Database Administrator

About PHOENIX

PHOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide. Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions. Bonobos is a menswear brand known for being pioneers of exceptional fit and a personalized, innovative retail model. Customers can experience our brands in over 400 Express retail and Express Factory Outlet stores, 50 Bonobos Guide shops, and online at  and

Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to creating confidence and inspiring self-expression. Since its launch in 1980, the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style. Whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions, Express ensures you look and feel your best, wherever life takes you. The Company operates over 400 retail and outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the  online store and the Express mobile app.

Columbus Corporate Headquarters

This position is responsible for designing, implementing, administering and maintaining database technology solutions and the solutions that rely upon them. The Database Administrator must have experience working with application partners to define and satisfy requirements for solutions leveraging database technology. This position will be responsible for creating and maintaining related documentation to enable sustainable support.

The person that accepts this position must have the ability to provide after hours (on-call) support, and maintain a flexible work schedule to accommodate planned and unplanned maintenance activities.

• Administer Oracle and MS‑SQL Databases (plan and perform database upgrades, apply database maintenance, design and maintain physical database layout, perform database reorganizations, design and implement backup and restore strategy, archiving strategy, maintain database security, administer database performance, manage database storage, database problem determination and resolution, etc.).
• Implement and maintain the multiple databases that comprise the overall database technology environment (development, test, training and production).
• Actively participate in complete full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) processes from design, flowcharting, development, testing, modifying and implementation. This includes ensuring proper integration with other systems.
• Refresh and test environments.
• Provide recommendations for enterprise architecture.
• Participate in peer reviews on specifications, design and code.
• Perform database data validation. Develop and test related routines.
• Provide technical input and assistance in optimal database configuration to maximize system performance and availability.
• Work closely with Quality Assurance and Operations to ensure smooth deployment of high-quality applications.
• Design and implement approaches to improve database performance, capacity, and scalability.
• Work with project teams to plan integration and implementation strategies.
• Provide 24x7 on‑call technical support.
• Participate in business requirement gathering meetings to understand all aspects of the business (functionality, processes, technologies). Determine feasibility of requests. Identify best approaches to provide technology solutions to meet business needs. Provide detailed estimates (time, cost, resources). Define technical specifications.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, related degree or equivalent work experience.
• Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  3 – 5 years installing, configuring, administering, tuning and troubleshooting database products and features for various application suites.
• Experience, as a Database Administrator, with recent/current versions of MS‑SQL and Oracle database technologies running in virtualized server environments including Windows and Linux.
• Experience with database backups, recovery and cloning.
• Experience with performance troubleshooting, including hardware resource…