Database Administrator

Description

Strategy & Planning Assess and develop longterm strategic goals for databases in conjunction with data owners and department managers.Work with application development staff to develop database architectures, coding standards, and quality assurance policies and procedures.Design and implement redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and data archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of data assets.Document database systems and operational processes ensuring they conform to Business Continuity, Governance and Audit requirements.Acquisition & Deployment Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.Ensure existing and new database products meet or exceed internal and external audit and/or regulatory requirements.Lead migration efforts between platform and versions of database products and operating systems. Operational Management Create models for new database development and/or changes to existing ones.Install and configure relevant network components to ensure database access as well as database consistency and integrity.Respond to and resolve database access and performance issues.Monitor database system details within the database, including stored procedures and execution time, and implement efficiency improvements.Monitor, optimize and allocate physical data storage for database systems.Plan and coordinate data migrations between systems.Develop, implement, and maintain change control and testing processes for modifications to databases.Create, or support creation of, required reports in response to business user needs.Perform database transaction and security audits.Establish appropriate enduser database access control levels.Develop routines for end users to facilitate best practices database use.Manage and/or provide guidance to junior members of the team.