Database Administrator - SQL Server

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST.  Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. 

Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

Database Administrators are responsible for establishing database management systems, standards, guidelines and quality assurance for database deliverables, such as: conceptual design, performance tuning, logical database, capacity planning, external data interface specifications, data loading plan, data maintenance plan, and security policy.

The SQL Server DBA will be actively involved in the evaluation, review, and management of database resources and services across the organization to ensure optimum uptime and performance. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of configuring database infrastructure from the ground up in close association with peer teams and vendors. While providing the database expertise needed for the team’s success, this individual will also be required to develop, follow and enforce database standards. This position will require an individual who can work with minimal supervision on a wide range of projects interfacing with development teams, business analysts, IS management and members of the business community while constantly ensuring that their work is aligned with the business and technology customers. The SQL Server DBA is also expected to stay current on database technologies while also continuing to gain Costco business knowledge.

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for”, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

●      Deploys and maintains Microsoft SQL Server databases/DB projects across a range of current SQL Server versions in both physical and virtual environments

●      Maintains database security, integrity, and availability

●      Manages database performance and capacity

●      Ensures the database platform operations meet or exceed Compliance requirements

●      Implements database design enhancements

●      Collaborates with the Development team on creating and evaluating stored procedures, tables, indexes, etc.

●      Maintains detailed documentation of database Design/Architecture and setup

●      Establishes procedures for backup/recovery and disaster recovery

●      Configures and monitors clustering including Always On and Failover clustering

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