IT Professional-; Database Administrator; HEC

Overview

Position Overview

Applications accepted from: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED

Job Classification: IT PROFESSIONAL – APPLICATIONS (Database Administrator)

Posting Number: 38120

Department: HOUSTON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (HITS)

Division: ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS SERVICES

Reporting

Location:

611 WALKER, Houston, TX 77002

Workdays &

Hours:

MONDAY – FRIDAY, 7AM-5PM Subject to change

Houston, TX, is the fourth largest city in the country, with a budget of over 6 billion dollars, a workforce strong of 20,000 employees, and 23 departments with fascinating data and a wide range of questions. Houston promotes healthy and resilient communities through smart civic investments, dynamic partnerships, education, and innovation. It is a place where anyone can prosper and feel at home.

The Enterprise Data Office is part of the Houston IT Services department and provides city-wide services. Our four focus areas are Open Data, Data Community, Data Governance, and a Modern Data Stack.

The Database Administrator is responsible for designing, constructing, and maintaining database systems that enable the efficient collection, transformation, storage, and availability of data for business needs. This includes managing databases, ensuring data quality and integrity, optimizing data storage and retrieval, creating data pipelines, and collaborating with application developers, vendors and analysts to support their data requirements. Regularly provides guidance and training to other team members.

The Database Administrator Will

• Perform database administration mainly on SQL Server, including monitoring, version upgrade, performance tuning, backup/restore, and user access management.
• Review SQL code and develop SQL objects/queries to update databases, customize features, improve functoriality and efficiency, etc.
• Troubleshoot incidents and assist with complex change requests and participate in a rotation on-call duty supporting 24x7 public safety operations.
• Implement standards and best practices, including appropriate level of Security Controls and compliance with IT Policies.
• Leverage technologies to automate common activities, improving operational efficiency, service, and performance.
• Create data integration with multiple techniques such as Azure Data Factory, API, ETL/ELT, SSIS…
• Use cloud data services such as Microsoft Azure (ADL, ADF), AWS, and Snowflake.
• Gather, document, and translate business needs into proposed system requirements, database configuration, and data model.
• Contribute to different aspects of selected projects, including data modeling, integration, and migration.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The Candidate Has

• Good analytical skills to investigate and propose solutions.
• Organizational skills to balance and prioritize projects and operation activities.
• The ability to successfully communicate technical concepts to stakeholders and instructions to users.
• A solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and ITIL framework.

• CJIS Certification (or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire) is mandatory.
• Must successfully pass a comprehensive background check, including criminal history, fingerprinting per Houston Police Department and CJIS standards.
• Candidate must maintain eligibility for access to sensitive law enforcement systems and data.

There are no major sources of discomfort, i.e., essentially normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, and air conditions.

EDUCATION

Requires a Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Management and Information Systems (MIS) or a closely related field. Information systems-specific technical certifications may be substituted for 1 year of either the education or the experience requirement, as applicable. Related professional Information Systems experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Experience

At least five (5) years of technology experience supporting IT applications and databases. A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Management and Information Systems (MIS) or a closely related field…