Database Administrator

Enters codes to create production data base.• Selects and enters codes of utility program to monitor database performance, such as distribution of records and amount of available memory.• Directs programmers and analysts to make changes to data base management system.• Reviews and corrects programs, answers user questions.• Confers with coworkers to determine impact of data base changes on other systems and staff cost for making changes to data base.• Modifies data base programs to increase processing performance, referred to as performance tuning.• Workers typically specialize in one or more types of data base management systems.• Provides assistance in the planning, development, maintenance, and monitoring of integrated database systems, and ensuring that the conceptual and design phases of new applications are consistent withthe structural parameters within the database environment.• Evaluates users' requests for new data elements and systems, incorporates them into the existing shared data environment, and provides technical assistance.• Coordinates the use of data to ensure data integrity and control redundancy, loads databases, and reorganizes as needed.• Performs data modeling and prototyping.• Performs logical and physical data modeling, designs relational database models, and creates physical data models from logical data models.• Performs security recovery procedures.• Determines and implements database search strategies and storage requirements.• Maintains data dictionary ensuring uniformity of definitions and sets standards for use of data dictionary.• Monitors database performance and recommends efficiency improvements.• Creates test database environment for applications section, including the creation of necessary libraries and procedures.• Executes the procedures necessary to save, retrieve, and recover databases from hardware and software failures within established procedures.• Assists with determining, implementing, and enhancing standards on database security and with monitoring agency disaster recovery procedures and systems.

Assists with the installation of database software and with analyzing, designing, and implementing databases. Assists in benchmarking and threshold testing of databases and with establishing and controlling necessary database security.• Assists in the selection of database management software.• Experience in computer systems analysis or computer programming work.• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of computer programming and systems design; of computer operations, systems, and procedures; of project control and cost estimating techniques; of computer programming languages; of data processing flowcharting techniques; of database structures and theories; and of current database technologies.

YearsSkills/Experience4Programs and develops SQL scripts, tables, views, stored procedures, functions, triggers, constraints, etc, with MS SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL4Optimizing database performance through the use of database performance tuning techniques and tools.4Install, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain database systems7Manages migration into production, both data, and systems

YearsSkills/Experience4Data ModelingTERM OF SERVICE (Required): 12 mo.

Required Skills : SQL DBA and Data Modeling experienceBasic Qualification :Additional Skills :Background Check :YesNotes :Selling points for candidate :Project Verification Info :Candidate must be your W2 Employee :NoExclusive to Apex :NoFace to face interview required :NoCandidate must be local :NoCandidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship :YesInterview times set : :NoType of project :Administration/SupportMaster Job Title :DBA: SQL ServerBranch Code :Austin