Database Administrator Advisor

Location: Ideal candidates will be able to report to our Pulse Point location at 2505 N Hwy 360, Suite 300, Grand Prairie, TX 75050.

This role requires associates to be in-office 1 day per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. 

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

Work Hours:  Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

The Database Administrator Advisor works with senior business and IT partners to identify, prioritize and lead the development and implementation of database administration standards, policies, methods, and procedures.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead highly complex database administration projects and efforts.

• Oversee physical database creation and maintenance in production and non-production environments.

• Build and support required database test environments.

• Accurately estimate database administration effort for any size project covering the projects database needs.

• Identify and define standard procedures and processes, ensuring compatibility with vision and direction.

• Work with business and IT partners to identify, translate, and prioritize the most complex database architectural requirements.

• Provide guidance to subordinates in best architectural practices in maximizing the database performance.

• Troubleshoot difficult database problems.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Additional Requirements:

• Seven (7) years of experience in related occupation(s).

• Seven (7) years of experience in related occupation(s) must include seven (7) years of experience with each of the following: Database administration including designing, installing, configuring, patching, maintaining, and performance tuning for Oracle 12c or 19c Databases; Performing reviews and implementing solutions for databases and systems to ensure acceptable levels of performance; Designing, planning and executing backup and disaster recovery scenarios; Providing daily operations and providing 24x7 on-call support for production incident resolution; Troubleshooting, resolving, and conducting root cause analysis for database and application specific incidents; Developing, supporting and communicating database policies, standards, guidelines and procedures; and Designing, developing and testing Linux shell scripts to support automation.

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Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.