Senior DBA Position at the University of Rochester

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Information Technology Services

Functional Title:  DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
Classification Title:  Analyst/Programmer Senior (G54)

General Purpose:

Under general guidance, provides technical expertise in the design, implementation, maintenance and support of database management systems (DBMSs) and applications that support university-wide business applications.  

Specific  Responsibilities:

Under general guidance with latitude for judgment and initiative:
• Installs, maintains, and upgrades database software.
• Maintains development, test, and production DBMS environments.
• Monitors and manages database backups, logs, and journals and restores or recovers data as required.  
• Design, develops and maintains high availability and disaster recovery strategies for database environments.
• Monitors and maintains database security.
• Monitors databases to optimize database performance, resource use, and physical implementations of databases; addresses a variety of database integration issues including migration between disparate databases, integration, maintenance/conversion, capacity planning issues, and new applications.
• Designs and develops databases in conjunction with application development teams.  
• Provides advice to applications programmers in the effective use of database languages; advises on troubleshooting, exception processing needs, and other data management issues.
• Installs, maintains and upgrades application software.
• May evaluate and recommend testing and evaluation of new procedures, software, and hardware.  
• Creates, procedures and maintains various database, application and system related documents and programs such as utility scripts, manuals and programmers handbooks.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.  
• Provides 24 hour on-call support.


REQUIREMENTS: KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 1 to 3 years experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.  
• Demonstrated proficiency in multiple DBMS environments (Oracle, Sybase on UNIX, and Microsoft SQL Server). Certification preferred.
• Experience working with a Data Warehousing and client/server/web interfaces preferred.
• Experience in programming and scripting preferred.
• Technical project and/or group leadership experience.


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Full Time 40.00 HOURS ITS/ACS
SCHEDULE: 8AM-5PM
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Under general guidance, provides technical expertise in the design, implementation, and maintenance of database management systems (DBMSs) and applications that support university-wide business applications; provide on-call support as required. Installs, maintains, and upgrades database software. Maintains development, test, and production DBMS environments. Monitors and manages database backups, logs, and journals and restores or recovers data as required. Various other technical duties. Requires Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 1-3 years experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified. Demonstrated proficiency in multiple DMBS environments (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server). Certification preferred. Send resume with job number to Brenda Howard, Box 278966.