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WSU's Commitment to Diversity
Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive environment by welcoming all individuals, including culturally diverse staff, faculty, and student body. WSU values every individual by embracing all identities through the promotion of belonging, creativity, and uniqueness. We strive to create environments which are welcoming, inclusive, and equitable for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).
Position Information
Position Title
Senior Database Administrator
Requisition Number
S01707P
Position Category
Staff
Campus Location
Weber State University - Ogden, UT
Hours per week
40
Months per year
12
Alternate work schedule
Pay Grade
E33
Salary
FLSA
Exempt
Job Summary/Basic Function
NOTE: This position can be filled at grade E33 or E34 depending on candidate qualifications.
We are seeking a skilled Database and application Administrator to oversee the functionality, security, and performance of our databases and critical applications. This multifaceted role involves managing, maintaining, and optimizing databases while also administering key applications, ensuring their availability, and coordinating updates, patches, and testing processes. Works under the supervision of the WSU Database Administration Manager.
We are seeking a skilled Database and application Administrator to oversee the functionality, security, and performance of our databases and critical applications. This multifaceted role involves managing, maintaining, and optimizing databases while also administering key applications, ensuring their availability, and coordinating updates, patches, and testing processes. Works under the supervision of the WSU Database Administration Manager.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in related IT field or related equivalent work experience.
5 years of experience in areas that include the following:
5 years of experience in areas that include the following:
- Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization, using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
- Experience with backups, restores and recovery models.
- Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to organize and plan work independently.
- Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams.
- Oracle Certified Professional (Must stay current on certifications. Within one year after go live of that version) OR MCDBA Certification (Must stay current on certifications. Within one year after go live of that version) – see note below.
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certified Architect Professional
Note: New employees hired with the required knowledge and experience not certified will be required to obtain certification within one year of employment.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred:
- Oracle Certified Professional
- MCSA: Administration OR MCSE: Data Management and Analytics
- Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization, using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
- Experience with backups, restores, and recovery models.
- Experience working with Windows and Linux servers.
- Ability to organize and plan work independently.
- Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams.
- Designing and implementing High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) for all of the application and database platforms.
- Foundation in systems development: understanding the system development life cycle, software project management approaches, requirements, design, and test techniques. The ability to conceptualize and influence application and interface projects, understanding what advice to give and where to plug in to steer toward desirable outcomes.
- Ability to conceive and portray the big data picture.
A successful candidate will have the following:
Leadership abilities to carry out the following potential duties:
- Delegate duties and tasks within the IT department.
- Review completed tasks to ascertain compliance with standards.
- Monitor all team members and provide necessary advice and guidance.
- Perform periodic risk assessments and initiate risk control strategies.
- Coach all team members and motivate them to produce desired results.
- Organize regular seminars and trainings to teach team members new techniques and methods.
- Keep up with trends in the constantly evolving information technology industry.
- Perform regular IT audit to discover areas of weaknesses and fortify them.
- Work alongside other departments to achieve company goals and visions.
- Write and forward regular reports to the management.
- Provide solution to any complex IT related challenges in the organization.
- Perform regular appraisal of team member’s performance and devise strategies to help with improvement.
- Carry out in-depth research to reveal new and better methods of handling functions within the department.
- Ensure that the company’s data and information are protected from unauthorized access.
Background Check?
Yes
Benefits Summary
WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Posting Detail Information
Job Open Date
03/07/2024
Review Date
03/21/2024
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Notes to Applicant
If you are a seasoned DBA (Oracle and MS SQL Server) with a passion for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure technologies and a track record of optimizing database performance and reliability, please consider joining us in a friendly environment where your expertise will be integral in designing, implementing, and maintaining our database infrastructure and Enterprise applications. Collaborate with IT professionals, leverage the latest tools, and take the lead in ensuring our data ecosystem remains robust, scalable, and at the forefront of technological advancements. If you’re driven by challenges and crave a role where your skills make a tangible impact, this is the perfect opportunity to thrive and grow with us.
If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish with our team, we would love to hear from you. The position comes with a generous benefits package.
To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references. Transcripts and a philosophy statement can be included as optional documents. Application materials should address the required and preferred qualifications of the position.
For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.
Screening of applications will begin March 21, 2024. Position will remain open until filled.
Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.
If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish with our team, we would love to hear from you. The position comes with a generous benefits package.
To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references. Transcripts and a philosophy statement can be included as optional documents. Application materials should address the required and preferred qualifications of the position.
For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.
Screening of applications will begin March 21, 2024. Position will remain open until filled.
Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting
https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/22131
ADA Essential Job Function
ADA Essential Job Function
Physical Activity of this position
Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance., Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Physical Requirements of this position
Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.
Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision.
Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.
None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).
