Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Another DC area SQL DBA job!

Senior SQL DBA

This role will be responsible for the creation, configuration, maintenance, and support of databases. Direct involvement in architectural design, procurement, and evaluations of additional resources to the system while creating and enforcing policies and procedures associated with the effective and efficient administration of “mission critical” databases. In addition to working closely with network analysts, server support and software development, and ensuring the full integration and smooth functioning of the database portion of the environment.

Required skills will include:
• BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• 8+ years experience where the primary focus of responsibility has involved a broad range of database management and administration activities
• 5+ years work experience with SQL Server expert level knowledge required.
• 3+ yrs of experience with the design, management and maintenance of complex SQL Server databases in an OLTP environment.
• 5+ yrs knowledge of concepts, issues, practices, methodologies, and trends, in database design and administration.
• Significant experience with analyzing and troubleshooting the interaction between databases, operating systems, and applications particularly in the areas of performance and resource usage.
• Significant experience in operating systems preferably MS SQL to establish monitoring and logging procedures
• Experience in production IT environments, including direct support.
• Experience with Data warehouse, Siebel and Great Plains is a plus.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in oral and written form.

As a publicly-traded company, our client, has met or exceeded their earnings guidance since their IPO and established themselves as a leading provider of best practices research and executive education, focusing on corporate strategy, operations, and general management issues. Their compensation package, including relocation assistance, reflects their attitude to find the best of the DBA world on the East Coast.

Please submit your word formatted resume to jhollingshead@i-focuscorp.com for an immediate interview and presentation. EOE. No third parties or sponsorship available for this role.

SQL DBA Job in DC!

Here's a SQL DBA job in DC. Contact Sarah for more info!

Sarah Stanton
Recruiting Coordinator
Corporate Executive Board
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC 20006
202.587.3030
stantons@executiveboard.com


''There is no other group of people with whom I'd rather work.''

We hear this refrain often at the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), voted as one of Washington, DC's Best Places to Work in Washingtonian Magazine. We are proud of the quality of our staff and are looking to add talented, dynamic people to our (growing) ranks. In September 2003 CEB made Fortune's list of 100 Fastest Growing Companies in the US; we also ranked # 13th on Business Week's list of Hot Growth Companies for 2003. And, consistent with the staff comment above, we feel the primary driver behind these accolades (and the underlying business achievements) is the quality of the staff we hire and develop over time.

The Corporate Executive Board (NASDAQ: EXBD) is a leading provider of best practices research and executive education, focusing on corporate strategy, operations, and general management issues. Our membership base consists of a network of more than 10,000 senior leaders at over 2,000 blue-chip companies across the globe, including over 70% of the Fortune 500. Across the past three years, our revenues have grown annually at more than 25% per year.

The Senior SQL Database Administrator has responsibility for the creation, configuration, maintenance, and support of the databases. They also assist in architectural design, procurement, and evaluations of additional resources to the system. DBAs create and enforce policies and procedures associated with the effective and efficient administration of the databases. The Senior Database Administrator works closely with network analysts, server support and software development, ensuring the full integration and smooth functioning of the database portion of the environment

Major duties include:
• Ensure the proper administration, management, and operation of database management services.
• Work closely with management, systems operations staff, software development staff, support staff and end-users to ensure rapid resolution of IT issues.
• Work closely with software development staff in the rollout of new software on a regular basis.
• Participate in establishing and implementing database backup and recovery policies and practices.
• Participate in establishing and implementing appropriate disaster recovery plans and procedures for databases and software systems.
• Develop and implement procedures and policies to support the operation of database management systems according to performance and data integrity requirements.
• Participate in establishing and implementing security policies and practices appropriate database management systems.
• Support others in analyzing and resolving difficult problems involving any part of the database management system.
• Proactive in monitoring systems and problem solving skills.
• Assist and mentor team members in project deliverables.
• Will be required at times to work outside usual hours of business in order to support servers, systems, and services without impeding access to these servers and services during usual business hours.

Position Requirements:

• BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university.• 8+ years work experience during which the primary focus of responsibility has involved a broad range of database management and administration activities
• 5+ years work experience as a SQL and Oracle DBA
• Expert knowledge of Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server 2000
• Experience with the design, management and maintenance of complex SQL and Oracle Server databases in an OLTP environment.
• Extensive knowledge of current IT and computer science concepts, issues, practices, methodologies, and trends, particularly those relevant to database design and administration.
• Experience with and knowledge of database programming concepts including Structured Query Language, stored procedures, and triggers.
• Significant experience with analyzing and troubleshooting the interaction between databases, operating systems, and applications particularly in the areas of performance and resource usage.
• Significant experience in working with operating systems and MS SQL and Oracle Server to establish monitoring and logging procedure.
• Experience supporting people who depend on the availability and proper operation of production IT environments, including direct support to these people.
• Experience supporting Data warehouse, Siebel and Great Plains is a plus.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in oral and written form.
• Ability to understand and analyze complex issues and information relating to database management.
• Ability to establish work priorities.

Saturday, August 20, 2005

* Next Meeting Coming Up Soon! *

Our next meeting is only a few short weeks away!

We're hoping for an extra special turn out to see Russ come down and present to us on the .NET Compact Framework!

We're going to have some great give-a-ways and it should be a lot of fun! Look for the invite email to be coming to your inbox soon!

Monday, June 13, 2005

Microsoft JOBS!

Tom Jarosz
Senior Technical Recruiter
Microsoft Recruiting

tjarosz@microsoft.com



Job Positions & Locations:

Solutions Rapid Response Engineer

Locations: NYC, NY, Las Colinas, TX

The purpose of the Solution Rapid Reponses Engineer (S-RRE) position is to provide Microsoft customers with reliable technical solutions to the complex integration problems associated with business solutions built on the Microsoft platform. The Solutions Team supports a diverse variety of technical solutions built with Microsoft technology and products Typical tasks performed in this role include specific problem isolation and correction, user and kernel mode debugging, conducting application design and supportability reviews, performance tuning, application stability consulting/troubleshooting, code reviews, and porting/migration assistance, configuration management, pre-rollout testing and general development consulting. The prospective S-RRE candidate should draw upon all resources at Microsoft, to advise and consult on the use of Microsoft technologies to avoid such problems in the future.

The S-RRE position requires a long list of technology experience or demonstrated understanding of these technologies. The ideal S-RRE skill set is grounded in a solid understanding of the Microsoft Windows platform. From this foundation, the S-RRE position is exposed to many technologies, including but not limited to: BizTalk Server, IIS, SQL Server, Site Server Commerce Edition, and Commerce Server 2000, B2C and B2B applications, development with .NET languages, C/C++, Visual Basic, XML and scripting, COM/DCOM/COM+, Active Directory, MSMQ, data access technologies, transaction processing, networking, Exchange and messaging related technologies. Practical user and/or kernel mode debugging are preferred skills.

Candidates must have exceptional customer service, problem solving, and communication skills, and the ability to work in a team environment. Must have sufficient technical depth to communicate with development and other internal organizations at a peer level as well as convey technical concepts to non-technical individuals. Must possess the ability to work with minimal supervision and operate as a self contained business unit within the Solutions team. Must have the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Strong business background in Fortune 500 and/or experience with systems technology consulting firm desired.
Overnight travel is required. Travel requirements vary regionally and could be as much as 40-70%. Candidates must possess current passport or be able to obtain passport within 90 days of hire. They must be available for travel dispatch 24x7.

BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience required. MCSD or other applicable advanced certification is strongly preferred

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Job Positions & Locations:

Solutions Rapid Response Engineer (Sharepoint)

Locations: Los Angeles, CA; Irvine, CA; Phoenix, AZ

The purpose of the Solution Rapid Reponses Engineer (S-RRE) position is to provide Microsoft customers with reliable technical solutions to the complex integration problems associated with business solutions built on the Microsoft platform. The Solutions Team supports a diverse variety of technical solutions built with Microsoft technology and products Typical tasks performed in this role include specific problem isolation and correction, user and kernel mode debugging, conducting application design and supportability reviews, performance tuning, application stability consulting/troubleshooting, code reviews, and porting/migration assistance, configuration management, pre-rollout testing and general development consulting. The prospective S-RRE candidate should draw upon all resources at Microsoft, to advise and consult on the use of Microsoft technologies to avoid such problems in the future.

The S-RRE position requires a long list of technology experience or demonstrated understanding of these technologies. The ideal S-RRE skill set is grounded in a solid understanding of the Microsoft Windows platform. From this foundation, the S-RRE position is exposed to many technologies, including but not limited to: BizTalk Server, IIS, SQL Server, SharePoint Portal Server, Site Server Commerce Edition, and Commerce Server 2000, B2C and B2B applications, development with .NET languages, C/C++, Visual Basic, XML and scripting, COM/DCOM/COM+, Active Directory, MSMQ, data access technologies, transaction processing, networking, Exchange and messaging related technologies. Practical user and/or kernel mode debugging are preferred skills.

Candidates must have exceptional customer service, problem solving, and communication skills, and the ability to work in a team environment. Must have sufficient technical depth to communicate with development and other internal organizations at a peer level as well as convey technical concepts to non-technical individuals. Must possess the ability to work with minimal supervision and operate as a self contained business unit within the Solutions team. Must have the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Strong business background in Fortune 500 and/or experience with systems technology consulting firm desired.

Overnight travel is required. Travel requirements vary regionally and could be as much as 40-70%. Candidates must possess current passport or be able to obtain passport within 90 days of hire. They must be available for travel dispatch 24x7.

BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience required. MCSD or other applicable advanced certification is strongly preferred





Tom Jarosz
Senior Technical Recruiter
Microsoft Recruiting

Thursday, June 02, 2005

* Next Meeting * - September 14th!

Our next meeting will be September 14th. Russ Nemhauser will be presenting on the .NET Compact Framework. For those of you who are paying attention, this is the rescheduled meeting that we had planned to have originally on May 11th!

If it seems like a long time until this meeting, you're right, it is! That's because we're taking the Summer off, since most people are on vacation, etc.

However, that being said, we may have a "mini" meeting soon. This would be a shorter meeting (1-2 hours), would have no speaker, and it's main purpose would be to get together to network and go through the Freebie box to pick out stuff that I have been sent (so my freebie box doesn't explode before the next meeting!)

Stayed tuned for more details to come about this Summertime "mini" meeting!

Sunday, May 15, 2005

FREE Online Microsoft Clinic 2263: Exam Preparation for the MCDST Certification

https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerId=11583

Exciting Job in York, PA


Software Developer


Full-time position at Westfalia Technologies

Job Summary:

Westfalia Technologies is looking for a software developer to work on our latest platform for our projects. We build software that interfaces with material handling equipment and helps manage our automated warehouse systems. We are building this platform with Visual Studio 2005, so you will get to work with the latest tools. A successful candidate will have 3 years working experience with the following: C#, ADO.NET, SQL Server, C++, and Oracle.

Please submit your salary requirements when applying for this position.

jobs@westfaliaUSA.com

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Virtual Labs available online here free!

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

TONIGHT'S MEETING is CANCELLED!!!


The meeting for tonight,. May 11th, 2005, has been cancelled.

We have planned to reschedule it for September 14th, 2005.

Sorry for any inconvenience!!!

- Dave

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

* Next Meeting! *

* Next Meeting! *

WHERE: Bowers Training, Shrewsbury, PA
WHEN: Wednesday, May 11th, Doors open at 6:30, The Presentation starts at 7:00 PM!
WHO: Russ Nemhauser
WHAT: The .NET Compact Framework
WHY: Because it's so cool!!!!

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

New meetings coming up

FYI, the next two meetings are being planned.

One I hope will be on SQL Server Reporting Services (possibly in June) and the other will be discussing the .NET Compact Framework (tentatively set for May 11th with Russ Nemhauser from INETA).

Stay tuned for more details as I get things finalized!

SQL DBA Job!

Here's an opportunity for any SQL DBAs out there!

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General Summary:

Candidate report directly to the Director of Application Development managing multiple databases in a development, beta, and production environment. Responsibilities will be multi-faceted including management of a corporate data warehouse, providing backup and recovery strategies, collaborating with the development team, managing the replication of a distributed data model, designing data models, performing maintenance and optimization, as well as importing and exporting data.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Administer various SQL Server DBs
2. Take a lead role in the design of a corporate data warehouse
3. Implement and manage merge replication strategy
4. Review stored procedures and tables to ensure optimal performance
5. Compile and document the data dictionary and data model
6. Author an archive process
7. Analyze findings to design, develop/test data extraction, transformation, and loading processes
8. Ensure the safety of the data through backup and recovery plans
9. Create stored procedures for recurring tasks
10. Recommend, build and analyze all indexes
11. Research data issues and propose/implement preventive actions.
12. Implement and manage database security
13. Assist application developers in their database environments
14. Identify/define opportunities to improve relevant business processes

Knowledge:

Replication
Backup and recovery processes and technologies
Database knowledge (relational database concepts, logical and physical design)
Database tuning
Data integrity concepts
Broad technical knowledge of client/server environments

Education and Skills:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Minimum 3 years MS SQL server DBA experience (2000 preferred)
3 - 5 years IT experience
Documentation skills
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently or as part of a team
Positive attitude

Contact for more info:

Aaron S. Rinehart
Technical Recruiter
Vision Technology Services
410-560-1444

Friday, March 04, 2005

* NEXT MEETING ALERT * - March 10th!

* NEXT MEETING ALERT *
Our next meeting is scheduled for:

Thursday, March 10th with

Sean Allison!

Sean is going to talk about Business Objects in .NET. Sean has been going around to all the local user groups (and to old ladies on the street) and giving this talk, because it's so cool (and because it works well with the ladies).

Sean works for Solutions.NET Corporation, a local, .NET consulting firm that also has such luminaries as Ken LeFebvre. Solutions.NET has been been providing custom solutions for over 20 years and also offer affordable web hosting and site design services.

Come on out and check out Sean!