Database Administrator

Database Administrator

Location: Pittston, PA

Business Unit: Information Technology

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Pittston, PA; This is a hybrid position

Database Administrator at Benco Dental

At Benco Dental, our company is our family, and we are looking for a new addition to assist us in Driving Dentistry Forward. Please review the description below carefully to ensure that this position is the perfect match for you!

What-s in it for YOU?

Excellent Compensation Packages

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits Effective on Day 1

401k Package, Paid Time Off Program, and Profit Sharing

Flexible/At Home Working Options

Associate Discounts and Community Giveback Programs

College Tuition Savings Program

Caring Family Culture Toward all Associates

Certified as a FORTUNE Great Place to Work

Opportunities to join resource groups that promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Family owned for 90 years

Position Summary:

The Database Administrator (DBA) is passionate shepherd of data, collaborating with Infrastructure Engineers, Business Intelligence Developers, Data Engineers, and Application Developers. The position is primarily responsible for creating, administering, optimizing, and troubleshooting high-availability MS SQL Server instances. This includes backup/restore activities, business continuity development and testing, performance optimization, security administration, version upgrades, patching, and architecture guidance. Additionally, the role works closely with various IT roles to bring data governance and increase data cleanliness wherever feasible.

Do YOU Possess These Skills and Attributes?

Experience analyzing and optimizing SQL queries

Experience writing store procedures

Experience with server-less SQL Server in Azure

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of automating routing SQL Server administrative tasks using PowerShell

A motivated, self-directed team player who can work under pressure and is passionate about information technology. A healthy dose of curiosity about why things work the way they do is a huge benefit.

Strong written and spoken English skills. This position will require communication with co-workers at all levels of the organization.

A positive, can-do attitude is critical to the role.

Do These Responsibilities Interest YOU?

Design, manage, and optimize Always On SQL Server instances

Design, manage, and optimize Backup and Restore activities

Identify and remedy performance bottlenecks

Identify and recommend data governance and data clean up efforts

Tune and optimize routine workloads

Refine and adhere to KPIs specific to data churn, database performance and storage usage

As an adjunct member of the Infrastructure team, some Windows and/or Linux server administration may be required incidental to the DBA responsibilities

Perform some after-hours support as required

Approximately 1 Saturday per quarter is used to disruptive maintenance

A rotating on-call for critical system issues may require some after hours availability

Occasional domestic travel may be required

Do YOU Meet These Requirements?

5 years of hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server through Server 2019, including Always On clusters

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science

4-6 years of professional experience in similar role

Who We Are: It-s our Mission to Drive Dentistry Forward

Benco Dental, the largest privately owned, full-service dental distributor in the United States, has remained in the family since 1930-a family that now includes our more than 40,000 customers and over 1,500 associates in the 48 contiguous states.

We provide more supply and equipment options than any other full-service distributor, an offering enhanced by a comprehensive suite of services, including office design, equipment repair, practice coaching, financing and project management, wealth management and dental-specific technology solutions. These services are supported by over 400 professionally trained sales representatives and 300 factory-trained service technicians who begin every task by asking -What does the customer want?-

If you enjoy working for a progressive company, who is committed to diversity in our workforce, who values all customers and associates, who also provides the opportunity for growth and development- we encourage you to learn more about our Benco family. We are looking for driven professionals who want to play a key role in our future success, while making a positive impact within our industry. Thank you for your interest in Benco Dental. We look forward to hearing from you!

Were proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. At Benco Dental we celebrate our associates differences to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion every day. Click here (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/eea2C68MVWU74vwmIpcRur?domain=benco.com/) to learn more about how we promote Equal Opportunity and Diversity and Inclusion at Benco.

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