Database Administrator

Database Administrator

State Of New York – Information Technology Services (ITS), supporting the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC), is seeking an Expert Database Administrator to support the Grants & Scholarships project portfolio. This position will supplement the existing database team to deliver Governor-priority initiatives resulting from the 2024 New York State Budget. The consultant will be responsible for designing and maintaining enterprise data architecture, developing logical and physical data models, creating database objects and scripts, optimizing SQL performance, supporting data conversion and gap analysis efforts, and collaborating with technical and business teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and high-quality database solutions for HESC's Grants and Scholarship programs.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain a data architecture based on the requirements.
• Design and develop Logical and Physical Data Model using ER Studio Data Architect. Create DDL scripts to establish and maintain necessary databases.
• Write complex SQL queries against SQL Server and DB2 databases. Create DML scripts to manipulate data.
• Work with project managers, solution architects, business analysts, application development teams and QA to ensure the quality of DDL and DML scripts.
• Performance tuning SQL to improve efficiency.
• Working with NYS Agency representatives to develop gap analysis specifications and understand Agency business rules.
• Provide guidance and hands-on development for developing and maintaining queries in QMF for Workstation.
• Create clear and accurate documentation on data models, and description of data usage in the application process flow.

Required/Preferred Skills:

• 84 months of experience designing and developing logical and physical data models, and creating DDL scripts for tables, views, indexes, triggers, stored procedures.
• 84 months of experience designing and developing Data Conversion Strategy Plan, Data Mapping Documents, Gap Analysis.
• 84 months of experience writing complex DML SQL against enterprise SQL Server and DB2 databases.
• 84 months of experience working with tools like SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS Job Scheduler, SSIS, SSRS, Export/Import, ER Studio Data Architect, QMF for Workstation, Redgate SQL Compare, TSO.
• 84 months of experience using programming languages such as SQL, PL/SQL.
• 60 months of experience performance tuning complex SQL against enterprise SQL Server and DB2 databases.