Database Administrator 2392 092524

$80,000 - $113,000/Yr

Conserve - Fairport, NY

Full-time

Hybrid - Fairport, NY

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Database Administrator III is responsible for the technical oversight, maintenance, and management of ConServe's multiple database environments. This role involves collaboration with Infrastructure and Application teams to ensure reliable and sustainable database solutions that support future growth.

Responsibilities

• Establish, monitor, maintain, and manage database health and performance indicators.
• Design, implement, maintain, and manage database back-up and recovery processes.
• Design, evaluate, and implement practices/processes for system and data security.
• Design, install, maintain, and upgrade the organization's databases (development, testing, training, and production).
• Enhance staff accomplishments and competence by providing technical and procedural mentoring/guidance for less experienced team members as needed.
• Troubleshoot production issues, identifying root cause and implementing sound technical resolutions in a timely manner.
• Confirm software solutions by conducting tests and modifying code and/or configuration.
• Provide reference documentation by writing and maintaining functional and technical specifications.
• Maintain system and programming guidelines by adhering to the software development lifecycle.
• Contribute to team effort by keeping peers and management informed of potential changes that could impact daily operations, staffing needs, schedules, or work deliverables.
• Protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Monitor production environments and provide off-hours support to ensure maximum system availability to user base.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of database administration work experience
• Significant experience in the administration of Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Experience working with Microsoft SQL Server environments; experience with PostgreSQL desired.
• Experience with database backup, indexing, database performance optimization.
• Expert SQL query development and optimization skills.
• Strong knowledge of Database and Information Security principles and controls preferred.
• Working knowledge of application development and/or programming languages preferred.
• Experience with reporting environments including SSRS preferred.
• Solid experience with Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical problems to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and multitask with limited supervision contributing as a team player.
• Experience handling multiple changing priorities and meeting deadlines in a professional manner.
• Must show a sense of urgency, being able to perform and multitask under pressure.
• Must be able to provide on-call support on a rotating basis.
• Ability to travel between ConServe's offices as needed.
• U.S. Citizenship or lawful Permanent Resident alien with three or more years as a permanent resident in the United States.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required Government Security Clearance.
• No conflicts of interest with ConServe or our Clients.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Strong knowledge of Database and Information Security principles and controls
• Working knowledge of application development and/or programming languages
• Experience with reporting environments including SSRS