Abbott
Senior Database Administrator II
Abbott, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55199
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.JOB DESCRIPTION:
The OpportunityThis position works out of our location in Maple Grove, MN in
Abbott’s Medical Device Division supporting R&D IT.As the
Senior Database Engineer II , you’ll have the chance to create technical/functional specifications, support new and existing applications and processes to enable development teams to release medical device software and systems more rapidly. You’ll work collaboratively with other IT operational and software engineering teams to deploy and operate our systems/platforms and support client utilization. You will also be responsible for automating and streamlining our operations and processes, along with building and maintaining tools for deployment, and monitoring setup for operational use.What You’ll Work OnCreating and managing the ODB environments that serve production, reporting, disaster recovery, training, and non‐production needsInstalling and maintaining the administrative and monitoring tools necessary for high level of availability and performance of EMR systemUnderstanding performance metrics, monitoring system performance, and troubleshooting issuesManaging the logins for different types of access, including login behavior and working environment configurationApplying upgrades and updates to production and non‐production environmentsConfiguring and maintaining environment copies according to the environment strategyResponding to emergency and after‐hours issuesEngaging in capacity planning exercises to ensure adequate system resourcesCollaborating with technical teams and EMR Vendor to ensure proactive supportWriting and maintaining scripts to improve system management tasksParticipating in change control process for all planned application and technical activitiesMaintaining and testing processes related to business continuityFollow vendor best practices for hardware and software configurationCollaborate with partner IT staff to improve processes and infrastructure setup. Identify manual processes within the organization and automate themContribute to end-user training as needed and be comfortable providing day-to-day supportCommunicate trends and new developments in technology to advise on current state best practices for implementing solutionsCommunicates effectively with management to enhance their understanding of the opportunities and limitations of information systemsConform to and enforce planned work priority in the face of continued interruptionsComplies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, company policies, adheres to operating procedures, processes, and completes task assignments within the assigned sprintDevelop necessary documentation, testing and change control procedures to satisfy internal product validation and update yearly for audit complianceMaintain accurate current state application architecture diagrams, documentation, and other data sources in a consistent and replicable mannerDevelops detailed implementation, test and roll-back procedures for planned changes and follows code promotion model utilizing change request approvalsRequired QualificationsBachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experienceStrong Unix skills using the command‐line prompt, including navigating directory structures and file manipulationUnderstanding of operating system concepts such as user and group ownership and file permissions, file system/volume group configuration, etc.Knowledge of a command shell (Korn, POSIX, Bourne, or C), plus languages and utilities such as awk, sed, and PerlAbility to create, understand, and follow processes to ensure successful execution of critical maintenance proceduresMust be familiar with Agile software development methodologies and how DevOps practices are incorporated to improve delivery speed. Knowledge of JIRA sprints is helpfulFamiliar with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and its integration functions with AzureExperience with Repository management and version control (GIT)Experience with Deploying applications and infrastructure to Azure cloud environmentsFamiliar with automated testing and test-driven development practicesExcellent communication and customer service skills. Able to bridge communication between technical areas and business areas for a full and complete understanding of expectationsMust be a self-starter and possess good analytical skillsComfortable partnering with engineers to understand and solve problems that will enable you to deliver reliable software fasterAbility to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environmentAbility to travel approximately 3%Preferred QualificationsEMR based application and (or) EMR based database administration certification5+ years of technical system administration experience5+ years of experience translating business requirements into technical designsAt least 3 years’ experience working in regulated environmentsApply Now* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:
www.abbottbenefits.comFollow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.Connect with us at
www.abbott.com , on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/Abbott
and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.The base pay for this position is
$95,000.00 – $190,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY:
IT OperationsDIVISION:
MD Medical DevicesLOCATION:
United States > Maple Grove : 6820 Wedgwood Road N.ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
United States > Minnesota > St. Paul > Lillehei : One Lillehei PlazaWORK SHIFT:
StandardTRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
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The OpportunityThis position works out of our location in Maple Grove, MN in
Abbott’s Medical Device Division supporting R&D IT.As the
Senior Database Engineer II , you’ll have the chance to create technical/functional specifications, support new and existing applications and processes to enable development teams to release medical device software and systems more rapidly. You’ll work collaboratively with other IT operational and software engineering teams to deploy and operate our systems/platforms and support client utilization. You will also be responsible for automating and streamlining our operations and processes, along with building and maintaining tools for deployment, and monitoring setup for operational use.What You’ll Work OnCreating and managing the ODB environments that serve production, reporting, disaster recovery, training, and non‐production needsInstalling and maintaining the administrative and monitoring tools necessary for high level of availability and performance of EMR systemUnderstanding performance metrics, monitoring system performance, and troubleshooting issuesManaging the logins for different types of access, including login behavior and working environment configurationApplying upgrades and updates to production and non‐production environmentsConfiguring and maintaining environment copies according to the environment strategyResponding to emergency and after‐hours issuesEngaging in capacity planning exercises to ensure adequate system resourcesCollaborating with technical teams and EMR Vendor to ensure proactive supportWriting and maintaining scripts to improve system management tasksParticipating in change control process for all planned application and technical activitiesMaintaining and testing processes related to business continuityFollow vendor best practices for hardware and software configurationCollaborate with partner IT staff to improve processes and infrastructure setup. Identify manual processes within the organization and automate themContribute to end-user training as needed and be comfortable providing day-to-day supportCommunicate trends and new developments in technology to advise on current state best practices for implementing solutionsCommunicates effectively with management to enhance their understanding of the opportunities and limitations of information systemsConform to and enforce planned work priority in the face of continued interruptionsComplies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, company policies, adheres to operating procedures, processes, and completes task assignments within the assigned sprintDevelop necessary documentation, testing and change control procedures to satisfy internal product validation and update yearly for audit complianceMaintain accurate current state application architecture diagrams, documentation, and other data sources in a consistent and replicable mannerDevelops detailed implementation, test and roll-back procedures for planned changes and follows code promotion model utilizing change request approvalsRequired QualificationsBachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experienceStrong Unix skills using the command‐line prompt, including navigating directory structures and file manipulationUnderstanding of operating system concepts such as user and group ownership and file permissions, file system/volume group configuration, etc.Knowledge of a command shell (Korn, POSIX, Bourne, or C), plus languages and utilities such as awk, sed, and PerlAbility to create, understand, and follow processes to ensure successful execution of critical maintenance proceduresMust be familiar with Agile software development methodologies and how DevOps practices are incorporated to improve delivery speed. Knowledge of JIRA sprints is helpfulFamiliar with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and its integration functions with AzureExperience with Repository management and version control (GIT)Experience with Deploying applications and infrastructure to Azure cloud environmentsFamiliar with automated testing and test-driven development practicesExcellent communication and customer service skills. Able to bridge communication between technical areas and business areas for a full and complete understanding of expectationsMust be a self-starter and possess good analytical skillsComfortable partnering with engineers to understand and solve problems that will enable you to deliver reliable software fasterAbility to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environmentAbility to travel approximately 3%Preferred QualificationsEMR based application and (or) EMR based database administration certification5+ years of technical system administration experience5+ years of experience translating business requirements into technical designsAt least 3 years’ experience working in regulated environmentsApply Now* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:
www.abbottbenefits.comFollow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.Connect with us at
www.abbott.com , on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/Abbott
and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.The base pay for this position is
$95,000.00 – $190,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY:
IT OperationsDIVISION:
MD Medical DevicesLOCATION:
United States > Maple Grove : 6820 Wedgwood Road N.ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
United States > Minnesota > St. Paul > Lillehei : One Lillehei PlazaWORK SHIFT:
StandardTRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
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