Investment Industry leader looking for SQL Guru in Westport, CT
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Bridgewater Associates, Inc., founded in 1975, is a leader in institutional portfolio management with over $90 billion in assets under management. We invest in all major global markets and manage portfolios for a wide array of institutional clients, including: corporate and public pension funds, university endowments, charitable foundations, supranational agencies, foreign governments and central banks. We count among our clients some of the largest and most sophisticated institutional investors in the world. Our hedge fund strategy is also one of the largest and best performing, having outperformed all major asset classes and most competing managers over the last 15 years. We are one of the fastest-growing money managers in the world, with an average annual growth rate in assets under management over 40% since 1988.
There are three ingredients behind the firm’s success – its process, its people and its culture. Bridgewater has invented, and keeps inventing, what we believe are superior approaches to investing. That innovation is the primary driver of our investment performance, rapid growth, high compensation levels and great morale. It is fueled by recruiting the best and the brightest talent and maintaining a high-quality work environment. We are in constant pursuit of the highest standards of excellence in providing superior investment services and the best client service.
§ Responsibilities:
o Maintain production SQL server environment which supports a substantial base of mostly custom applications
o Serve as subject matter expert in working with Database/Software Developers and Data Analysts to define data models, schemas and database application architectures
o Implement and Manage best practice based security model and auditing including delegation, Kerberos and encryption
o Gain intimate familiarity with normal usage and operations of database applications in order to troubleshoot real-time issues and optimize databases, indexing and data allocations for efficiency and issue avoidance
o Design, development and installation of SQL monitoring systems and solutions
o Responsible for the implementation and operation of disaster recovery strategy, architecture, and detailed plan for all database applications
o Design and implement high availability, clustered, and replicated SQL environments where desirable and feasible
o Establish and document coding standards and best practices for schema design and T-SQL queries
o Establish and monitor procedures and technologies for creating and maintaining data dictionaries
o Establish and monitor procedures and technologies for change management within SQL Server
o Research and advance new technologies affecting SQL Server development that may provide value to enterprise applications
o Lead SQL Server in-house training efforts through the development of syllabi, course materials, and core knowledge requirements
§ Experience:
o Expert level experience with Microsoft SQL 2000 – including usage, administration, monitoring, optimization, architecture, etc
o Substantial experience with large data sets – over 100GB in size
o Expert in profiler, real-time analysis, monitoring solutions
o Expert in Performance Optimization of queries and SQL code
o Significant experience in resolving complex, multi-component failures
o Must be able to create all aspects of documentation which follows traditional systems design methodologies
o Must have excellent organization, communication, teamwork and leadership skills.
o Must have demonstrated, strong attention to detail and quality.
o Must provide examples of analyzing and optimizing business processes in past roles
o Experience with OLAP services is desired
§ Near Term Projects in Addition to Ongoing Responsibilities:
o Baseline and gap analysis of current SQL environment vs ideals and best practices
o Develop short and long term strategy for SQL environment monitoring and alerting
o Design and implement a SQL basic training course for in house developers to ensure a minimum threshold of consistent and appropriate SQL knowledge
o Create and begin the preparation process for an eventual migration to the SQL 2005 platform
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Gee, this is really the most attractive career-focused job description I have ever seen. If this position is still open 3 month later, I will apply for it.
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