Florida Blue · 12 hours ago
IT Database Administrator
Irving, TX, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expFlorida Blue is a healthcare company seeking an IT Database Administrator who will be responsible for the administration of database platforms, including monitoring, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting. The role involves ensuring data integrity, designing high availability solutions, and collaborating with IT and business partners to meet database requirements.
ConsultingHealth CareInsurance
Responsibilities
Performs installation, monitoring, testing, configuration, migration, maintenance, tuning, and troubleshooting of assigned database technology, as well as designing database deployments for high availability. Ensure database versions are current and deploys patches as required. Also assists with determining migration and upgrade impacts and diagnosing/resolving technology/application errors
Develop and implement controls required by CMS and other mandates/audit requirements
Automate database functions by programming/scripting as required. Assists with researching, designing, implementing, and testing of database technology solutions, and work with users and IT partners to understand requirements for a physical database design
Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and exercises. Proactively monitors and reports performance and utilization and adjust database configuration as appropriate
Resolves database alerts and performs remediation activities, manages problem or escalated tickets and tasks and out of cycle requests from systems/application owners. Provides input into processes and procedures related to database administration
Collaborates with IT and business area partners on work groups and initiatives. Performs On-Call activities as needed for the environment and database technologies
Qualification
Required
3+ years related work experience
Professional experience as a database administrator on the targeted operating system platform
Related Bachelor's degree or additional related equivalent work experience
Knowledge of and experience with IT industry database technologies, hardware architecture, operating systems, third party database tools, performance monitoring tools and backup and recovery concepts; database systems development practices for decision support and OLTP deployments
Ability to design High availability solutions and build scalable database platform
Operational experience implementing and maintaining a database including backup and recovery procedures
Demonstrated understanding of all aspects of the operating system's features, functions, and behaviors
Demonstrated advanced proficiency in the following: SQL programming; SQL Tuning; use and support of MS SQL
Demonstrated advanced proficiency in the design, development, and implementation of the following: large database environments for decision support and OLTP; Ability to work flexible hours to perform database administration tasks
Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and support database appliances and support databases deployed on cloud
High critical thinking skills to evaluation alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy
Experience as a System Administrator and/or Developer with Healthcare industry knowledge
Experience using Agile methodology
Company
Florida Blue
Florida Blue is a subsidiary of a not-for-profit health solutions company dedicated to serving all Floridians in the pursuit of health.
5001-10000 employees
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