The Senior Database Administrator reflects the mission vision and values of NM adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies procedures guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
The Senior Database Administrator is responsible for keeping the hardware platforms and their associated operating systems and connectivity capabilities fully operational and wellintegrated into NM information technology environment. This position works to monitor analyze and plan upgrades as necessary to ensure adequate capacity and availability to meet the user needs.
Responsibilities :
Provides leadership for implementation of RDBMS architecture for high availability disaster recovery and test systems utilizing best practices in the industry.
Maintains databases in the following areas : space management and object necessary to ensure optimum database performance and data integrity for systems.Conducts regular database file structure & security reviews to ensure compliance with policies procedures standards and methodologies & to identify areas of improvement.Reports findings & recommendations to Database Manager Database Team Members as well as leadership.Completes management approved documentation necessary for all planned tests implementations upgrades & conversions including implementation schedules & backout / recovery plans as evidenced by regular management reviews of online & hardcopy documentation.Monitors databases on a regular basis particularly space utilization and performs proper & timely database backups / restores reorganizations reindexing and compiles as directed.Monitors and completes regular performance maintenance tasks data integrity checks performance tuning & backups / recovery steps as evidenced by successful completion of planned maintenance and minimal unplanned loss of database and system availability / functionality.Communication and CollaborationExhibits strong oral & written communication skills necessary to communicate both technically &nontechnically with team members other IS professional staff IS management users & vendors to ensure successful & cooperative completion of tasks.
Communicates and follows up in a positive & meaningful manner with customers on (1) the incident ticket management (2) proper procedures for system evaluations (3) current task &project priorities that may conflict with their service request and (4) alternatives to requests for services that do not meet standards.All are evidenced by positive oral & written feedback from customers as well as positive service excellence survey results.Communicates via written and oral media the status on project implementations & problem resolutions other IS staff IS management & users as necessary.Communicates problems & resolution statuses to vendors in a timely & professional manner as evidenced by positive and successful client / vendor relationships & results.Documents policies procedures standards & methodologies as necessary for the proper maintenance of databases.Planning and Strategic Thinking :Exhibits strong task & project management skills required to ensure tasks & projects are completed in a timely manner.
Assists Database Manager in developing logical project plans including task timeframes and resource estimates.Develops & maintains proficient use of project management software & tools as demonstrated by use in project planning as well as problem resolution change control & quality control.Understands & adheres to system implementation and system problem resolution priorities set by DBA Team & IS management as evidenced by implementation & problem resolution outcomes.Assists in the identification & evaluation of new application / database products & tools and makesrecommendations for purchase.Participates as an active contributing member of project teams as evidenced by project minutesstatus reports and outcomes.Support Responsibilities : Exhibits ability to resolve problems effectively and efficiently to ensureminimal disruptions and unplanned downtimes of assigned systems and databases.Utilizes database knowledge & experience to effectively and efficiently analyze issues diagnoseproblems & determine resolutions working with other DBAs Infrastructure & Application teams asnecessary.Escalates problems in a timely manner to Team Leader other IS oncall / management staff &vendors as necessary.Documents all problemsolving measures that then properly allow for team members to resolverecurring problems effectively & efficiently.Provides oncall coverage of database systems 24x7x365 on a rotating basis.Assists in Business / Disaster Recovery planning & preparedness efforts by participating inmeetings and developing plans for responsible application databases.INDCQualifications : Required :
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience Relevant IT Certifications7 years of experiencePreferred :
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field5 years of experience in core discipline in the healthcare industryAdditional Information :
Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age sex race color religion national origin gender identity veteran status disability sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Remote Work : Employment Type :
Fulltime
Key Skills
Accomodation,Database,Information Technology Sales,Insurance Paralegal
Vacancy : 1
