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Sql (must) Excel Training

What this posting asks for

Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 3+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

• Partner with internal customers to understand current challenges, plan/communicate improvements and anticipate future needs.
• Perform root cause analysis of production-related database issues.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to optimize schemas, queries, and database/server configurations.
• Perform data migration / data transformation from OLTP to OLAP systems.
• Develop code to automate routine tasks and provide end user self-service tools by leveraging PowerShell or a similar scripting language.
• Engineer, deploy and maintain all aspects of Microsoft SQL database monitoring.
• Quickly address critical support situations by providing effective solutions to database technical issues.
• Manage PowerBI licensing, utilization, permissions and provide best-practices guidance and query optimization assistance for users.
• Provide comprehensive and fully vetted backup and restore solutions.
• Engineer, implement and routinely test Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “SpaceX is looking for a Database Administrator with strong technical knowledge in Microsoft SQL/ PowerBI technologies as well as excellent interpersonal and …” · “This employee will be a part of our IT Engineering organization and join a team of database administrators and engineers responsible for all database technol…” · “They should be a self-starter, self-motivator, and possess ingenuity to excel at this position.”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Problem solving Core
  In the posting: “The ideal candidate will be flexible, flourish in a fast-paced and challenging environment and have an insatiable desire to learn, solve complex problems and…” · “This individual will need to demonstrate strong knowledge in Windows, server/storage infrastructure, and troubleshooting skills.” · “Perform root cause analysis of production-related database issues.”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
• Communication Core
  In the posting: “SpaceX is looking for a Database Administrator with strong technical knowledge in Microsoft SQL/ PowerBI technologies as well as excellent interpersonal and …” · “Partner with internal customers to understand current challenges, plan/communicate improvements and anticipate future needs.” · “Develop and maintain strong documentation and support runbooks.”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “This employee will be a part of our IT Engineering organization and join a team of database administrators and engineers responsible for all database technol…” · “The ideal candidate will be flexible, flourish in a fast-paced and challenging environment and have an insatiable desire to learn, solve complex problems and…” · “Partner with internal customers to understand current challenges, plan/communicate improvements and anticipate future needs.”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “Perform root cause analysis of production-related database issues.” · “Perform data migration / data transformation from OLTP to OLAP systems.” · “1+ years experience in optimizing SQL queries and data replication & transformation.”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “Partner with internal customers to understand current challenges, plan/communicate improvements and anticipate future needs.” · “Collaborate with internal stakeholders to optimize schemas, queries, and database/server configurations.”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Leadership and mentoring Core
  In the posting: “Support and foster the professional growth of other database engineering and administration staff via cross-training, coaching and responsibility sharing.” · “Ability to work effectively and provide technical leadership in high-stress situations such as production database outages.”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “Partner with internal customers to understand current challenges, plan/communicate improvements and anticipate future needs.” · “Develop code to automate routine tasks and provide end user self-service tools by leveraging PowerShell or a similar scripting language.”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Stakeholder management Core
  In the posting: “Collaborate with internal stakeholders to optimize schemas, queries, and database/server configurations.” · “employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, ge…”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
• Ownership and accountability Supporting
  In the posting: “They should be a self-starter, self-motivator, and possess ingenuity to excel at this position.”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Adaptability and learning Supporting
  In the posting: “The ideal candidate will be flexible, flourish in a fast-paced and challenging environment and have an insatiable desire to learn, solve complex problems and…”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Attention to detail and quality Supporting
  In the posting: “Strong attention to detail, high degree of accuracy, excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to meet de…”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.

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