Database Administrator (DBA) II

Database Administrator (DBA) II Location: Birmingham, AL Why VIVA HEALTH?

VIVA HEALTH, part of the renowned University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System, is a health maintenance organization providing quality, accessible health care.

Our employees are a part of the communities they serve and proudly partner with members on their healthcare journeys.

VIVA HEALTH has been recognized by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a high-performing health plan and has been repeatedly ranked as one of the nation's Best Places to Work by Modern Healthcare.

Benefits * Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage * 401(k) Savings Plan with company match and immediate vesting * Paid Time Off (PTO) * 9 Paid Holidays annually plus a Floating Holiday to use as you choose * Tuition Assistance * Flexible Spending Accounts * Healthcare Reimbursement Account * Paid Parental Leave * Community Service Time Off * Life Insurance and Disability Coverage * Employee Wellness Program * Training and Development Programs to develop new skills and reach career goals * Employee Assistance Program See more about the benefits of working at Viva Health - Job Description The Database Administrator (DBA) II is responsible for deploying, backup, recovery, troubleshooting, configuring, monitoring, performance, data integrity and security.

This position is also responsible for SSIS/SSRS, tuning T-SQL, ensuring standards, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of all processes that relate to data including relational and non-relational databases across the company.

This role's areas of responsibility included disaster recovery, high availability, and business intelligence.

This is a tactical/strategic position requiring a strong sense of ownership to resolve issues and assigned requests.

This position will travel to locations within the VIVA HEALTH service area through a reliable means of transportation insured in accordance with Company policy.

Key Responsibilities * Make recommendations for redundancy, efficiency, and resiliency of databases.

* Design and test DR scenarios for applications and databases.

* Maintain database backups (MSSQL, MongoDB and Oracle) and recovery information.

* Control user access and security for reporting and applications.

* Monitor performance and allocate resources as needed.

* Implement database structure and configuration for new applications.

* Extract, transfer, and load data and automate jobs where possible.

* Document security and structure.

* Research and install updates, patches, and upgrade versions.

REQUIRED: * Bachelor's Degree * At least 5-7 years' experience in a DBA role * Experience troubleshooting complex database problems * Automation Experience with native or third party tools * Knowledge of Windows Server and Active Directory * Knowledge of failover and redundancy configurations * Knowledge of database roles and security best practices * Knowledge of MSSQL Server and Oracle * Ability to communicate with other staff * Valid driver's license in good standing PREFERRED: * Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field * 7-10+ years of DBA experience * Relational and Non-Relational DB experience in a large environment * Knowledge of DB2 and MongoDB * Knowledge of Visual Studio, SSRA, SSIS, SSMS * Knowledge of document storage and workflow