Database Administrator 1

Full Job Description

Are you interested in a challenging and rewarding opportunity in a fast-paced environment? Do you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our Database Integrity Team? We are seeking an independent and highly motivated IT Professional to work with the Database Integrity Team within the Database Section of the Technical Services Office of the Departments of Health and Human Services providing high quality customer service while supporting critical application databases. If you enjoy working on new and emerging technologies while being challenged to move beyond the status quo, this is the environment for you!

Requirements

As a Database Administrator 1 of the Database Integrity Team, you will be primarily responsible for the vast backup and recovery infrastructure of our Microsoft SQL systems within the Departments of Health and Human Services. Working with a team of database professionals, you will also support Oracle databases, working within established parameters with many developmental opportunities.

As a team member of the Office of Administration's Enterprise Technical Services Office, you will work within the HHS TSO and be responsible to the Data Integrity Supervisor supporting critical public-facing applications 24x7. Coordination with other IT teams to ensure the safeguarding of highly sensitive data technologies, maintaining current solutions, and supporting all Delivery Center initiatives are daily responsibilities. Additional activities include assisting with budgeting, reporting, and strategic planning, along with other items as needed.

You will utilize IT best practices and ServiceNow ITSM to process database requests and incident tickets, monitor work queues and progress, follow-up with staff and end users, conduct service reports, and work with the HHS Incident and Problem managers in coordinating responses to larger issues.

In this position you will be directly benefiting the citizens of Pennsylvania in all 67 counties related to health and public safety as you'll provide support for the IT systems being used for reporting and access to benefit programs from both DOH and DHS. Safeguarding data of very critical database systems is rewarding and challenging. If working with a large Commonwealth IT Delivery Center and making a difference sounds appealing to you, please apply for this very rare opportunity to join our Database Team.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• We support 24/7 - Overtime may be required

Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time; two days a week on location with the entire Database Team, which is currently Mondays and Tuesdays.

In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.

If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.

Additional details may be provided during the interview.

• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
  

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Five years of information technology experience that includes two years in the analysis, design, and maintenance of databases in overall support of database administration; or
• One year as a Database Analyst or Information Technology Generalist 2; or
• Three years of information technology experience that includes two years in the analysis, design, and maintenance of databases in overall support of database administration, and an associate’s degree in any information technology field; or
• One year of information technology experience in the analysis, design, and maintenance of databases in overall support of database administration, and a bachelor's degree in any information technology field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• This particular position also requires one or more years of full-time professional experience working with Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, and SQL Server Backups.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirement:

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.