Database Administrator I

D.R. Horton, Inc.; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

401(K)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flex Spending Accounts

Vacation, Sick, Personal Time

Job summary

D.R. Horton, Inc. is seeking a Database Administrator I to help keep our databases running 24/7, ensure data integrity, and support application teams with reliable data access.

You will monitor performance, implement security measures, perform backups and restorations, and collaborate on schema changes while participating in on-call rotations and overtime hours as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Zero to two years’ DBA/SQL Server experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office and email.

Responsibilities

• Monitor databases and database servers daily to ensure operations.
• Perform database performance analysis and tuning for sizing, throughput and scalability.
• Ensure the security of databases and perform regular backups.
• Restore backups in case of failure and review production changes.
• Collaborate with developers to implement new schemas and procedures.
• Promote database changes through the SDLC process.

Skills

SQL Server

Verbal communication

Written communication

MS Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

SSMS

Job description

D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S.,

was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website at www.drhorton.com for more information.

Database Administrator I

The right candidate will participate in keeping the database up and running smoothly 24/7. Responsible to provide a seamless flow of information throughout the company, considering both backend data structure and frontend accessibility for end-users.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform daily monitoring and analysis of databases and database servers to ensure the continuance of operations


• Perform database performance analysis and tuning to ensure optimal system performance. Major areas of support in this area will include sizing, throughput, scalability, and dependability


• Ensure the security of databases


• Perform regular backups of all databases and database servers


• Perform restorations of backups in case of system failure or data loss


• Review all changes to existing production databases to ensure that such changes do not negatively impact database performance or reliability


• Collaborate with software developers to implement new database schemas, stored procedures, user defined functions, data transformation service packages, scheduled jobs, etc.


• Promote database changes through software development lifecycle process


• Follow the pre-defined development standards for naming conventions, user interface, etc.


• Migrate data from existing databases to new databases or between database environments


• Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company


• Ability to participate in on call rotation


• Ability to work overtime


• Ability to travel overnight

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)


• Zero to two years’ experience as a Production SQL Server or DBA


• Strong verbal communication and written documentation skills


• Proficiency with MS Office and email

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school preferred


• Ability to multi-task and attention to detail

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision


• 401(K)


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan


• Flex Spending Accounts


• Life & Disability Insurance


• Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays


• Multiple Voluntary and Company provided Benefits

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