MS SQL Staff DBA Job in Mountain View, California US

MS SQL Staff DBA

Intuit is a leading software provider of business and financial management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, consumers, financial institutions and accounting professionals. You probably know us by our flagship products, QuickBooks--, Quicken-- and TurboTax--, but that's just the start. We recently acquired Mint.com, and we're taking on exciting challenges, such as SaaS and mobile applications. Over 50 million users, seven million small businesses and 1,600 financial institutions depend on Intuit because we innovate at the crossroads of real customer problems and breakthrough technology. Join us and let your ingenious ideas be heard. Come join Intuit as part of the Employee Management Solutions (EMS) team as a Member of Technical Staff. We are looking for creative problem solvers with a passion for innovation to join our team and revolutionize the way the world does business. CHECK OUT WHAT IT IS LIKE TO WORK IN THE SMALL BUSINESS GROUP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xe6x8dLescfeature=related Your Opportunity at Intuit: Primary Responsibilities You will manage Intuit's multi-tenant cloud database services to ensure they are available 24/7 to allow small businesses to be able to pay their employees. With this career opportunity you will leverage your innate curiosity and strategic vision to help develop new ideas and identify innovative opportunities, using breakthrough technology, to impact the lives of millions of customers. Become proficient in understanding how each software component, system design, and configuration is linked together to form an end-to-end solution. Align engineering development requirements with the capabilities of the Database and SAN infrastructure. Participate in the database design, implementation and ongoing management that deliver against strict requirements for functionality, scalability, performance and reliability Serve as technical escalation point for critical database production issues and drive escalation/resolution of problems into Application Operations and Engineering teams Drive requirements for helping define, develop and maintain database monitoring tools and automation systems within the team Demonstrated ability to rapidly assess, analyze and resolve complicated issues with little initial information or direction and with varying degrees of ambiguity. Serve in an on-call rotation as an escalation contact for service trouble incidents. Working with the Information / Data Architects to help implement the physical data model for the development and / or production environments for a multi-tenant OLTP/Batch Systems using Microsoft SQL Server. Establish strong working relationships with other team members across functional development and business groups. Coach or mentor other team members as appropriate. Your Talents: Required skills Here are a few of the talents and experiences you can expect to leverage as a Sr. Database Administrator at Intuit. BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline. Minimum of 5 years administering MS SQL Server in a distributed, production environment Knowledge of MS SQL Server database performance factors, monitoring tools and tuning procedures Familiarity with MS SQL Server Database Security Experience performing MS SQL Server backups, data recovery, replication and log shipping Advanced knowledge of MS SQL Server logical and physical database modeling concepts and techniques Knowledge of productivity factors and ability to understand impact of issues on overall database performance Knowledge of fault detection, root cause analysis and resolution processes Ability to keep a cool head under pressure and effectively participate in system down crisis situations Solid understanding of the Software as a Service (SaaS) model Solid verbal and written communication skills Desirable skills Experience coding and/or debugging in one of the following languages: Shell, Python, powershell, C#, Java or Perl Experience managing middleware containers such as Glassfish, Jboss or Weblogic Knowledge of SAN storage technologies for backup/recovery such as: snap mirroring, cloning and de-duplication. Learn more about our award winning workplace and how we give back to our local and global communities. Discover what it's like to be part of a team that rewards taking risks and trying new things. How far can you think? www.intuitcareers.com Be innovative* Be yourself... Be Intuit * Job ID: 74064 Requisition ID: 74064