Database Administrator II
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Job Location:
Zeeland, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
You want to love what you do and love where you work. Gentex gives you the best of both worlds. A global technology company headquartered in Zeeland Michigan Gentex is an 8-time winner of the Top Workplaces in Michigan.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Responsible for daily operations and ongoing projects related to mission critical applications and databases both on premise and in the cloud; including the maintenance uptime and performance of ERP and business processes.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Design create and implement database systems based on end user requirements.
- Provide ongoing technical support for global database deployment in multiple geographic regions.
- Provide incidence support to IT Help Desk and application users as needed.
- Provide technical leadership on projects that require database administrator resources.
- Work with cross-functional departments to develop optimal architecture and deployment strategies.
- Work with internal stakeholders to gather requirements and provide solutions.
- Manage various projects within the allotted timeline and budget.
- Implement recovery strategy and execute disaster recovery exercises as needed.
- Perform database and application patching as defined by vendors while adhering to internal change management process requirements.
- Perform instance cloning for testing and validation purposes.
- Provide on-call 24/7 support for mission critical production systems.
- Monitor production systems and perform system tuning as needed.
- Work with IT infrastructure on administration of operation systems.
- Assist with developing and maintaining data security processes.
- Perform cloud infrastructure and applications provisioning and support.
- Other duties as assigned.
HOW YOULL DO IT
- Problem solving - Defining a problem determining the cause identifying prioritizing and selecting alternatives for a solution and implementing a solution.
- Technical expertise - Demonstrates depth of knowledge and skill in a technical area.
- Communicate effectively - Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey clear understanding taking into account the unique needs of different audiences.
- Situational adaptability - Demonstrates the flexibility to adapt to changing environments. Adjusts approach to adapt to shifting demands.
- Operate effectively and maintain focus in high-stress situations.
- Complying with all Company policies and procedures safety regulations company safety policies and safely perform all duties including but not limited to promoting a safe workplace.
- Maintaining high level of honesty integrity and confidentiality with respect to company matters.
WHAT TO BRING
- A 4-year degree in computer related field.
- 5 years of database administration experience.
- High availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) methodology experience.
- Ability to work nonstandard hours and/or holidays as needed.
WHAT WILL HELP
- Microsoft Windows Server and/or LINUX experience
- Oracle applications experience.
- Cloud-based systems experience.
Gentex is an equal opportunity employer
Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individuals race color religion national origin age sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) disability marital status military service height weight genetic information or any other reason protected by law.
Assistance
Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests email us at . Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
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At Gentex we use E-verify to confirm youre authorized to work in the U.S.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Databases
- Disaster Recovery
- SQL
- High Availability
- Microsoft SQL Server
- ssrs
- Database Design
- Performance Tuning
- SSIS
- Database Administration
- Sybase
- Oracle
About Company
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