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Typefull-time
LocationThe Motley Fool Alexandria, VA outside DC -- Glassdoor's Best Small or Medium Sized Place to Work for 2 years running -- is looking for a , DBA.
Salary
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Hiring notes
TechPython
Parsed locationsThe Motley Fool Alexandria, VA outside DC -- Glassdoor's Best Small or Medium Sized Place to Work for 2 years running -- is looking for a , DBA.
Posted bymjwhansen
PostedAug 3, 2015
SourceView on Hacker News ↗

Original posting

The Motley Fool (Alexandria, VA (outside DC)) -- Glassdoor's Best Small or Medium Sized Place to Work for 2 years running -- is looking for a full-time, onsite DBA. Core Competencies -Ability to document new processes and changes to the database environment -Experience configuring, administering, or developing for MS SQL Server 2008/2012 - Excellent SQL skills and understanding of triggers, stored procedures, and indexed views - Ability to diagnose and triage production issues without supervision - Ability to work directly with internal customers / project owners - Experience with performance tuning and ability to find and tune query- or server-scoped performance bottlenecks - Test and release changes to databases in the context of a software release lifecycle - Ruthless prioritization skills – you know the different between “urgent” and “URGENT,” and those last-minute, behemoth requests don’t even make you blink - Equally strong commitment to leaving things better than you found them AND leaving a lasting, positive impression - You must love data! Considered A Plus: - Knowledge of other databases and analytical datastores - Experience working with Virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V) - Experience using Python for data processing and/or pipelining http://hire.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Careers.aspx?k=Job&j=o9w...