GRS Recruitment is hiring a Senior MS SQL Database Team Lead for a leading Forex Broker in Limassol. In this key role, you’ll lead our DBA team, overseeing database monitoring, maintenance, and performance management to ensure optimal trading system performance and data retention. This hands-on role requires strong technical expertise and excellent communication skills, as well as experience in production DBA coverage, data processing, and reporting. You’ll collaborate with the development and operations teams to enhance our DB systems, optimize processes, and support business objectives. Ready to make an impact? Apply now to join GRS as a Senior MS SQL Database Team Lead!
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Manage and Lead a Team of 2 Database Administrators
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Perform routine DBA activities & service requests
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Manage SQL Server databases through multiple product lifecycle environments
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Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security
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Write stored procedures, manage execution plans and indexes
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Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time
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Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
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Assist developers with query tuning and schema refinement
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Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours
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Handle the documentation of DB Related Incidents and drive related Improvements
CANDIDATE PROFILE
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6+ years of work experience on Microsoft SQL Server Databases (2012-2016)
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Previous Team Leadership experience
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Expert in performing T-SQL DDL/DML/DCL commands using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
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Strong experience in database installation, configuration, capacity planning, implementing backup and recovery strategy for applications and database
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Experience with backups, restores, recovery models, and Security
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Know-how in implementing and monitoring different types of High Availability and Disaster Recovery scenarios like SQL Server clusters, Replication (Transactional and Peer-to-Peer), log shipping
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Installed and maintained SQL Server failover clustering for SQL Server 2016
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Practical knowledge of SSIS and SSRS
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Background in Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Client/Server Connectivity, and Database Consistency Checks using DBCC Utilities
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Being Involved in R&D projects (designing & creating DBs, tables, writing functions and procedures)
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Exposure in reverse engineering and documenting legacy DB stored procedures and processes
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An understanding of the SQL locks mechanism/ isolation levels, and their internals
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Flexible, team player, “get-it-done” personality
Due to the high volume of applications we receive at GRS Recruitment, only shortlisted candidates will be responded to.
To apply for this position, please email your CV to Lorraine Piggott-Brown, Lorraine@grsrecruitment.com quoting the above job reference or call +357 25 342 720 for further information.