Azure.
• Extensive experience and understanding of database security, including appropriate encryption and authentication best practices.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Power BI.
• Good knowledge of Azure cloud database services.
• Any working experience around non-relational databases (internally hosted or managed service such as Dynamo DB in AWS will be favored).
• Good working knowledge of Windows and Linux Server Operating Systems.
• Excellent presentation skills to both an internal and external audience.
• The ability to share and communicate your specific expertise to the rest of the Technology group.