Database Administrator (Hybrid)

Title: Database Administrator III

Location: Lansing, MI (2-days onsite, 3-days remote Hybrid Schedule)

Note: This is a W2 contract role – this role is NOT open to C2C, 1099, or 3 rd party candidates

The Database Administrator will be responsible for providing Infrastructure DBA support for all SQL Server applications as a replacement for an intermediate Level DBA leaving the team. The intention is to fill this position in the gap between the incumbent DBA leaves, and the position is backfilled, which will take several months. We cannot afford to not have a resource working on the large and complex applications that we support, including several Tier 1 level applications that belong in the Bureau of Labs, Cancer Registry etc.

As an intermediate-level Database Administrator, this resource will participate in 24x7 software and hardware support for complex applications in several versions of SQL Server, with high availability and Disaster Recovery support, following industry and DTMB development standards. They will;

· Help develop and/or submit for approval, plan for installation, patch management maintenance, upgrades, and support for database systems

· Evaluate impacts of change and new technology, recommend solutions to persistent problems, and serve as an Agency Services liaison to external consultants

· Follow and enforce database standards, policies, and procedures

· Research and draft guidelines within the boundaries of current policies and standards

· Monitor space allocation across databases, and perform adjustments in test and development environments, as necessary and as prescribed by predefined standards/guidelines

· Calculate disk space requirements for existing and/or new installations of existing business needs

· Modify DBMS parameters based on capacity changes

· Configure and execute database integrity checks

· Monitor for database integrity checks

· Install database base management software for development and test environments, and patches and service packs for development and test environments

· Monitor and support clustered database environments

· Monitor and support database replication and backup environments

· Implement strategy to release unused space or repair fragmentation in test and development environments

· Execute (run) scripts provided by Systems Analysts or Database Architects/Designers for creating and modifying database objects (tables, views, constraints, indexes, etc.)

· Monitor database back-ups to ensure recoverability; troubleshoot backup errors

· Monitor database jobs and scheduled processes in development, test, and production environments; participate in troubleshooting

· Monitor database environments (using alert logs, trace files, alert mechanisms, and other tools) for issues and problems with database functionality, connectivity, or downtime

· Follow standards and guidelines for database space allocation based on best practices and implementation considerations based on business requirements

Job Qualifications:

· 4+ years of database administration experience, specifically on SQL Server 16 and upwards

· 2+ years of experience creating, updating, and maintaining systems documentation

· Expertise in HA and DR solutions

· Experience with Transparent Data Encryption within SQL Server

· A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other relevant field required

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