Thomson Reuters/Bellevue, WA
Title: Database Administrator (WA) - Serengeti
ID: TEC00015562
Description
Serengeti Law, a Thomson Reuters business, is a leading provider of legal workflow solutions to corporate legal departments worldwide. Serengeti Tracker is the No. 1 ranked matter management and e-billing system among corporations and firms, providing the data and analytic tools to enable legal departments to efficiently track, control, manage, analyze and report on legal activities worldwide.
The Database Administrator's role is to design, install, monitor, maintain, and performance tune production databases while ensuring high levels of data availability. This individual is also responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing database policies and procedures to ensure the integrity and availability of databases and their accompanying software.
Primary Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning
· Assess and develop long-term strategic goals for production databases in conjunction with data owners and department managers.
· Work with application development staff to develop database architectures, coding standards, and quality assurance policies and procedures.
· Design and implement redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and data archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of data assets.
Acquisition & Deployment
· Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.
Operational Management
· Supports 7x24x365 Windows / SQL Server based environments in multiple local and remote locations.
· Create models for new database development and/or changes to existing ones.
· Install and configure relevant network components to ensure database access as well as database consistency and integrity.
· Respond to and resolve database access and performance issues.
· Monitor database system details within the database, including stored procedures and execution time, and implement efficiency improvements.
· Monitor, optimize and allocate physical data storage for database systems.
· Plan and coordinate data migrations between systems.
· Develop, implement, and maintain change control and testing processes for modifications to databases.
· Create, or support creation of, required reports in response to business user needs.
· Perform database transaction and security audits.
· Establish appropriate end-user database access control levels.
· Develop routines for end users to facilitate best practices database use.
· Assist and mentor Data Analysts and other Serengeti staff members on database and server issues.
Qualifications
Formal Education & Certification
· Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Business, MIS, or equivalent professional experience.
· Certifications in Microsoft SQL Server administration are desirable.
Knowledge & Experience
· At least 5 years working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring and supporting Microsoft SQL Server database servers.
· Experience on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008
· Strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and practices.
· Hands-on database tuning and troubleshooting experience.
· Experience with data processing flowcharting techniques.
· Project management experience.
· Good understanding of the organization's goals and objectives.
· Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.
Personal Attributes
· Good written and oral communication skills.
· Strong technical documentation skills.
· Good interpersonal skills.
· Ability to conduct research into database issues, standards, and products as required.
· Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
· Highly self motivated and directed, requiring only minor supervision.
· Keen attention to detail.
· Proven good judgment, excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
· Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
· Strong customer service orientation.
· Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 50,000 colleagues in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Intrigued by a challenge as large and fascinating as the world itself? Come join us.
To learn more about what we offer, please visit careers.thomsonreuters.com.
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Job Technology Operations
Primary Location US-WA-Bellevue
Organization Legal Serengeti
Schedule Full-time
Job Type Standard
Shift Day Job
Travel No
Nearest Major Market: Seattle
Nearest Secondary Market: Bellevue
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