Sr IT Database Administrator

Florida Blue • Jacksonville, FL

2h • $109,300 - $177,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior IT Database Administrator provides consultation on database management and administration and conducts detailed data-flow analysis to support efficient database and query design in distributed data flows. The role administers database systems to protect data confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and is responsible for maintaining, controlling, and testing complex databases that provide organized data storage and controlled access. The Senior DBA maintains complex query languages for established systems, designs and executes backup and recovery schemes, and implements disaster-recovery procedures. As a subject matter expert, the role advises end users and project teams on database management, query development, system requirements, and database change management, while providing technical guidance to other DBAs.

The Senior DBA consults across IT on database architecture and related infrastructure, provides technical leadership for database technologies and large-scale solutions, and supports corporate projects and initiatives. The role includes performance monitoring and optimization, production support for outages and recovery events, compliance with system, disaster-recovery, and security-audit policies, and maintaining operational documentation. Complex physical database changes may require work after hours.

The position requires 7+ years of related experience, a related bachelor's degree or equivalent additional related work experience, expert SQL proficiency, and advanced expertise across large database environments, operating systems, relational database tools, modeling, backup and recovery, and related technologies. Preferred qualifications include system administration or developer experience, healthcare industry experience, and Agile methodology experience. The position is hybrid, combining flexibility with in-office engagement; team schedules depend on role requirements and business needs. Travel to and from the corporate office may be required.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of related work experience.
• Related bachelor's degree in an IT-related field, or additional related equivalent work experience.
• Expert proficiency in SQL programming.
• Exceptional leadership skills demonstrated through project or technical leadership experience.
• Leading-edge proficiency in large database environments for decision support, parallel database environments for scalability and high availability, and integrating business applications with database technologies.
• Advanced proficiency supporting an operating system such as MVS, Unix, or NT, including advanced scripting.
• Advanced proficiency with one or more relational database tools such as Oracle, DB2, LDAP, or IMS.
• Advanced proficiency in multi-dimensional modeling.
• In-depth knowledge of IT-industry database technologies and processes and business applications integrated with database technologies.
• Extensive experience designing and executing backup and recovery concepts and procedures.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Knowledge of hardware architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of third-party database tools.
• In-depth knowledge of performance-monitoring tools.
• Advanced proficiency in entity relationship modeling.
• Ability to work outside normal business hours as needed.
• Familiarity with database-system development practices.
• Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities.
• Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance.
• Ability to communicate highly complex technical information clearly and articulately to audiences at all levels.
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong critical-thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions consistent with business objectives and strategy.
• Proven leadership abilities, including knowledge sharing, conflict resolution, facilitating open discussions, fairness, and appropriate assertiveness.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a system administrator and/or developer.
• Healthcare industry-related experience.
• Experience using Agile methodology.

Responsibilities

• Consult on database, architecture, and related infrastructure technologies across IT.
• Consult on opportunities involving multiple hardware and software systems, issue resolution, and business solutions for internal and external customers and partners.
• Provide technical leadership in implementing database technologies and designing and implementing large-scale technical solutions based on business requirements.
• Develop and ensure compliance with system, disaster-recovery, and security-audit policies.
• Write complex programs and scripts.
• Participate in disaster-recovery design, testing, and execution.
• Monitor and evaluate database performance and adjust configurations as appropriate.
• Provide technical leadership to other DBAs.
• Design database change-management processes related to environment migration.
• Make complex physical changes to databases, including changes that may require after-hours work.
• Maintain operational documentation, including procedures, task lists, and architecture blueprints.
• Provide subject-matter expertise to corporate projects and initiatives.
• Work with users and IT partners to understand requirements for physical database design.
• Provide database consulting to corporate projects and initiatives, applying project management methodology and development life-cycle concepts.
• Address customer concerns and issues related to database management.
• Provide production support for outages and restore or recovery events.
• Optimize system-design implementation for performance and effectiveness.
• Administer complex databases and maintain complex query languages.
• Design and execute backup and recovery schemes and implement disaster-recovery procedures.
• Perform detailed data-flow analysis to support efficient database and query design.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and global travel health insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability programs.
• Leave programs to support personal circumstances.
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match.
• Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays, and 2 well-being days.
• Additional voluntary benefits.
• Comprehensive wellness program.
• Competitive pay and opportunities for incentive or commission compensation.
• Regular annual reviews with pay-for-performance considerations for base-pay increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior