database administrator Tuscaloosa, AL
Job description
Pay Grade/Pay Range: Based on Qualifications
Department/Organization: 200721 - Enterprise Technology
Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:45pm
Note to Applicants: Position is eligible for remote work subject to University policy.
Job Summary: The IT Technical Specialist IV performs advanced IT activities for specialized, complex and/or functional areas requiring the expert knowledge and professional application of IT principles, practices and techniques in accordance with industry standards and university policy. Requires a great amount of evaluation, originality or ingenuity. May be responsible for training, assisting or supervising lower level IT personnel and other staff. May lead projects and cross-functional activities.
Additional Department Summary: The Database Administrator administers and maintains enterprise-level databases and applications that are critical to business operations at the University of Alabama. This position supports customers and is responsible for interacting directly with people who have various levels of technical ability from novice to experienced. Provides after-hours support in an on-call rotation for a 24/7/365 environment.
Required Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree and one (1) year of IT experience; OR Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of IT experience; OR Associate’s degree and five (5) years of IT experience; OR High School Diploma or GED and seven (7) years of IT experience. Knowledge of advanced programming, networking, system, multimedia, instructional or security technology skills or knowledge of project management methods and applications. May require advanced level training or certification.
Additional Required Department Minimum Qualifications: Five (5) years of experience in deploying, administering, and maintaining Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases for mission-critical applications and installing and maintaining applications on Linux and Windows servers.
Skills and Knowledge: Knowledge in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, Oracle Management Studio, Linux, shell scripting, Toad for Oracle, Jira, Github, Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Edition, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server Integration Studio, Windows Server, and PowerShell scripting.
Working knowledge of concepts in the separation of duties, change management, database monitoring and performance tuning.
Preferred Qualifications: Higher education experience supporting Ellucian products including Banner, Solutions Manager, and Degree Works, Applications Manager aka Appworx, Zabbix, and PagerDuty.
Experience deploying, maintaining, and costing databases in cloud environments, relational database concepts, SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, SSIS packages.
Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, genetic or family medical history information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases.
