System Health and Maintenance Database Administrator (DBA) II
SYSTEM HEALTH AND MAINTENANCE DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (DBA) II
STATUS: Full time
LOCATION: Preferably Madison, Wisconsin; remote work possible within the United States
PAY: $63,000–105,000
Do you want to maintain an organization’s database operations and execute on database workflows and operations that help transform social service agencies’ case management data into valuable information? Are you passionate about helping to make our systems more effective, equitable, and just? Are you ready to work for change?
At Evident Change, we believe our social systems should help people reach their greatest potential, not create barriers to their success. That’s why we partner with systems professionals and communities to get to the root of their biggest challenges, and we give them the tools and knowledge to achieve better outcomes for everyone involved.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Evident Change seeks a person with expertise in maintaining the health of database systems, executing database workflow tickets in our testing and production environments, and executing the operational aspects of the organization’s nightly analytical processes. This person will also provide help to application support and data integration within application development. The DBA II will support the following areas: user support, operations, database development support specialization, and system infrastructure support specialization. While responsibilities include both application and system support, the System Health and Maintenance DBA II will be primarily focused on this area of specialization while providing surge support for other specializations based on business needs. Evident Change strives to integrate professional development interest in focus areas for our staff.
The salary range for this position is approximately $62,000–105,000 and depends on experience, qualifications, and work location. We also offer great benefits that you can customize to fit your needs.
WHAT DOES A TYPICAL WORKWEEK LOOK LIKE?
Get ready to:
- Monitor and report system health and backup status;
- Troubleshoot database client software for Evident Change staff and resolve back-end problems in client-serving applications;
- Review nightly database jobs daily and solve or escalate issues;
- Support application helpdesk with database information requests;
- Complete QA and production tasks in the ticketing system;
- Deploy code changes to production database systems;
- Troubleshoot and deploy patches and upgrades at the database and system levels;
- Periodically test disaster recovery plans for database systems; and
- Provision and configure databases.
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DO YOU NEED?
We are committed to expanding diversity, cultural and lived experience, and expertise on our team. Qualifications include:
- At least three years’ experience monitoring Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or other relational databases;
- Experience working with a database/software change management process;
- Advanced technical troubleshooting skills;
- Excellent SQL knowledge and skills;
- Development or administration experience with SQL Server; and
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organizational skills.
Additional assets include the following.
- Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) certification a plus.
- Data integration experience with Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) strongly desired.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in information technology, computer science, math, or science desired.
Do you have other attributes that we should consider? Tell us! We want to hear about them.
WHO IS OUR TEAM?
We are a team with a variety of backgrounds. We employ social workers, those with research and analytics experience, and others who have grown their IT skills through educational study, personal interest, and other learning. What we share is a commitment to our mission. We want people who bring diverse perspectives and backgrounds, cultures, and lived experiences to the work we do. A diverse staff helps make our efforts to improve systems more informed and effective.
JOIN US!
If you are passionate about helping to develop technology tools that help improve social services delivery, and if our mission and values excite you, we invite you to submit an application. If you need assistance with an accommodation due to a disability, please email HR@evidentchange.org or call (800) 306-6223.
We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, national ancestry, age, religion, sex, ability, skin color, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected category. We strive to be welcoming to all applicants. Diversity is more than a legal requirement for us; it is one of our core values that we center in our work and our culture.
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COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY
Evident Change requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a qualified exemption approved by our organization. For more information, please contact HR@EvidentChange.org.