Database Administrator III | HonorVet Technologies

Job title: Database Administrator III

Company: HonorVet Technologies

Job description: Database Administrator III
Duration: 16+ Months contract with possibility of extension or FTE
Location: Offsite-Remote
Work hours: Standard hour shift M-F
Job Description:Overview:

• Provides Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) support to applications supported by assigned department.
• Works with Application Teams, Team Leads and other Database Administrators to design and specify RDBMS solutions based on standard offerings to support development of new or enhancements of existing applications.
• Serves as principal RDBMS solution designer for small to large/complex (size/risk) application projects, including business critical applications, using analytical skills, technical skills, available technology, and tools.
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for RDBMS-related initiatives, discretionary projects, compliance/regulatory requirements and system changes for Application Database Services (ADBS) supported applications and department-wide initiatives.

Primary responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership.
• Complete and oversee basic to complex database analysis, design and development efforts.
• Develop plans for database implementation, data source integration and data archiving and recovery.
• Manage, direct, oversee and/or review execution of small to large size/risk project plans on assigned applications and ensure complete understanding of tasks and dependencies and mitigation of issues.
• Contribute to advanced, complex technical projects or business issues requiring state-of-the-art technical or industry knowledge.
• Maintain a strong functional understanding of supported applications.
• Maintain a current understanding of the business environment supported to provide expert guidance for technical, business and operational impacts associated with a project or production problem.
• Recommend RDBMS designs based on business requirements, technology roadmap, RDBMS functionality, knowledge of interfacing technology and clear understanding of customer expectations.
• Evaluate and understand complex interrelationships and effects among RDBMS, interfacing applications and operating systems.
• Provide highly analytical consulting and leadership in identifying and implementing new uses of database technologies to assist business units in meeting strategic objectives.
• Prepare thorough and clear technical specifications, and update systems, standards and RDBMS process documentation.
• Prepare and review assessments to include required tasks, estimated time frames and effort for small to large size/risk scope project.
• Build positive client relationships by addressing client needs in a manner that safeguards their business and customers, with minimal complexity, risks and costs.
• Build rapport within the organization and across other technical teams.
• Assist with coordination of annual disaster recovery exercises and remediate issues.
• Assist others on project execution and production support for all applications and project sizes.
• Work with internal and external application and technology stakeholders to review status of initiatives, compliance/regulatory changes, planned or potential vendor changes and contractual and/or system maintenance changes.
• Ensure identification and resolution of issues and concerns related to discretionary enhancement requests, application reliability changes and/or production problem resolution.
• Identify new technology that increases technical support efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provide functional feedback to internal application owners and technology stakeholders on current or proposed RDBMS to extent it supports predefined business needs.
• Identify performance and effectiveness enhancement opportunities and recommend new policies and procedures that support improvement.
• Participate in ADBS Center of Excellence teams goals and deliverables.
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.
• Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the Bank brand.
• Maintain banks internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Scope of responsibilities:

• The job holder works under supervision of a Technology Manager and is responsible for maintaining a strong degree of technical RDMS knowledge and contributing to solution design, departmental strategies, and resource allocations of the department.
• Responsibilities of the position may include problem resolution, systems development, and day-to-day activities.
• This position assumes responsibility for contributing to the growth and development of less experienced personnel.
• The position delivers small group training/brown bag to increase team proficiency and technical development and provides backup to more experienced personnel as required.
• The job holder may be called upon to serve as a technical representative on committees, ad-hoc projects, etc.
• The position interacts, on a regular basis with Technology staff and application teams and leadership, as well as vendors.

Education and experience required:

• Associates degree and 6 years RDBMS experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 6 years RDBMS experience.
• Proficiency with RDBMS tools and functions.
• Prior experience working on multiple small to large projects of low to high complexity.
• Experience working with large system and RDBMS enhancements, conversions and production problem resolution.
• Experience working with others to connect disparate ideas into cohesive solutions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills to assist in issue resolution.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent decision-making skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong lateral thinking skills.
• Good presentation skills.

Education and experience preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with Bank applications, framework, business needs and RDBMS direction and framework.
• Exposure to the Bank’s standards, business plan and strategic objectives.
• Capable of mentoring and leading RDBMS project analysis, design, development, troubleshooting and tuning efforts.
• Mastery level understanding of single RDBMS skills, tools, and functions with strong knowledge of operating systems.
• Previous experience in banking RDBMS support.
• CAPPM experience.
• Ability to understand businesses supported and their terminology.
• Ability to encourage teamwork and serve as role model.
• Ability to understand technical, business, and operational impacts of a project or problem.

Expected salary:

Location: New York City, NY

Job date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 01:30:32 GMT

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