Database Administrator - SQL

Description

Job Description

All Applicants must reside or be willing to relocate to OR, WA, AK

Job Summary

The MS SQL Database Administrator manages acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of database platforms. Requires an in-depth knowledge of database technologies, security, and design concepts. May lead database team participation on organizational projects and initiatives as assigned. Provides technical expertise to support organizational requirements.

Essential Functions

• Develops and maintains recovery strategies for database infrastructure. Develops, tests, implements, and documents procedures to ensure that recovery strategies support our business resumption planning goals. Participates in establishing architectural standards for database infrastructure.
• Maintains the security of database infrastructure in compliance with established policies and standards. Provides and maintains documented procedures ensuring appropriate database access. Provides system audit logs to facilitate auditing requirements.
• Develops and maintains procedures and standards for installation and maintenance of database infrastructure with established architectural standards. Monitors, reports and manages performance of database infrastructure and applications and services as required.
• Monitor database growth and server resources and recommend and implement changes necessary to meet performance expectations and ensure the optimal use of database server resources. Identifies gaps in processes and services offered and recommends solutions to director and team. Provides input regarding database capacity planning.
• Define and forecast database license, server hardware, and database storage infrastructure needs for projects and budgets.
• Recommends cost effective strategies for budgeting. Works with vendors to ensure that appropriate and cost-effective service contracts are in force.
• May mentor and educate other team members on database fundamentals, techniques, and best practices.
• Analyzes database needs based on customer requirements and organizational direction to facilitate research and recommendations for cost effective hardware and software solutions.
• Troubleshoots all database infrastructure issues including database backups, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
• Installs upgrades/patches to assigned database systems and software tools as required by vendor partners.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Required: Computer Science. or a related field. May substitute equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through a combination of education, training and experience.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years Required: Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and/or Epic Caché Database Administration and
• Required: Extensive experience with one or more replication or log shipping technologies preferred, e.g. Oracle Active Data Guard, SQL Server database mirroring, or Intersystems caché shadowing/mirroring and
• Preferred: Experience with T-SQL, PL/SQL scripting, or cache overscripting and some combination of backup/recovery, performance tuning/query optimization, and/or database modeling/design and
• Preferred: Experience with RDBMS architecture and design and
• Preferred: Experience performing complex database restores and data recovery and
• Preferred: Experience/knowledge of system architecture, commands, system utilities, and report writing tools
  
  

Credentials

• Preferred: EPIC Certification or,
• Preferred: Microsoft Office User Specialist Microsoft Certified SQL Server Administrator.
  
  

Skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). (Required)
• Working knowledge of VMware virtualization. (Required)
• Knowledge of current applications and trends in database technology as related to healthcare. (Required)
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, in an environment with multiple work demands, conflicting priorities and critical timelines. (Required)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. (Required)
• Strong organizational and analytical skills. (Required)
• Ability to be flexible in a fast paced and changing work environment. (Required)
  
  

Working Conditions

Lifting

• Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Sedentary work.
  
  

Environmental Conditions

• Predominantly operates in an office environment.
  
  

Mental/Visual

• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
  
  

The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $54.61 – $81.91. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

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