Database Administrator I

Gentex Corporation • Zeeland, MI

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About The Position

The Database Administrator I is responsible for daily operations of mission critical applications and databases, including the maintenance, uptime, and performance of ERP and business processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field or a combination of equivalent education and relevant work experience.
• Ability and availability to work nonstandard hours and/or holidays as needed.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

• 4 years of application administration and database administration experience.
• Proficiency in LINUX and/or Windows Operating Systems.
• Disaster recovery (HA/DR) methodology experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, create and implement database systems based on end user requirements.
• Manage database backup processes and recovery activities.
• Provision database access and security implementation.
• Perform database and application patching as defined by vendors while adhering to internal change management process requirements.
• Perform instance cloning for testing and validation purposes.
• Perform cloud infrastructure and applications provisioning and support.
• Independently analyze and correct issues in real time to provide end-to-end problem resolutions.
• Provide on-call 24/7 support for mission critical production systems.
• Monitor production systems and perform system tuning as needed.
• Work with IT infrastructure on administration of operation systems.
• Assist with developing and maintaining data security processes.
• Contribute to IT Department projects as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Along with a base salary, employees enjoy profit-sharing bonuses four times a year, receive a 5% 401K match, world-class benefits, and can take advantage of the employee stock purchase program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees