Sr. Database Administrator - Remote (Finance)
Description
Help support Vitalant's lifesaving mission by ensuring our critical data systems run smoothly and securely. We're looking for a full-time (40 hours/ week) Senior Database Analyst contractor to manage and optimize databases across Vitalant, its affiliates, and business units. In this role, you'll ensure database security, integrity, and 24/7 availability while integrating databases with application systems. You'll collaborate across teams to enhance information systems, drive efficiencies by working with vendors, and provide technical leadership. If you're a solutions-oriented professional with strong communication and process management skills, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact on our mission.
This role is a full-time (40 hours/ week) temporary role with an anticipated project timeframe of 3 to 6 months.
As a Sr. Database Administrator, you'll get to:
- Manage and maintain databases to ensure security, integrity, and 24/7 availability.
- Integrate databases with application systems and support information systems enablement.
- Collaborate with internal teams to deliver quality application services.
- Work with vendors to resolve database-related issues and drive efficiencies.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to teams and customers.
- Develop and implement best practices for database administration and security.
- Monitor database performance and troubleshoot issues proactively.
Requirements
Knowledge/ Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or computer information systems or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
- Knowledge in database design, installation, configuration, monitoring, tuning & security of Oracle and MS SQL databases required.
- Knowledge in database tools and utilities on both Windows and Linux platforms required.
- Knowledge of storage components and disaster recovery processes required.
Professional Certification in one or more of the following preferred:
- Oracle Database
- Microsoft SQL Server
6 years of related experience required. To include:
- 3 years of experience deploying, operating, and monitoring infrastructure in the cloud (AWS, Azure, Google)
- Proven work Experience as a database administrator or similar role
- Backup and recovery of relational databases with RMAN
- Practical experience with disaster recovery scenarios
- Experience installing and using Oracle Enterprise Manager, SQL Server Management Studio, and Redgate • Linux shell, Python, and Powershell scripting
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure Healthcare experience preferred. SR.
- Possess the skills and abilities to successfully perform all assigned duties and responsibilities.
- Excellent knowledge of data backup, recovery, security, integrity, and SQL.
- Familiarity with database design, documentation, and coding.
- Proficiency in database software/web applications.
- Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Database administration fundamentals.
- Database troubleshooting.
- Mastery of core cloud principles, including service models, deployment architectures, and data migration, backup, recovery, and security in the cloud.
- Proficient with SQL and PL/SQL.
- Able to maintain confidentiality.
- Able to work in a team environment and participate as an active team member
- Excellent communication, problem solving, and analytical skills.
- Able to organize, prioritize, and execute a variable workload and multiple priorities.
- Participate in on-call rotation providing 24x7 support to the enterprise.
Summary
About Us
Vitalant is one of the nation's largest nonprofit blood and biotherapies healthcare organizations, providing hospitals and patients across the U.S. a safe blood supply, specialized laboratory services, transfusion medicine expertise and world-renowned research. We have a network of 115 donation centers across the U.S. and host approximately 60,000 bl ood drives annually. Vitalant provides blood and special services to patients in more than 900 hospitals across the U.S. where millions of people depend on blood donations from our generous donors.
Vitalant is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace built on a foundation of respect, integrity, teamwork, and excellence. Through our DEI strategic plan, we create opportunities for employees of all backgrounds to feel valued, seen and heard. We believe this mission drives creativity and innovation, as employees experience an environment conducive to personal growth and career development.
EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Careers@vitalant.org to let us know the nature of your request.
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