About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

The Lead Database Administrator (Lead DBA) is responsible for supervising and managing the daily activities of the Database Administration team. This includes ensuring the deployment, configuration, patching, and upgrades to database servers and client installs in a mixed technology environment to deliver data products providing business decision support focusing on Oracle and MS-SQL server production support.

Tasks and Responsibilities Supervise the daily activities and workflow of the database administration team, managing performance and providing feedback when needed  Ensures that database servers and client installs are appropriately deployed, configured, upgraded, and supported in a 24x7 production environment.  Troubleshoot and fix problems and provide root cause analysis that the database administration team has escalated in a timely manner   Perform preventive maintenance and system copies   Automate system maintenance tasks   Develop, manage, test, and execute (as needed) backup and recovery plans   Ensure storage and archiving processes are functioning correctly   Ensure database documentation, including data standards, procedures, and data dictionary, are in place and regularly updated  Develop capacity plans and ensure their execution  Manage security and disaster recovery aspects of a database   Evaluate SQL Server performance and take appropriate steps for performance improvement   Provide 24x7 on-call support, after-hours, and weekend work as needed   Relational database design and development   Design OLTP and OLAP environments, and monitor, detect, and tune performance   Escalate any issues to senior technology leadership  Accountable and responsible for the accuracy and completeness of assigned work and results   Prioritize and manage workload and communicate issues clearly   Complete other tasks as required   Travel when required 
  Minimum Education Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent industry experience Minimum Experience 8+ years of experience in relational database design, development, and implementation in an MS-SQL or Oracle environment Experience leading/supervising database administration teams In-depth experience in the use of programming languages (i.e., C#.NET, Flash, HTML5, Transact SQL, and later versions including stored procedures) Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Experience administering production level high performance, high transaction volume, and highly available OLTP databases   Ability to create and maintain database documentation and diagrams   Proven experience in database performance monitoring and tuning operations   Experience implementing database security protocols   Knowledge of current DBMS products as well as knowledge of related technologies, applications, and processes   Knowledge of relational database internals, objects, and processes, as well as best practice principles regarding availability, performance, and security   Experience working with high availability tools, particularly Availability Groups  Experience writing shell scripts to automate Database activities   Demonstrated skill using database backup and recovery models, utilities, and best practices   Experience with Agile development methodology   Excellent analytical skills   Excellent interpersonal skills   Ability to perform various tasks in a fast-paced, production-critical support environment  Strong written and verbal communications skills   Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to multi-task and prioritize workload. 

 
Nice to Haves 

Experience with Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, CosmosDB, or Azure  Experience with CIS and DOD Stig security standards  Experience with Azure Devops for managing work  Experience in a culture that requires change approvals  Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and communicate. The employee may be required to stand, walk, and sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to view monitors, technical documents, and reference material. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.