What are the responsibilities and job description for the Database Administrator - SQL Server position at Costco?
Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco ranks seventh in Forbes “World’s Best Employers”.
This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.
Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.
Database Administrators are responsible for establishing database management systems, standards, guidelines and quality assurance for database deliverables, such as: conceptual design, performance tuning, logical database, capacity planning, external data interface specifications, data loading plan, data maintenance plan, and security policy.
The SQL Server Database Administrator will be actively involved in the evaluation, review, and management of database resources and services across the organization in order to ensure a high level of database integrity is reached and maintained. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of forming an excellent database infrastructure from the ground up in close association with peer teams and vendors. While providing the database expertise needed for the team’s success, this individual will also be required to develop, follow, and enforce database standards. This position will require an individual who can work with minimal supervision on a wide range of projects interfacing with development teams, business analysts, IS management and members of the business community while constantly ensuring that their work is aligned with the business and technology customers. A DBA is also expected to stay current on database technology while also continuing to grow knowledge of the Costco business.
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ROLE
● Maintains database security, integrity, and availability.
● Manages database performance and capacity.
● Implements database design enhancements.
● Collaborates with the Development team and the server administrators for dropping/adding partitions, index maintenance including Reorgs, data purging etc.
● Maintains detailed documentation of database Design/Architecture and setup.
● Establishes procedures for backup/recovery and disaster recovery.
● Establishes database security procedures.
● Maintains current knowledge of industry trends and standards.
● Provides support to the user community using incident and problem management tools.
● Deploys and maintains Microsoft SQL Server databases/DB projects across a range of current SQL Server versions in both physical and virtual environments.
● Configures and monitors clustering including Always On and Failover clustering.
● Designs and builds operational infrastructure to support our databases, automating where possible.
● Creates users, assigns roles and manages permissions.
REQUIRED
● At least 8 years’ experience in a relational database environment at enterprise scale including at least 5 years in-depth experience as a production SQL Server database administrator on current versions.
● Strong knowledge of high availability and Disaster Recovery architecture.
● Experience in Performance Tuning and Capacity Planning.
● Working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Azure database services and offerings.
● Experience configuring and administering SQL Server Reporting Services is desirable.
● Experience with Kerberos, encryption at rest and in transit, and other security topics.
● Able to support off-hours work as required, including weekends, holidays, and 24/7 on call responsibilities on a rotational basis.
● International travel may be required.
Required Documents
● Cover Letter
● Resume
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Pay Ranges:
Level 3 - $120,000 - $155,000
Level 4 - $145,000 - $180,000
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.
Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com
If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States.
Salary : $155,000
