Database Administrator (remote)
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Job Location:
Albuquerque, NM - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
RESPEC is looking for an experienced Database Administrator to help support our client by ensuring the performance security integrity and availability of mission-critical databases and the UNIX/AIX infrastructure that powers EHR systems. You will collaborate closely with federal stakeholders clinical users and cross-functional engineering teams operating with a security-first mindset and strong ownership.
What Youll Do
- Provide Tier II/III database administration support and mentor junior staff.
- Install configure test troubleshoot and maintain UNIX/AIX infrastructure for EHR and related systems.
- Run day-to-day database operations: backups/recovery patching performance tuning configuration hardware upgrades and resource optimization.
- Uphold security and compliance (HIPAA FISMA NIST 800-53) safeguarding confidentiality integrity and availability of applications and data.
- Design relational databases to third normal form (3NF) and support schema optimization.
- Develop test and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
- Produce clear technical documentation project artifacts runbooks and operational reports.
- Support the design development testing and deployment of new/enhanced EHR applications.
- Partner with client stakeholders clinical users and RESPEC engineers to maintain secure efficient operations.
Qualifications :
Required:
- Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 8 years of overall IT experience.
- 4 years of hands-on relational database administration (performance recovery security).
- 3 years of customer-facing technical support of database platforms at data center scale.
- Experience in federal government or healthcare IT preferably with EHR systems.
- Eligibility for federal suitability clearance.
- Preferred:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field.
- Experience with federal EHR platforms (e.g. VA VistA DoD CHCS).
- Relevant certifications in database administration and/or security.
Key Skills
- Database administration: backup/recovery patching performance tuning capacity/resource planning.
- Data modeling and normalization (3NF).
- UNIX/AIX administration for database-backed applications.
- Security and compliance: HIPAA FISMA NIST 800-53.
- Disaster recovery planning testing and execution.
- Documentation: SOPs runbooks technical guides and reporting.
- Strong collaboration and communication with clinical and federal stakeholders.
Work Environment
- Remote-first; occasional travel may be required by the client.
- Operate within a highly regulated environment with strict security standards.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Contract
Key Skills
- Databases
- Disaster Recovery
- SQL
- High Availability
- Microsoft SQL Server
- ssrs
- Database Design
- Performance Tuning
- SSIS
- Database Administration
- Sybase
- Oracle
About Company
RESPEC seeks a Principal Consultant for our office in Albuquerque, NMFounded in 1969, RESPEC is a global, 100 percent employee-owned consulting and services company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges for private and public clients. Operating in 15 U.S. ... View more
