Senior Systems DBA: Data Security & Performance

Santa Clara Family Health Plan; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Clara Family Health Plan seeks a Systems Database Administrator to ensure security, integrity, performance and recoverability of databases and related systems. You will install, configure, and maintain databases, manage security, back-ups, and audits, and collaborate with developers.

You will monitor resources, test upgrades, and contribute to data governance and documentation while supporting production, development, and test environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience, training or coursework.
• Minimum three years of experience serving as a systems database administrator in a Microsoft SQL Server environment with versions currently supported by Microsoft.
• Minimum three years of experience maintaining multiple database environments and regions to support production, development and test areas of business systems; including managing database security, database tuning, query optimization, and application code deployment.
• Minimum three years of experience SQL Scripting and Command Shell scripting.
• Minimum three years of experience with MS SQL BI tools (SSRS, SSIS, SSAS) or other enterprise business intelligence software.
• Experience maintaining a data warehouse database environment, including managing and enforcing data governance and coding best practice.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to express oneself clearly and concisely when providing service to SCFHP internal departments, providers and outside entities over the telephone, in person or in writing.
• Ability to think and work effectively under pressure and accurately prioritize and complete tasks within established timeframes.
• Ability to assume responsibility and exercise good judgment when making decisions within the scope of the position.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to comply with SCFHP's policies and procedures.
• Ability to perform the job safely with respect to others, to property, and to individual safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical management and support for the organization's database environments to ensure database security, integrity, performance, availability and recoverability of databases, database servers, and related systems.
• Develop, implement, and periodically test backup and recovery plan for the production of critical databases to ensure the business continuity plan is accurate and effective.
• Ensure database security by controlling access to databases through authentication and authorization and performing auditing of database usage and active users.
• Audit database security and user access to ensure HIPPA regulatory law reporting requirements are met.
• Monitor database server resources to ensure production environments meet performance and availability requirements.
• Install, test, secure and maintain new versions of database software, patches and other associated software application changes or upgrades.
• Provide storage and capacity planning, long and short term, to ensure adequate space is available for all database environments.
• Document database architecture, including developing and maintaining database installation and configuration procedures, data governance program, change control deployment procedures, and SQL coding guidelines.
• Work with the application development team to ensure that appropriate and efficient SQL is coded and tested prior to production deployment.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Prioritization under pressure

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

MCSE certification

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Scripting

PowerShell / Command Shell

SSRS / SSIS / SSAS

C++, Java, .NET

Job description

Santa Clara Family Health Plan seeks a Systems Database Administrator to ensure security, integrity, performance and recoverability of databases and related systems. You will install, configure, and maintain databases, manage security, back-ups, and audits, and collaborate with developers.

You will monitor resources, test upgrades, and contribute to data governance and documentation while supporting production, development, and test environments.