Senior DBA at Kforce Inc in Austin, Texas

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Database Administrator in Austin, TX.

Purpose:
The Senior Database Administrator will design, administer, maintain, secure, and improve performance of complex databases.

Responsibilities:

• Design, analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve advanced operational and performance related database issues, coordinate changes, and maintain database structures, and assist in developing policies and procedures designed to ensure the integrity of the database environment


• Design, coordinate, implement, and determine procedures necessary to save and recover production databases, and to recover databases from hardware and software failure


• Perform database performance monitoring and auditing, implement efficiency improvements, and modify existing databases and database management systems


• Design, configure and implement database network connectivity working with required technical teams


• Monitor capacity versus utilization and recommends appropriate action on a timely basis to avoid performance degradation


• Create databases and database objects, such as tables, indexes, views, triggers, and stored procedures


• Track database assets and critical information about those assets


• Assist in development of data security standards to ensure data integrity data security


• Maintain data standards, prepare and develop database documentation, procedures, and definitions for data dictionaries


• Create test database environment for applications section, including the creation of necessary libraries and procedures


• Install new software releases and/or upgrades including researching, testing, and implementing new technology


• Other related duties may be assigned

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

• May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others

REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Industry and department best practices, requirements and policies and procedures


• Advanced principles, practices and techniques of secure computer programming, system design, computer operations, systems and procedures


• Advanced database structures and theories


• Current database technologies


• Oracle and SQL Server database tools, environments and query languages (SQL, TSQL)


• Statistical analysis processes


• Developing reports and cross references from the data dictionary


• Performing data modeling and prototyping to implement efficiency improvements


• Database debugging, testing and troubleshooting techniques


• Write Extraction, Transform and Load (ETL) or SSIS tasks for the Extraction, Transformation or Loading (ETL) process


• Gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts


• Perform a root cause analysis


• Assess future information needs so that the databases can evolve in an appropriate manner


• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of experience in a related field


• Experience may substitute for education for up to four (4) years

Ability to:

• Accurately identify/determine customer needs and take appropriate actions and/or steps to address identified needs


• Recognize, value, and include different perspectives, experiences, approaches, and cultures in achieving organizational goals


• Gain and maintain the trust and confidence of others and the organization through consistency and reliability


• Give, receive, or share thoughts, ideas, perspective, and data to create shared understanding


• Define, analyze, and find solutions for difficult or complex problems


• Select and use training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new concepts


• View the big picture


• Become familiar with emerging technologies


• Identify trends as well as isolated events

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless
and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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