$80,000 - $100,000 + VIP Bonus

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solution are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

As a SQL Server Database Administrator, you will be responsible for database engineering, administration, design, development, and support product applications. You will be responsible for continuously enhancing the automation process of the databases and should have an interest in DevOps to help us improve our software engineering practices. You will be required to work closely with multiple stakeholders in order to understand their database needs. After understanding their needs, you will make recommendations and provide self-service offerings that will allow stakeholders to deploy, monitor, and maintain the correct databases for their business.

You will work with fast-paced, skilled team of engineers and developers across multiple high-profile projects. You will also participate in SaaS Operations projects from inception of the project up and through the daily maintenance phase of a project. You should have good understanding of cloud concepts. If you are a top-notch Database Engineer or an Administrator and looking for the next challenge, apply now!

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

· Primary Skill - SQL Server

· Required: Experience with SQL Server database administration, development, deployments on on-premises and Cloud infrastructure on AWS.

· Collaborate on Database Automation activities to improve process efficiency and risk compliance.

· Ensure centralized 24x7 Database Monitoring and Auditing Tools in place and effective in operation.

· Resolve problems by investigating and devising solutions for database operations. May include installations, configuration, tuning, identifying/resolving complex query bottlenecks and maintenance of database management tools.

· Database maintenance/troubleshooting including backup & restore functions.

· Hands-on end-to-end Database Development encompassing Database Design and Development working with cross-functional teams.

· Debug application code written in T SQL for different applications.

· Work as an individual contributor and collaborate with multiple teams/vendors/consultants in an effective manner.

· Engage in on-call for production systems and take action for incoming pagers and alerts.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

· Enhancement of automated functions including monitoring, backing up, recovering, increasing availability, user management, access to controls and logging audits.

· Ability to envision and create automation for database provisioning and administration tasks.

· Strong T-SQL scripting abilities and understanding of complex stored procedures, views, data aggregation/manipulation through table joins/queries, database design, normalization, and de-normalization techniques.

· Knowledge of SQL, data warehousing and data management concepts.

· Demonstrated desire and ability to learn technologies quickly.

· Good verbal and written communication skills.

· Ability to effectively multi-task and adapt to change.

· Strong problem solving and troubleshooting abilities.

· ·Participate in On Call rotation schedule as part of 24x7 service requirement.

Qualifications:

· 3+ experience in Database Engineering and Operations.

· Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or equivalent experience.

· Experience with database performance tuning, monitoring, incident response and programming/scripting languages.

· Certifications in MSSQL Server or other Cloud database certifications preferable. Minimum of 3 years of experience in SQL Server administration, T-SQL development.

· Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, migration issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, connectivity issues, security issues etc.

· Experience with High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server.

· Experience with multi-tenant systems is nice to have.

Additional Requirements and Details:

· Travel required up to 10% of the time.

· Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

· Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

· Frequent sitting and/or standing.

THE VERTAFORE STORY

Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight— right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

The Vertafore Way

Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

· Bias to Action: We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

· Win Together: We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.

· Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

· Say It, Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

· Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

· We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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