Principal, Database Administration

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

3d•Remote

About The Position

UW MEDICINE IT SERVICES has an outstanding job opportunity for a Principal, Database Administrator position. This is a 100% remote opportunity. UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent combination of education/experience
8+ years of technology experience
4+ years of experience administering systems that support critical operations
2+ years of experience developing and leading technical trainings for teams, and mentoring less experienced technical staff members
6+ years of experience providing advanced support for the overall health of enterprise systems and technologies
2+ years of experience primarily responsible for an enterprise technology
1+ years of managing vendor relationships, including negotiating maintenance contracts, reviewing periodic service reviews, and coordinating escalations
1+ years of implementing and improving processes
Active member in local technology user groups and/or other professional organizations related to area of expertise
Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining detailed documentation, including standard operating procedures, system diagrams, and any other technical documentation
1+ years of managing technical requirements of an enterprise system
6+ years of progressively responsible systems administration, analysis, and programming experience on a broad range of platforms
5+ years of relational database systems administration and programming experience in a distributed networked client/server environment
Expert experience in relational database systems (Microsoft SQL Server strongly preferred) and other technologies
Expert experience working with teams in the development and support of applications
Exemplary communication skills and ability to work with personnel of various levels of technical background

Responsibilities

Provide a high level of expertise in assigned domains
Strategize, develop, enhance, and govern architectural standards
Manage technical portfolios, research trends, create 1-3-5-year technology roadmaps, and present recommendations to leadership
Drive excellence, innovation, and efficiency with the ITS technology group
Collaborate with multiple teams to standardize documentation and reference architecture
Work with business owners in roadmap and technology needs
Optimize the use of technologies and perform cost analysis
Leverage technical expertise in impactful, enterprise-level projects
Develop and deliver training across the department in area of expertise
Lead large scale incident resolution and complex or impactful operational work
Identify and build service management improvements
Provide advice, coaching, and mentorship to team members on technical expertise
Serve as the Manager’s delegate as requested to represent the team for vendor management, including strategic vendor meetings, architecture meetings, meetings with technical account managers, project design meetings, large scale incident resolution, and other technical leadership needs