What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Database Administrator position at Proventus Metrics?
Senior Database Administrator
Austin, TX (Hybrid)
I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
The Department of Information Resources (DIR) requires the services of 1 Senior Database Administrator (Database Administrator 3), referred to as Worker, for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The candidate will be responsible for advanced database administration tasks, working with Full-stack Java applications on HHSC’s cloud platform (Azure/AWS) within an Agile (Scrum) environment. Tasks include migrating data from Oracle applications to SQL schemas, optimizing database performance, resolving performance bottlenecks, and implementing monitoring solutions for database health and performance metrics.
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
| Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Required | Database experience |
| 8 | Required | Experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL - (or similar) |
| 8 | Required | Experience with Relational Database Administration - (SQL Server or Oracle, for example) |
| 8 | Required | Experience in database design, analysis, and performance tuning |
| 8 | Required | Experience in database structures, data analysis, performance tuning |
| 8 | Required | Experience designing enterprise applications and/or services |
| 8 | Required | Experience creating technical and functional design documentation |
| 8 | Required | Experience within software development Life Cycle using Agile methodology – (Scrum, for example) |
| 8 | Required | Experience with multi-tier system/application development – (SOA, Microservices, 3-Tier applications, for example) |
| 8 | Preferred | Experience with large volume databases, high availability, and disaster recovery infrastructure |
| 6 | Preferred | Experience with Azure |
| 6 | Preferred | Ability to Extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into Azure SQL |
| 3 | Preferred | Experience in DevOps technology including CI/CD pipeline and build and deployment tools such as Git |
| 3 | Preferred | Experience in Java/J2EE Enterprise Development |
| 1 | Preferred | Azure certification is preferred |
| 1 | Preferred | DBA Associate certifications are preferred |