SENIOR DATA BASE ANALYST - 76000209

Requisition No: 839954 

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: SENIOR DATA BASE ANALYST - 76000209

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 76000209 

Salary:  $72,000.00-$80,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 01/30/2025 

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Division of Information Systems Administration

Bureau of Enterprise Database Services

Career Service (CS) Opportunity

*Open Competitive Advertisement*

To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history.  Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position.

Contact Person: Coretha Gaymon, 850-617-2225

The Organization

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol.

Our Benefits include

• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual and Sick Leave Package
• Nine Paid Holidays
• State Health and Life Insurance
• Educational Benefits
• Contributory Retirement Plan

To learn more about FLHSMV and why it’s a great place to work, visit our website at: flhsmv.gov/careers

Duties and Responsibilities

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is seeking a Senior Data Base Analyst (Couchbase/SQL Server/Oracle) to join our Technology team!  This position will also be the team lead over our new Couch Base database system, as well as UNIX and Linux systems. As a Senior Data Base Analyst will be responsible for the design, implementation and ongoing maintenance of all database instances and objects on multiple platform environments, including the release process for system and schema changes.  The Senior Data Base Analyst will also perform database query analysis, performance, and optimization and coordination of stored procedures and maintaining an appropriate database access layer.  In addition, the Senior Data Base Analyst is responsible for database performance, scalability, auditing, replication and database reporting. The Senior Data Base Analyst reports to the SQL Services Data Base Administrator.  This position requires exceptional technical, analytical and collaboration skills.  The successful candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, precisely and accurately across all levels of the organization. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle process.
• Knowledge of windows scripting.
• Knowledge of UNIX scripting.
• Knowledge of LINUX systems.
• Knowledge of Couchbase systems.
• Knowledge of data privacy and protection initiatives.
• Skills in MS SQL Server database administration.
• Skills in Oracle 10g/11g/12c/19c database administration.
• Skills in working in Windows operating systems.
• Skills as a MS SQL developer.
• Skills in creating procedures.
• Skills in supporting SQL Server data replication and validation
• Skills with MS SQL software installation, patching, and upgrading.
• Skills in logical database design and data models.
• Ability to work independently to resolve complex issues.
• Ability to effectively diagnose, isolate, and resolve complex problems pertaining to data infrastructure.
• Ability to write SQL, Stored Procedures, Functions, and Database Triggers.
• Ability to tune SQL and TSQL performance.
• Ability to maintain currency on tools, methodologies, and technologies related to data administration.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical data processing information verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work well in a team environment, and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Strong interpersonal skills to resolve problems in a professional manner.
• Operational support skills, including experience with system installations, migrations, and upgrades.
• Practical experience in monitoring and tuning a database to provide a high availability service.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to applicants with the following:

• Professional work experience in database development, design and administration.
• Professional experience developing in T-SQL, PL/SQL, Linux and UNIX languages.
• Professional work experience assisting application/web development teams and business area customers in the design and development of solutions.
• Experience with Data Warehousing and concepts.

Job Related Requirements

• This position includes a regularly assigned (approximately one week a month) 24-7 on-call requirement.
• The position you are applying is subject to a Level 2 background check, along with Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) clearance, to include a fingerprint-based check of the criminal records of the FBI, as a condition of employment pursuant to Chapter 110.1127, 435 and 943, Florida Statutes.  Please note that, since this position requires CJIS clearance, the Department will have access to all an applicant’s criminal and juvenile delinquency records, even those that have been sealed or expunged. 

General Information

• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.
• Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI.  Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
• FLHSMV employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month.  All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. 

Salary : $72,000 - $80,000