Database Specialist

Oxford Global Resources - Milwaukee, WI

Full-time

Milwaukee, WI

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Database Administrator role focuses on maintaining and improving database performance, ensuring data integrity, and supporting application design. The position requires a proactive approach to database management, including planning upgrades, monitoring performance, and implementing security measures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain database by planning, monitoring, and improving performance.
• Plan database upgrades by maintaining, evaluating, and improving a transaction processing model.
• Assess database performance by developing a protocol for measurement of results and identification of problem areas.
• Support database performance by monitoring database performance; evaluating and resolving processing and programming problems; designing database management tools; answering user questions.
• Secure database by preparing access and control policies and procedures; implementing disaster recovery procedures.
• Support application design by contributing expertise to applications, operations, and technical support teams.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in technology field or 4+ years of similar experience.
• Proficiency with technology in the workplace, including MS Office, databases, and web-based applications.
• Customer relationship database maintenance/integrity experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the capacity to interact with diverse groups and work successfully in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and excel in problem-solving.
• Ability to communicate complex data in a simple way to facilitate decision-making.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Ability to deal with sensitive information with a high level of trust, tact, and confidentiality.

Benefits

• Supplemental medical benefits (not major medical)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid holidays based on eligibility
• Paid sick leave as required by applicable jurisdiction