Database Administrator

Talentify; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Informatics Research Institute at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is seeking a Database Administrator to oversee the administration, security, and performance of critical database systems. This on-site role is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, reporting to the CTO.

Responsibilities include data modeling, backups, performance tuning, security, and ensuring data integrity across multiple DBMS environments. Collaboration with IT teams and development staff is essential.

Qualifications

• Three (3) plus years advanced DBA experience focused on MS SQL Server including maintenance, permissions, backups, complex SQL, and migrations.
• Five (5) plus years' experience with T-SQL, SSMS, and database maintenance plans.
• Five (5) plus years' experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, MIS, or related.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary database architectural and administrative support (Data Modeling, Attribution, Referential Integrity, and Database Security).
• Evaluate and recommend changes to the database environment based on monitoring analysis.
• Oversee physical database design including backup/recovery, security, and space requirements.
• Supervise installation and testing of DBMS software; create/manage schemas, views, tables, stored procedures, triggers, partitions, clustering, and indexing strategies.
• Provide auditability of the database to ensure data integrity, explain missing data, late transactions, and error correction.
• Evaluate/complete conversion from one database to another (structure and data).
• Conduct backup and recovery via Image Copy, Flashcopy, etc.; reorganize databases.
• Conduct performance monitoring and tuning.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

MS SQL Server

T-SQL

SSMS

Database maintenance plans

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Computer Science/MIS

Tools

DB2

Oracle

ADABAS

Microsoft Access

PostgreSQL

VSAM

Job description

Position Title: Database Administrator

Department: 9030|IRI-Tech Transfer

Responsibilities

The Database Administrator at the Informatics Research Institute at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is responsible for the administration, maintenance, security, and performance of database systems. This position provides technical expertise in database architecture, data integrity, backup and recovery, performance optimization, and database security to ensure the availability, reliability, and efficient operation of critical business data.
The Database Administrator reports to the Chief Technology Officer of the Informatics Research Institute. This is an on-site position in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide primary database architectural and administrative support (Data Modeling, Attribution, Referential Integrity, and Database Security).
• Evaluate, and recommend changes to the database environment based on analysis of the monitoring effort.
• Oversee the physical database design including physical file characteristics, backup and recovery requirements, security requirements and physical space requirements dictated by the database design.
• Supervise the installation and testing of DBMS software; create and manage database objects - schemas, views, tables, stored procedures, triggers, partitioning, cluster, and indexing strategies.
• Provide the audit ability of the database to ensure data integrity, detection of missing data, late transaction reporting, and untimely error correction.
• Evaluate and complete conversion from one database to another database (structure and data).
• Conduct backup and recovery via Image Copy, Flashcopy, etc.; reorganize databases.
• Conduct performance monitoring and tuning.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Three (3) plus years advanced DBA experience primarily focused on MS SQL Server. Experience should include routine maintenance, managing user permissions, running backups; writing, debugging, and optimizing complex SQL queries; and database migrations.
• Five (5) plus years' experience with T-SQL, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), and database maintenance plans.
• Five (5) plus years' experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
• A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), or related.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with DB2, Oracle, ADABAS, Microsoft Access, PostgreSQL, and VSAM.
• A graduate degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), or related.
• Experience working on a development team.
• Experience with client engagements on design, delivery, deployment and on-going maintenance.
• Previous experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

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