Senior Database Administrator

Bepc Inc has an open position for a Senior Database Administrator in Austin, TX Pay: $50-$58 an hour Texas Health and Human Services Commission requires the services of 1 Database Administrator 3 , hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Database Administrator 3, Data/Database Administration and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission . All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s). TIERS project has increased demand due to Cloud Migration efforts. The increase in demand requires additional support with code releases in all environments, development, test, production, training and disaster recovery. Support is also required for improving the disaster recovery process to reduce the workload required to support Disaster Recovery. Duties include maintain grid and database software, performance tuning, ASM/storage management, and administrating user/db security. This position will support Oracle database on Oracle Exadata systems. This position will also provide additional support for MSSQL Server Enterprise for a critical application in TIERS and this expertise does not exist on the team. The position is required to provide on weekends during a release and/or maintenance. The position is required to be Oncall. This position will also support for PSR Team including analyzing, troubleshooting, and executing data corrections production databases. II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS | Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. | Years | Required/Preferred | Experience | 8 | Required | In-depth knowledge of Oracle internal views, shell & SQL and PL/SQL scripting. | 8 | Required | Experience managing Oracle databases versions on Linux systems including shell scripting and tuning. | 8 | Required | Solid experience in managing Oracle version 19 databases, Real Application Clusters (RAC), and Active Data Guard. | 8 | Required | Experience developing tools to administer large numbers of test & development database environments. | 8 | Required | Experience with on-call and providing 24x7 coverage for supporting Production & Development database systems. | 8 | Required | Experience designing, installing & maintaining large size databases. | 8 | Required | Thorough knowledge and working experience in setting up infrastructure for databases in datacenters at multiple sites including cloud infrastructure. | 8 | Required | Working experience in moving live production, development and testing database and applications hosted in different physical sites. | 8 | Required | Experience with administration of Oracle database on Oracle Exadata database machine including configuration and patching. | 8 | Required | Experience with administration of MSSQL Server, EDB PostgreSQL Enterprise databases. | 8 | Required | Experience with migration, configuration and support of Oracle databases on AWS cloud infrastructure (others considered). | 8 | Required | Experience perform Database refreshes/clones and provide support for building development and testing databases. | 8 | Required | Experience troubleshooting the database software and its infrastructure and where necessary engage and support the software vendor with problem analysis and resolution. | 4 | Preferred | Experience using Remedy, ITSM, PPM and ServiceNow. III. TERMS OF SERVICE Services are expected to start 12/16/2024 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2025 . Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 1500 hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing. IV. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission . Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM , excluding State holidays when the agency is closed. The primary work location(s) will be at 701 W. 51st, Austin, Texas 78751 . The working position is Telework . Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the Candidate's and/or Vendor's expense. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will provide pre-approved, written authorization for travel for any services to be performed away from the primary work location(s). Pre-approved travel expenses are limited to the rates and comply with the rules prescribed by the State of Texas for travel by its classified employees, including any requirement for original receipts. The Candidate(s) may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through Texas Health and Human Services Commission .