SQL Server DBA

SQL SERVER DBA REQUIRED FOR A 6 MONTH CONTRACT POSITION IN DUBLIN, IRELAND. YOU MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN IRELAND OF COURSE AND I AM KEEN TO SEE CV\'S FROM CANDIDATES WITH THE SKILL SET DETAILED BELOW.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE A STRONG SQL DBA BACKGROUND COVERING SQL 2000, 2005, 2008, 2008R2 AND IDEALLY 2012. YOU MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH THE SQL STACK - SSRS, SSIS & SSAS AND BE CAPABLE OF ADDRESSING BI/ETL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential

- 5+ years SQL Server 2005/2008/2008R2/2012 DBA experience in an enterprise environment
- 5+ years T-SQL development experience, with good working knowledge of best practices
- ETL and BI solution development and maintenance experience using SQL Server 2008R2/2012, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS
- Experience with T-SQL development/analysis in an environment using ORM tools
- Experience of VMware/Hyper V
- Experience of Windows Server 2008/2008R2/2012 and Active Directory
- Experience of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/2010/2012, Team Suite an advantage
- Possess excellent communication skills, the drive to succeed and work independently and on a team, with the ability to multi task, and deliver quality results
- Experienced engineer with broad understanding of all the components of large service oriented architecture solutions
- Practical knowledge of Source Control Management, specifically branching, tagging and merging of different code streams
- Experience of interfacing with project management
- Possess excellent communication skills, the drive to succeed and work independently and on a team, with the ability to multi task, and deliver quality results
- 3rd Level Degree in Computer Science or comparable

Desirable

- Exposure to the educational software environment and familiarity with industry standards and specifications 
- .Net 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 an advantage
- Experience with Agile development methodologies
- Experience working with third party development teams