Database Administrator I – Computing and Technology Services (CTS)

Salary:               Commensurate with experience
Benefits:           The University offers generous benefits including paid time off (holidays, holy days and vacation), employer matching contributions to the retirement plan, and tuition benefits for employees and their eligible dependents. Learn more and explore benefits at www.duq.edu/benefits
Location:                   CTS
Position Status:        Full-time                                             
Hours:                        Varied
Position Number:    435717/10-1159                
FLSA Status:              Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Database Administrator I (DBA I) is responsible for supporting the mission critical production, test, and development applications and environments used by the campus community.  

The Database Administrator I will be responsible for multiple aspects of database management and application support for central computing at Duquesne University.  Responsibilities include software installation, patch and upgrade administration, application setup and configuration, database and application server support, vendor technical support, technology life cycle management, backup and recovery, troubleshooting, and server security, audit, and operations monitoring. 

The DBA I will report to the Associate Director of Administrative Applications and will also collaborate with the Database Administration Team in planning efforts and the development of standards, project plans, policies, and procedures.  Duties are performed on a variety of operating systems with a primary focus on RHEL and Windows.  The nature of this position will require the individual to occasionally work evenings and weekends.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Conducts fundamental Oracle Database Administration tasks, including database creation and maintenance, tuning, backup and recovery, program migrations, and security implementation and audit.  Supports and enforces security procedures and best practices.  

Identifies and documents available patches and upgrades for all supported products, including the campus ERP platform.  Monitors vendor product communication channels and product roadmaps to identify new technologies, release dates, requirements, and support timelines. 

Displays basic familiarity with application server technology such as Apache Tomcat. Able to stop and start critical processes and deploy applications and patches to support the computing environment.

Works with the Database Administration Team to plan and implement upgrades and patches in support of the Ellucian ERP and Oracle environments, as well as other team supported assets.  Observes and participates as appropriate in all DBA team planning efforts and to the development of standards, project plans, policies, and procedures.

Enters service requests with Oracle, Ellucian, and other vendors and responds to vendor technical support feedback with the support of other DBA team members.

Performs administrative tasks / other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum qualifications:

The successful candidate will have earned a Bachelor’s degree in computer Science or a related field from an accredited educational institution plus at least 2 years of experience in any combination of the following: SQL/Shell programming, Database Administration (Oracle, SQL Server).  Additional relevant experience can be substituted for education.
Experience in:

Database Administration in Oracle or SQL Server, or Oracle-based ERP Administration.

Monitoring backup jobs and system alerts and issue remediation.

Enterprise application and database management.

Project management functions as a project-team member.

Installation, configuration, upgrades, patches of Oracle databases and Banner applications.

Understanding of application server technology such as Oracle WebLogic, Fusion Middleware, or Apache Tomcat.

Preferred qualifications:

Computer Science, IT or related field.

Alternatively, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Ability to work independently with some direction as well as in a team environment. 
Strong analytical and organizational skills, attention to detail, in addition to outstanding written and verbal communication and technical writing skills.

Ability to initiate and follow through with work responsibilities and to meet deadlines.

Ability and willingness to learn new technologies and skillsets.

Ability to correlate fixes available in patches with identified functional and technical issues.  Work with Database Administrators to plan for upgrades and patches.

Basic SQL skills and experience migrating database objects.  Basic Shell Scripting.

Ability to execute fundamental database administration tasks to support the campus ERP and related technologies.  Ability to troubleshoot and support the campus ERP application with strong analytical sense.

Sensitivity to the need of each individual to be treated with dignity and respect as it relates to the Mission of the University specifically.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.

Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University.  The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.

Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit.  Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit.  Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.