Job Description

Ceridian is a global leader in Human Capital Management technology. Simply put, we allow our customers to do the most complex things well (HR, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Workforce Management and Talent Management) and do them to scale.
Makes Work Life Better(TM) is our brand promise, not only to our customers, but to our employees as well. Our flagship platform, Dayforce, helps leaders make smart decisions based on data, strategy and intelligence that create value and maximize productivity.
How do we make work life better?

• By delivering an award-winning product, conceptualized and developed by award-winning leaders, that result in award-winning customer employee experiences
• By hiring highly innovative, diverse talent that fully embraces and embodies our core values in everything they do: Customer Focus, Equity, Shared Ambition, Agility, Transparency, Optimism
• By using modern technology, such as voice-activation with Dayforce Assistant and access to your money as soon as you earn it with Dayforce Wallet to stay in rhythm with the evolving demands of our 4 million global users

We understand that no matter where you are, choosing a new employer is always one of life's most stressful events. We encourage you to check us out at Ceridian.com to learn more about how we are impacting the world of work for our customers, employees and you!
Location: Work is what you do, not where you go. For this role, we are open to remote work and can hire anywhere in the Philippines
About the opportunity
This position provides implementation, administration, support, monitoring and maintenance of the SQL Database environments across 7 international data centers. The candidate is going to join Cloud Hosting DBA team being responsible for timely resolution of issues that impact database server usability, making sure systems are built and sized to prevent issues from happening.
What you'll get to do

• Provide administration and support for mission critical and pre-production database environments
• Provide 24x7 on-call administration and support
• Work with client support, developers and IT personnel to resolve daytime and after-hours support issues in a timely manner and as required by service level agreements
• Perform and manage daily database maintenance, monitoring and performance tuning tasks/jobs
• Responsible for database disaster recovery of all database environments which includes managing and supporting SQL backup policies
• Identify and document performance and scaling improvements to R&D
• Manage storage environments for SQL data, logs and backups including optimization, monitoring space and providing growth statistics
• Assist in the design and implementation of security, auditing and integrity controls
• Actively discuss, review, and recommend technical options and activities with the team
• Actively make recommendations and resolve technical system issues to improve SQL stability
• Benchmark, analyze, report on, and make recommendations for the improvement and growth of the SQL transactional replication infrastructure and SQL systems
• Good T-SQL , SQL Profiler and PowerShell skills
• Assist with the maintenance of test, development and staging database environments

What's in it for you

• Encouragement to be the best version of yourself at and away from work:
• YOUnity diversity and inclusion programs
• Amazing time away from work programs
• Support for your total well-being through our Live Well, Work Well programs targeting all aspects of your life
• Recognition for your contributions through excellent pay, perks, and rewards
• Giving where you're living: volunteer days, Ceridian sponsored events, and our very own charity, Ceridian Cares
• Opportunities to fuel your career growth through numerous internal and external programs and events

Skills and Experience we value

• At least 3+ years of recent experience maintaining and administrating mission-critical database environments
• Experience in large enterprise production environments with high transaction volume
• Experience in SQL Server 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2019
• Experience to automate working processes to improve efficiency
• Experience with database triaging, tuning and monitoring
• Familiarity with Standard Change Control Procedures
• Understanding of database design, referential integrity and application development life cycle
• Understanding of database hardware design and disk subsystems
• Understanding of programming with C# in Microsoft Visual Studio environment
• Prefer experience with MS SQL Azure , Cosmos DB, Data Lake , Data Factory , Power BI, etc.
• Prefer experience with Virtualization technologies in a database environment
• SQL Server Certification
• Expert in troubleshooting, problem solving and initiative;
• Excellent planning, time management, documentation skills;
• Expert in T-SQL , SQL Profiler and PowerShell skills
• Easily adapts to changing priorities;
• Effective communication with team members;
• Works well individually and within at team;
• Ability to conduct research into database issues and products and present ideas in a business-appropriate and user-friendly language.

Ceridian is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment. We provide our employees with comprehensive benefits for various life circumstances and needs, great opportunities for career development, and a balanced lifestyle to achieve personal and professional success. We encourage all individuals to apply for positions that fit their passions.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by a Ceridian Recruiter with a @ceridian.com email directly from our organization.