Job Description

About Land O\'LakesLand OLakes, Inc. is a 100-year-old farmer owned cooperative originally formed with the purpose of working together to create new market opportunities for dairy producers. Our journey began in 1921, when 320 dairy farmers met in St. Paul, Minnesota, to form the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association. Their idea was simple: join together to effectively market and distribute members dairy production across the country.Today, our four businesses give us a farmer-to-fork view of agriculture. Paired with our co-op ownership model, were uniquely qualified to fulfill our purpose of feeding human progress.Were looking for big thinkers and big dreamers to help us imagine the future of food and agriculture.Be a part of a Fortune 500, $17 billion farmer-owned cooperative that is actively shaping the food and agriculture industry for the better. Join us in solving some of the worlds most important food challenges.About ANSR:Land O\'Lakes has partnered with ANSR to setup their GCC in India. You will be employed by ANSR until Land O\'Lakes GCC is operationally ready. The transition from ANSR to Land O\'Lakes GCC is targeted to be completed within the next two years.About Land OLakes:Land OLakes, Inc. is a 100-year-old farmer owned cooperative originally formed with the purpose of working together to create new market opportunities for dairy producers. Our journey began in 1921, when 320 dairy farmers met in St. Paul, Minnesota, to form the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association. Their idea was simple: join together to effectively market and distribute members dairy production across the country. Today, our four businesses give us a farmer-to-fork view of agriculture. Paired with our co-op ownership model, were uniquely qualified to fulfill our purpose of feeding human progress. Were looking for big thinkers and big dreamers to help us imagine the future of food and agriculture.Be a part of a Fortune 500, $17 billion farmer-owned cooperative that is actively shaping the food and agriculture industry for the better. Join us in solving some of the worlds most important food challenges.Position Title: Lead MS SQL DBA & Responsibilities:Position Purpose:The Lead MS SQL Administrator will design, build, implement, and maintain an enterprise-class SQL Server Database Infrastructure. This position will analyze, plan, build, upgrade, and provide support for both existing SQL Server platforms and those considered for future use. The role will also include responsibilities in scripting, automation, and working with various data formats.Experience-Education (Required):

• 8+ years experience working with MS SQL Server on-prem and Azure SQL environments.
• 1+ years experience managing access in Snowflake.
• Experience with Windows OS, and VMware.
• Experience in database administration.
• Proficiency in scripting with PowerShell, JSON, and YAML.
• Must have previous experience building and provisioning complex SQL Server solutions with an understanding of networking, infrastructure, and security fundamentals.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.

Competencies-Skills (Required):

• Expertise in MS SQL Server Administration: Proficiency in managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting SQL Server and Azure SQL databases.
• Database Design: Understanding of database design principles and normalization.
• T-SQL: Proficiency in Transact-SQL (T-SQL).
• Performance Tuning: Ability to optimize database performance through indexing, query optimization, and configuration settings.
• Database Security: Knowledge of principles and best practices for securing databases.
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery: Experience with strategies and technologies for ensuring database availability and data recovery.
• Automation: Experience with automating database tasks and processes.
• Proven record collaborating across teams.
• Demonstrated ability communicating to large groups in a professional environment.
• Easily adapt to changes in work priorities, incident response, and technology advancements as they pertain to day-to-day demand.
• Able to assess, analyze, and plan deployments and database upgrades.
• Provide responsive, concise input, and remain actively involved in troubleshooting through point of resolution.
• Provide data for capacity planning and performance metrics.
• Must be able to produce process documentation, technical diagrams, and related documentation.

Experience-Education (Preferred):

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years experience as a contributing member of an Enterprise IT SQL Server Infrastructure team delivering results.
• 5+ years leveraging ITSM processes to manage service requests.
• 1+ years experience managing access in Snowflake.
• Experience working within agile development teams with a consistent and steady focus towards the promotion of a DevOps model.

Competencies-Skills (Preferred):

• Experience providing support and technical resolution for SQL Server technology projects.
• Ability to contribute to 3-5 year view of technologies roadmap relevant to area of responsibility.
• Able to communicate effectively and work within a cross functional team environment.
• Ability to effectively discern and quickly understand LOLs unique business needs while articulating current capabilities which could suitably assist with or solve the need in a cost-effective manner.
• Experience with Windows Server Administration a plus.
• Experience with Oracle Administration a plus.
• Experience with Snowflake Administration a plus.

Disclaimer:Land O Lakes is a client of ANSR. All employees will initially be employed by ANSR with the intent to transition to Land O\'Lakes within the next two years.

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