IT Sr. Database Administrator

Under direction of the DBA Specialist, IT Manager, or the Director manages and maintains all production and non-production databases, software systems and third-party IT products. The Senior DBA leads the planning, design, development, release management, troubleshooting and support of database components, software systems and third party IT products. This position is responsible for standards and design of physical data storage, maintenance, access, and security administration.

The responsibilities also include troubleshooting application issues and/or data issues when they arise. You will communicate solutions, issues, and risks directly with technical management or other responsible entities. The Senior DBA ensures appropriate security, backup, and recovery on Database Management Systems; configures database parameters; prototypes designs against logical data models; defines data repository requirements, data dictionaries and warehousing requirements. This individual optimizes database access and allocates/re-allocates database resources for optimum configuration, database performance and cost.

The Senior DBA supports multiple services and multiple databases of high impact, high importance, and high complexity (complexity defined by database size, technology used, systems feeds and interfaces) with multiple concurrent users, ensuring control, integrity and accessibility of data. The Senior DBA is part of an IT team that is accountable for production support (including on-call duties in a 24x7 environment) as well as new projects.

The ideal candidate will have led database development projects and advised management and users on new or optimal technologies or methods to improve the functionality and/or efficiency of the organization's databases. He or she will have coached, trained, and mentored less senior professionals. .

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 7 years of applicable work experience required, with 5 years as a DBA; experience in a Healthcare setting preferred.
• Good expertise with healthcare industry and COTS products Good understanding of any major EHR solution
• Good understanding of server virtualization technologies Ability to work off hours in 24X7 production support environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Proven ability to peer review functional and technical tasks
• Proven ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Ability to be flexible and work analytically in a problem-solving environment.
• Good organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills

HAP is a Michigan-based, nonprofit health plan that provides health coverage to individuals, companies and organizations. A subsidiary of Henry Ford Health System, we partner with doctors, employers and community groups to enhance the overall health and well-being of the lives we touch. With more than 1,100 dedicated and passionate employees, our goal is to make health care easy for our members.

Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry Ford Health is a

$6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites

including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and

other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system

now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one

of the nation’s oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the

health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region’s

major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and

remaining Michigan’s fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical

education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing

in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses,

pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians.  .

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