Principal, Database Administration

Job Description

UW MEDICINE IT SERVICES has an outstanding job opportunity for a Principal Database Administrator position.

WORK SCHEDULE

• 100% FTE 40 hours per week
• Day Shift UW MEDICINE ITS SERVICES CORE HOURS ARE 08:00 17:00 (PST) Monday-Friday
• Required participation in team on call schedule

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

UW Medicine IT Services (ITS) is a shared services organization that supports all of UW Medicine. UW Medicine is comprised of Harborview Medical Center (HMC) UW Medical Center-Montlake Campus (UWMC-Montlake) UW Medical Center-Northwest Campus (UWMC-NW) Valley Medical Center (VMC) UW Medicine Primary Care (UWMPC) UW Physicians (UWP) UW School of Medicine (SOM) and Airlift Northwest (ALNW). ITS is responsible for the ongoing support and maintenance of the infrastructure and applications which support all these institutions along with the implementation of new services and applications that are used to support and further the UW Medicine mission.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• 100% remote opportunity
• 15 days of vacation your first year Also 12 days of sick time 1 personal holiday and 11 paid holidays each year
• 100% matching 100% immediately vesting 403(b)

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a high level of expertise in assigned domains
• Strategize develop enhance and govern architectural standards
• Manage technical portfolios research trends create 1-3-5-year technology roadmaps and present recommendations to leadership
• Drive excellence innovation and efficiency with the ITS technology group
• Collaborate with multiple teams to standardize documentation and reference architecture
• Work with business owners in roadmap and technology needs
• Optimize the use of technologies and perform cost analysis
• Leverage technical expertise in impactful enterprise-level projects
• Develop and deliver training across the department in area of expertise
• Lead large scale incident resolution and complex or impactful operational work
• Identify and build service management improvements
• Provide advice coaching and mentorship to team memebers on technical expertise
• Serve as the Managers delegate as requested to represent the team for vendor management including strategic vendor meetings architecture meetings meetings with technical account managers project design meetings large scale incident resolution and other technical leadership needs

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Business Administration or related field or equivalent combination of education/experience

8 years of technology experience should include:

• 8 years of experience with administering systems including 4 years of experience administering systems that support critical operations
• 2 years of experience developing and leading technical trainings for teams and mentoring less experienced technical staff members
• 6 years of experience providing advanced support for the overall health of enterprise systems and technologies
• 2 years of experience primarily responsible for an enterprise technology
• 1 years of managing vendor relationships including negotiating maintenance contracts reviewing periodic service reviews and coordinating escalations
• 1 years of implementing and improving processes
• Active member in local technology user groups and/or other professional organizations related to area of expertise
• Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining detailed documentation including standard operating procedures system diagrams and any other technical documentation
• 1 years of managing technical requirements of an enterprise system
• 6 years of progressively responsible systems administration analysis and programming experience on a broad range of platforms
• 5 years of relational database systems administration and programming experience in a distributed networked client/server environment
• Expert experience in relational database systems (Microsoft SQL Server strongly preferred) and other technologies
• Expert experience working with teams in the development and support of applications
• Exemplary communication skills and ability to work with personnel of various levels of technical background

ABOUT UW MEDICINE WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER

UW Medicine is Washingtons only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicines mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region and preparing tomorrows physicians scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful welcoming environment where every patient family student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29000 healthcare professionals researchers and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center UW Medical Center - Montlake UW Medical Center - Northwest Valley Medical Center UW Medicine Primary Care UW Physicians UW School of Medicine and Airlift Northwest.

Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

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About the UW

Working at the University of Washington provides a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses in our state and around the world.

UW employees bring their boundless energy creative problem-solving skills and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier return they enjoy outstanding benefits opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work in an environment known for its diversity intellectual excitement artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

Our Commitment

The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race color creed religion national origin citizenship sex pregnancy age marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information disability or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81.

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Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.