Senior Client Server Database Analyst

University of Houston System; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Client Server Database Analyst at University of Houston System leads, designs, and develops web-enabled client-server applications and infrastructure software, working with the Business Application team to translate user needs into robust solutions.

The role emphasizes data analytics, dashboard creation, and comprehensive documentation and training to support university business practices and student success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, or related field.
• Three years of technical and analytical experience developing data models, data mining, and segmentation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Leads, designs, and develops client-server applications.
• Analyzes data and comes up with analytics to support student success.
• Develops and maintains applications as well as dashboards.
• Prepares program documentation, user documentation, and project plans and provides user training, including one-on-one and organized group classes.
• Attends professional training, including attendance at seminars, organized classes, and one-on-one training with other team members.
• Prepares reports and updates status as requested and performs related duties as assigned.

Skills

Client-server development

Data analytics

Dashboarding

Documentation

Training

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, or related field

Master's degree in computer science

Tools

SQL

Dashboard tools

Data modeling

Job description

Department: Information Technology Salary: Commensurate with Experience and Education

Description

The Senior Client Server Database Analyst works as part of the Business Application team to lead, design, and develop web-enabled client-server applications and application infrastructure software using a variety of software development tools and database technologies. Is an application lead with the user community to develop application specifications and design web-enabled consumer applications to support university business practices.

Pursuant to the State of Texas Executive Order No. GA-48, this position researches, works on, or has access to critical infrastructure and requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the University infrastructure. This position requires personnel to be routinely reviewed to determine whether or not criminal history or continuous connections for the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the employee from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.

Duties

• Leads, designs, and develops client-server applications.
• Analyzes data and comes up with analytics to support student success.
• Develops and maintains applications as well as dashboards.
• Prepares program documentation, user documentation, and project plans and provides user training, including one-on-one and organized group classes.
• Attends professional training, including attendance at seminars, organized classes, and one-on-one training with other team members.
• Prepares reports and updates status as requested and performs related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, or related field.
2. Three years of technical and analytical experience developing data models, data mining, and segmentation techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Master's degree in computer science.
2. Progressive experience in general technology skills in areas such as IT infrastructure, data preparation, data engineering, ML operationalization, and data and analytics governance. Experience in dashboarding, data modeling, and data analytics.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of data analysis.
• Ability to derive meaningful data analytics using multiple data sources.
• Ability to research technical problems to the lowest level and come up with a solution.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to analyze software requests to determine the requirements of the requests.

All positions at the University of Houston System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.