Sr. SQL Server DBA - Hybrid

Awarded a Healthiest Employer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona aims to fulfill its mission to inspire health and make it easy. AZ Blue offers a variety of health insurance products and services to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, and small and large businesses as well as providing information and tools to help individuals make better health decisions.

We are hiring for a future start date of 1/1/2025.

This position is hybrid within the state of AZ only.  This hybrid work opportunity requires residency, and work to be performed, within the State of Arizona.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Under minimal supervision provides the necessary technical expertise to coordinate, maintain and support databases utilizing Microsoft’s SQL Server, database utilities, software products and major subsystems as packaged with purchased applications.  The duties include performance tuning, monitoring, database capacity and utilization planning, server application security, archiving, planning and monitoring of backups, disaster recovery, and documentation based on BCBSAZ corporate policies, industry best practices, and customer-based business requirements.  The Database Administrator is responsible for the efficient and effective management of the corporation's electronic data on enterprise databases.  The position will ensure highly available, stable, secure and recoverable databases in a 24/7 environment.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Required Work Experience

Experience in database Administration with SQL Server

• Level 1: 5 years
• Level 2: 8 years
• Level 3: 10 years

Experience in advanced database administration with SQL

• Level 1: 2 years
• Level 2: 5 years
• Level 3: 8 years

Experience leading a SQL Server database administration team

• Level 3: 5 years

Required Education

• High-School Diploma or GED in general field of study (All Levels)

Required Licenses

• N/A

Required Certifications

• N/A
   

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Work Experience

Experience in information technology or computer systems, including experience with networked software and operating systems

• Level 1: 5 years
• Level 2: 8 years
• Level 3: 10 years

Experience in planning, design, development, and implementation of software systems, applications and related products

• Level 1: 2 years
• Level 2: 5 years
• Level 3: 8 years

Experience in project management

• Level 3: 5 years

Supervisory or lead experience

• N/A

Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business, or related field (All Levels)

Preferred Licenses

• N/A

Preferred Certifications

• MCITP SQL Server 2005 Database Administration and Development
• MCITP SQL Server 2008 Database Administration and Development
• MCSE SQL Server 2012 Data Platform
   

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Level 1 – Performs job functions under general supervision or peer review

• Collaborate with the Database Services team and infrastructure staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of SQL Server databases and services for fulfilling business objectives and processes.
• Collaborate in responding to urgent alerts and Production incidents.
• Promote SQL Server artifacts through the several database environments as requested by application development teams, and in general attend to client requests as assigned.
• Participate in the promotion of SQL Server best practices
• Contribute to the team’s knowledge base with useful information such as adopted standards, procedure documentation, problem resolution advice, etc.
• Install and configure SQL Server instances according to standards defined by the team and upgrade the SQL Server instances as required.
• Manage, monitor, maintain and optimize SQL Server instances as assigned.
• Support Enterprise database clustering, mirroring, replication among other SQL Server technologies.
• Manage scheduled database maintenance jobs.
• Implement and manage SQL Server security to provide appropriate levels of access to users throughout the company.

Level 2 - Performs job functions with moderate supervision and peer review