MS SQL/Sybase DBA

We are currently searching for a MS SQL/Sybase DBA to work in the Netherlands for 1 year plus extensions. This is a fantastic contract opportunity for a large multi-national client.

We are looking for a person who is able to:

- Provide day-to-day support for the production & development systems and activities in a structured manner
- Providing production support
- Providing project support
- Monitor capacity, integrity and performance of production systems
- Install new database Servers for Windows, UNIX and Linux environments, understanding the performance and resilience characteristics of the key hardware/software components and be able to follow standard procedures
- Implement a suitable backup strategy to support an application
- Carry out performance and tuning at database server level and have an understanding of application level issues
- Maintain monitoring systems to provide 24x7 cover
- Be able to reproduce and simplify problems for resolution by vendor technical support, and work with vendor web tools to develop workarounds for problems

The ideal candidate must have the following skills:

- 5 years or more MS SQLServer DBA experience (ideally certified)
- Sybase product knowledge (at least Sybase 15)
- Strong MS SQL product knowledge
- Building Servers and databases to global standards
- Write technical documents
- Unix Shell Scripting
- Extensive performance & tuning experience
- An understanding of fault-finding database client connectivity
- An understanding of database security and auditing
- An understanding of network, concurrent access and locking issues
- An understanding of database logging and recovery and how to recover from the various failure scenarios
- Excellent language skills in both Dutch and English (preferably)

If you are interested in this position, please respond within 24 hours with a short motivation letter and your CV in Word format.

Mandy Tromp
MBA, Michael Bailey AssociatesMichael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.