Database Administrator II

Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Shift: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Job Schedule: Full-Time
Company: PREMIER Bankcard

About the Role
Responsible for all activities related to administration of computerized databases including design, control, and maintenance.  Analyzes information requirements and develops specifications for data base construction and maintenance to ensure economy, efficiency, safety of information and utilization of new technical developments.  May confer and advise other associates on administrative policies and procedures, technical problems, priorities and methods and of new or existing data files.  May project long-range requirements for database administration in conjunction with other managers in the data processing function. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities


* Administers and maintains the company database and data warehouses.


* Implements and monitors database access and configurations.


* Resolves database performance and capacity issues.


* Performs database recovery and back-up.


* May involve capacity planning, and some development work.


* Responsible for ongoing data schema and documentation of all internal databases and tables.

May also include maintaining data dictionaries.


* Completes Internal projects as assigned by Software Development management. 


* Provides problem management support.  Makes daily decisions about the best way to resolve issues with the least impact to users under management supervision.


* Typical scope of the assignment is usually related to enhancements or functionality of multiple PREMIER internal databases or tables.


* Test functionality including necessary documentation for review by supervisor as defined in the SDLC.


* Accurately complete reports consisting of work time spent on projects within the department’s standard timeline.


* Ability to follow a stringent Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).


* Must be able to efficiently manage time by organizing and prioritize tasks to maximize productive results, and allow for flexibility where necessary to serve a change in priorities or an additional challenge.


* Must be able to communicate thoughts, observations to participate and present information to various levels within the organization.

May require communication in written or verbal form.


* Perform associated tasks with on-call assignments including answering help desk phone and monitoring the completion daily processes.


* Performs work that affects business operations to a substantial degree of multiple internal databases and tables.  This includes database maintenance and setup including backup monitoring, documentation, logging and setting up the database scheme structures for internal projects, and running space monitoring scripts.


* Completes major assignments affecting the operations of the business through multiple internal databases and tables.

Conducts DBA level installation and upgrades includ...