Database Administrator II

Gentex Corporation•Zeeland, MI

19h•Onsite

About The Position

You want to love what you do and love where you work. Gentex gives you the best of both worlds. A global technology company headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan, Gentex is an 8-time winner of the Top Workplaces in Michigan. POSITION OVERVIEW Responsible for daily operations and ongoing projects related to mission critical applications and databases both on premise and in the cloud; including the maintenance, uptime, and performance of ERP and business processes. This role is working onsite in Zeeland, MI in an office.

Requirements

A 4-year degree in computer related field.
5+ years of database administration experience.
High availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) methodology experience.
Ability to work nonstandard hours and/or holidays as needed.

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Windows Server and/or LINUX experience
Oracle applications experience.
Cloud-based systems experience.

Responsibilities

Design, create and implement database systems based on end user requirements.
Provide ongoing technical support for global database deployment in multiple geographic regions.
Provide incidence support to IT Help Desk and application users as needed.
Provide technical leadership on projects that require database administrator resources.
Work with cross-functional departments to develop optimal architecture and deployment strategies.
Work with internal stakeholders to gather requirements and provide solutions.
Manage various projects within the allotted timeline and budget.
Implement recovery strategy and execute disaster recovery exercises as needed.
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.
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.
Perform cloud infrastructure and applications provisioning and support.
Other duties as assigned.