Senior SQL Database Administrator

Company Description

A best-in-class city that attracts best-in-class talent, Philadelphia is an incredible place to build a career. From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and working here. With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia offers boundless opportunities to make an impact. 
As an employer, the City of Philadelphia values inclusion, integrity, innovation, empowerment, and hard work above all else. We offer a vibrant work environment, comprehensive health care and benefits, and the experience you need to grow and excel. If you’re interested in working with a passionate team of people who care about the future of Philadelphia, start here.
What We Offer:
•    Impact - The work you do here matters to millions. 
•    Growth - Philadelphia is growing, why not grow with it? 
•    Diversity & Inclusion - Find a career in a place where everyone belongs.
•    Benefits - We care about your well-being.
 

The Office of Innovation & Technology (OIT) is the central IT agency for the City of Philadelphia headed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO). OIT oversees all major information and communications technology initiatives for the City of Philadelphia - increasing the effectiveness of the information technology infrastructure, where the services provided are advanced, optimized, and responsive to the needs of the City of Philadelphia’s businesses, residents, and visitors. OIT responsibilities include: identifying the most effective approach for implementing new information technology directions throughout city government; improving the value of the city’s technology assets and the return on the city’s technology investments; ensuring data security continuity; planning for continuing operations in the event of disruption of information technology or communications services; and supporting accountable, efficient and effective government across every city department, board, commission and agency.

Job Description

The Senior SQL Server Database Administrator is a full performance technologist responsible for providing operational database management services to the City.  This responsibility includes functioning as an experienced professional able to understand and independently implement the standards of OIT’s general data management and SQL Server/PostgreSQL practice. This position reports to the IT Director of Data Management and receives guidance and direction from Database Administrators Leads.

Essential Functions

• Provides hands-on operational support to the City’s mission critical databases.
• Performs general Database Administration: DBMS software install, object management, startup and stoppage, patching and upgrade, etc.
• Identifies performance issues and carries out Performance Tuning.
• Participate in database software products evaluation.
• Monitors database management systems (DBMS) and data reporting platforms across the Solution Deployment Life Cycle (Development, Test, Production) and insures that they perform within the expected service level.
• Understands, Implements, enforces, and monitors the data security and compliance standards (NIST, HIPAA, CIJS, IRS PUB 1075, etc.)
• Participates in the collection of database operations metrics for reports and capacity planning.
• Execute the established database operation policies, procedures and processes.
• Perform reliable backup and restore operations that meet the operations level requirements.
• Provisions DBMS user access in accordance with the established data management procedures and policies.  Tracks the provisioning process and reports to the team.
• Participates in the database operation cost accounting and budgeting process.
• Regularly communicates with the customer and address or escalate any identified dissatisfaction.
• Shares technical knowledge with the team.
• Tutors and coaches junior team members.
• Participates in the review and approval of software solution architectures.
• Writes database and reporting systems operations automation scripts.
• Performs various data management operations and configurations: Data ETL(extraction, transformation and load), data replication, data profiling, etc.
• Create and maintain documentation on architecture, standards, and processes

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to:

• Implement and operate enterprise class database management and reporting systems.
• Understand and execute the architecture and design of database management system solutions.
• Understand and execute data management and data security policies and procedures.
• Write database and repor