Sr Database Administrator

Pacific Premier Bank
United States, California, Irvine
Mar 22, 2025
Description The Sr Database Administrator performs a variety of technical and non-technical functions. This position has direct contact with a variety of company employees. Normally receives minimal instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments. The Database Administrator III is responsible for the design, maintenance and implementation of the enterprise database systems (primarily MS SQL Server). RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for the administration of enterprise application databases; to support new features, performance improvements, data integrity and security, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance. Participate in all aspects of the application lifecycle and in activities that ensure the successful use of these systems including: developing documentation, test scripts, and training materials. Capture and analyze database activity to identify improvements in indexing, file structure, maintenance processes, and query performance. Identify areas of instability and deviations from best practices with database components. Remediation of issues identified. Designs and implements changes to data models for new and existing applications. Ensure the design and execution meets business objectives. Restore service to databases as outages occur, including after hours and on weekends. Proven knowledge of disaster recovery applicable to database administration. Participate in security architecture reviews of large enterprise systems in collaboration with Information Security Officer. Provide Tier 3 support for escalated service desk tickets following established protocols and mentoring of Database Administrators I/II. Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS 7+ years of direct relevant experience in Database Administration, preferably in the Financial Services Industry. Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining SQL Server infrastructures. Proficiency with managing and administering SQL Server installations and databases including: developing maintenance plans, configuring server resources, monitoring performance, configuring instances and databases, and administering security. Expert level skills designing and implementing redundant and scalable SQL Server infrastructures using technologies including failover clusters, database mirroring, log shipping, replication, Always On Availability Groups, etc. Proficiency with SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Profiler, and SQL Server Management Studio. Proficiency in database tuning and query optimization. A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum base salary or pay for this position is $52.29/hr to $74.52/hr. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. A discretionary bonus and/or business line incentive may be provided, in addition to a medical and other benefits, dependent on the position. For more information regarding our benefits, please visit https://www.ppbi.com/careers.html CA (Los Angeles applicants): Applicants are notified that the Company is an insured depository institution subject to the restrictions and requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 CFR 303) ("Section 19"). In accordance with Section 19, the Company will consider an applicant's criminal history after an applicant is made a conditional offer of employment. Qualified applicants with criminal conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance. Section 19 may prohibit the Company from employing an applicant with criminal conviction(s) for fraud, breach of trust, embezzlement, mishandling of money or any crime of violence may have a direct impact on the job duties as set forth in the job description and such convictions may result in withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance. Because of the nature of our business, a review of your criminal history is necessary to comply with Section 19 and to avoid substantial risk to our business operations and licensing. #LI-Onsite #LI-FG1 Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. 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