Systems Database Administrator Intern at Brinks Home in Dallas, TX

Summary: Brinks Home is a leader in the smart home and residential security industries, and they are seeking a determined and dynamic System/Database Administrator Intern. The role involves maintaining and improving database systems, collaborating with the IT team, and supporting software developers with database operations. Responsibilities: - Learn relevant business processes and understand the data flow, criticality and dependencies - Assisting in the design, implementation, and maintenance of our database and system infrastructure - Collaborating with developers to ensure that our applications are deployed and running smoothly - Monitoring and troubleshooting our systems to ensure that they are performing optimally - Automating our deployment processes to increase efficiency and reduce errors - Work with the team to design and develop capacity plans for the database infrastructure - Maintain data integrity and security (manage roles and permissions of database users) - Use tools like SQL Profiler for database tuning. Generate traces, execution plans, identify performance issues, deadlocks/contention and resolve them - Support software developers with database operations - Automated database tasks, installations, updates, and maintenance task configuration - Perform other related duties and / or projects as directed by leadership Required Qualifications: - High School Diploma or equivalent - Currently enrolled in a college program studying IT or a related field - Knowledge of relational databases, internet security, network configuration - In-depth knowledge of workstation systems, Operating systems, Microsoft Products and Outlook - Experience with at least one programming language (Python, Ruby, Java, etc.) - Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail - Familiar with IOS and Android environments for phones and tablets - Can resolve complex problems related to client software and configurations Required Skills: Relational databases, Internet security, Network configuration, Workstation systems, Operating systems, Microsoft Products, Outlook, Programming languages, iOS environment, Android environment, Database tuning