Database Administrator

Database Administrator - ConsultantLocation: 1801 Main Street, Columbia SC Duration: 12 MonthsScope Of The Project: The Replacement Medicaid Management Information System (RMMIS) project is one of the largest IT projects for the State of South Carolina. It is a multi-year effort to replace the State's aging MMIS, eligibility system, and related applications with a modern, service oriented architecture based system. The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) is planning a multi-vendor approach, which will demand exceptionally high quality team members.Daily Duties / ResponsibilitiesThe Oracle Application DBA is responsible for managing all database related technical aspects for the engineering and software development life-cycle (SDLC) for a replacement MMIS database. The project is a multi-year effort that will be one of the largest IT projects in the State. The State plans to conduct a multi-vendor design and development effort. Duties and Responsibilities include:Installs, upgrades and perform backups for NoSql Databases.Installs and configures ORACLE database software, creates data models, develops naming conventions and DB change control procedures.Install and configure ORACLE databases with both a traditional and RAC configuration on a RedHat/ORACLE Linux server.Manage ORACLE database architecture, interconnections, and schemas for the storage and retrieval of MMIS information in a high transaction rate, mission critical 24x7 environments.Support database operations and work closely with application and infrastructure group for MMIS Replacement initiatives.Assist Enterprise Architect with overall planning needs for the database design and data modeling.Provide formal and/or information training in DBMS administration and maintenance, database design, analysis, and management.Contribute to service design and support for a service oriented architecture (SOA)-based system.Provide support for SQLServer databases by performing database management and performing daily routines in a mission critical 24X7 environment.Required Skills (Rank In Order Of Importance)Oracle database 11g and 12c Demonstrate knowledge and ability to perform all basic database management and administration skills Demonstrate practical understanding of ORACLE database physical structure, overall architecture, and database performance analysis Strong background in database planning, scaling, and capacity planning activities Experience in database design and data modeling, index creation, database optimization, and performance tuning Strong understanding of software development life-cycles Experience deploying and configuring ORACLE Data Guard, ORACLE Enterprise Manager, ORACLE Automatic Storage Management, and ORACLE Recovery Manager Understanding of SqlServer Management StudioPreferred Skills (Rank In Order Of Importance)Experience in a healthcare insurance environment (Medicaid preferred) Public sector procurement experience is a plus Experience with Data Warehouses and/or Data Marts Oracle or SQL certification Experience in the design and application of service-oriented architecturesRequired EducationBachelors degree in computer science, engineering, or another related field is required 5+ years of ORACLE database administration experience 5+ years of experience working with development teams Exposure to ITIL / ITSM / Managed Services / DevOps / SOA operational models