Provide technical leadership for database administration teams, lead advanced database design and performance optimization, manage resources in a matrix environment, ensure operational reliability and production support, and advise on backup, recovery, and implementation strategies.
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Job Summary:Provide technical leadership and management direction for database administration teams in a matrix-managed environment. Lead advanced database design, analysis, administration and performance optimization to support complex processing needs and future business requirements.
What You'll Be Doing:- Provide technical leadership and management direction to database administration team members
- Manage resource allocations within a matrix-managed environment
- Lead, plan and oversee state-of-the-art database designs to solve complex database processing problems
- Perform complex database analysis and database design tasks using advanced techniques on the forefront of technology
- Ensure databases meet required operational standards and performance levels, including reliability, response time and query execution time
- Prepare cost analyses and justification for difficult database systems
- Serve as a senior consultant to staff by providing strategic technical advice and consultation on database analysis and design reviews
- Participate in the administration, monitoring, tuning and support of databases in the production environment
- Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience
- Twelve (12) years of information technology experience
- Eight (8) years experience in the database administration area
- Experience applying database design approaches that consider existing and future needs, capacity, limitations, operating time and desired results
- Experience evaluating database implementation approaches, backup strategies and recovery strategies
- Knowledge of database administration activities including denormalization, data archival schemes, sizing, data definition language and database objects
- Knowledge of referential integrity, security enforcement and application optimization
- Other Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree
- Ability to lead technical teams and provide management direction in a matrix-managed environment
- Strong strategic consultation skills with the ability to advise and guide staff on complex database analysis and design reviews
- Advanced problem-solving skills for complex database processing challenges
- Ability to evaluate technical options and recommend database design, implementation, backup and recovery strategies
- Strong focus on operational reliability, performance optimization and production support
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The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $107,800.00 - $300,100.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.Similar Jobs
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