Job Description
Database Administrator
Job Locations US-Remote
Job ID 2021-1704
# of Openings
1
Posted Date
4 weeks ago (6/29/2021 4:44 PM)
Category
Information Technology
Overview
At Grow Financial Federal Credit Union , we believe in service-to our 200,000+ members, 550+ team members and local communities. We know happy, engaged people provide the best service, so we live by our mantra: Be Bold. Be Great. Have Fun. (Especially the fun part!) We're not just your average bank . Yes, our work is serious, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Consistently named a Top Workplace by the Tampa Bay Times and a Great Place to Work among 100 Best Medium Workplaces by FORTUNE Magazine, we cultivate a diverse, collaborative work environment where you can grow personally and professionally. In fact, 94% of our team members say Grow is a great place to work . And the most common word they use to describe the Grow culture? Family.
Some of our Benefits/Perks:
$500 Sign on Bonus!
• Remote/Work From Home
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee discount on loans Team members qualify for a discount on consumer and mortgage loans.
• Tuition Reimbursement of up to $3,500 per year for full-time team members.
• Paid Time Off 15 days/year & over 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Days Grow provides two bi-annual paid volunteer days to all team members.
• Retirement Benefits (401K) Grow matches up to 8% for team members.
• Growth Potential In-house training department dedicated to helping our team members reach their maximum potential.
Responsibilities
Requiring minimal supervision, the Database Administrator provides effective use of Agile methods for KANBAN or SCRUM by coordinating workflow of tasks to ensure uptime of databases in support of achievement of business requirements. The Database Administrator's goal is to achieve a seamless flow of information throughout the organization, considering both backend data structure and frontend accessibility for employees and members.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Install, upgrade, maintain, and secure database systems and applications used by the database systems.
• Establish and maintain database standards. Establish database standards compliance through education and governance team.
• Effectively manage database access through collaboration with business partners and information security team.
• Establish cadence for performance tuning of database systems. Collaborate with infrastructure team when resource adjustments are needed.
• Utilize change management protocol when making any changes to the database system that may cause disruption, loss of flow of information or otherwise undesired outcome for the organization.
• Establish and maintain database system recovery procedures. Establish cadence to exercise the database system recovery procedure to ensure it is properly working.
• Establish infrastructure for database error notification and procedure for troubleshooting database errors. Establish escalation procedure and educate support team on how to respond to errors.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Enhances knowledge through mentorship, and other forms of learning. Takes part in credit union sponsored learning and external learning. Uses many different avenues for learning, webinars, community meetings, conferences, and certifications.
• Keeps supervisor informed of special staffing, emerging technologies and other resources needed to enhance productivity. Presents justification for all recommendations.
Qualifications
REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor of Arts/Science degree in the field of computer science (or related field) from an accredited university, or an additional 4 years' experience in lieu of degree, is required.
• 7 + years of hands-on experience with database development, modeling, and governance within a Microsoft SQL Server environment is required.
• Strong SQL programming skills is required.
• Experience with server installation, upgrade and maintenance based on best practices is required.
• Experience in implementing multi-node windows/SQL HA Always on implementation with multi-instance availability group (SQL 2012/2014/2016) is required.
• Experienced with DMS (Database Migration Services) tools to migrate data from On-premises to Azure Cloud is required.
• Experience with performance tuning & system optimization database health, security data analysis, problem analysis database installation, backups, replication, validation and patching is required.
• Experience with cloud database backup and transaction recovery techniques is required.
• 1-year experience in financial industry, working in Agile Scrum or KANBAN team and working with PowerShell is preferred.
• 1-2 years' experience in using Source Control Management (SCM) features. Familiarity with Azure DevOps or Git is preferred.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interface with credit union personnel.
• Must be able to work independently and maintain tight schedules.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and type English.
• Must be able to hear and use a telephone.
• Use of computer requires repetitive keystrokes.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
• Traditional office setting. Remote work available.
• Sedentary role.
• After hours on call through department rotation.
• Weekend hours required to support application upgrades.
An Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Females/Veteran/Disabled
Compensation and Hours
Salary Range: Not Available DOE (Depends on Experience) Not Available Other Benefits: Not Available Full or Part Time: Full Time (30 Hours or More) Job Duration: Over 150 Days Type of Job: Regular
Shift: Not Applicable
Hours per Week:
Hours Not Specified
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