Database Admin

Job Responsibilities: 

Define data conversion, data quality, and data cleansing criteria for COTS vendors 

Work with vendors to integrate COTS based solutions within DPH 

Design, build, upgrade and patch highly available database solutions for mission critical applications 

Perform database tuning as needed to optimize application performance 

Troubleshoot database related outages as part of a larger team supporting other layers of the technology environment 

Proven experience converting data from one database platform to another such as Oracle to MS SQL Server 

Proven experience building and managing high scalable database solutions on cloud platforms 

Guide the design, development, deployment and management highly reliable and scalable databases 

Enforce company policies in areas of database design, security, change management, compliance documentation and separation of duties  

Job Qualifications: 

15+ years' experience building, maintaining, securing and backing up databases across multiple platforms such as Oracle and MS SQL Server. 

3+ years' experience working with configuring database solutions in a cloud environment such as Microsoft Azure or AWS 

15+ years' experience working with data cleansing, data conversions, data migrations 

15+ years providing enterprise application and database operational support 

10+ years application development experience with languages such as: Java, .NET, Json, Java Script, C#, etc. 

10+ years building, integrating, or implementing COTS enterprise level database solutions  for State Government agencies 

5+ years implementing infrastructure architecture that supports enterprise applications 

3+ years experience designing and implementing high availability systems  

Required Skills: 

Thinks strategically, understands the big picture but is also able to execute on tactical operational situations working with disparate databases 

Solves complex problems and drives action across the organization 

Clearly articulate integration issues with vendors working on COTS and/or custom applications with the ability to drive results and develop solutions 

working with Server Engineers, preparing specifications for the database servers, monitoring and tuning the application databases, and establishing communication links across Database Management Systems 

directs and controls activities relating to database management, planning, development, and security 

Ability to work with multiple database products such as Oracle, MS SQL server, MySQL, Amazon RDS, Postgres etc. 

Experience working with TOAD, Visual Studio, WebLogic, JBOSS, SQL, PL/SQL, .NET, C#, Java, XML, and SQL Developer 

Education Required:   

Bachelor Degree from an accredited University in computer science, or  related field