Database Administrator II

The Health and Information Technology Department: 

The Health and Information Technology Department embraces a strong, customer-centric philosophy in delivering services.  Through collaboration, we provide a robust, secure infrastructure and leverage technical tools to enable mission attainment.

The Opportunity:

The Database Administrator II performs database design, maintenance, documentation, and backup activities. Supports the College of Medicine and affiliated entities with system management, reports, queries, and other database-related issues. Plans, develops, maintains and supports information technology systems and operations.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for building, maintaining, and monitoring database systems.

• Ensure that data security and integrity are maintained by managing associated activities.

• Collaborate with customers and colleagues to design database structures, optimize queries, and maintain databases.

• Perform incident response in cooperation with clients and peer units, as appropriate to core systems and services.

• Provide top-tier system administration for the implementation and maintenance of the core systems and services for the College of Medicine and affiliated programs.

• Assess system requirements to perform installations and customizations of core systems as well as unique services, with consideration to connectivity, interoperability, and performance quality assurance.

• Works with the HealthIT and Main Campus Information Security Offices, through best practices, enforce and maintain security standards compliance of patch management and device hardening for servers.

• Capture and fully document system requirements, configurations, dependencies, and interconnectivity.

• Assist with the creation and review of technical documentation, User Guides, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), analytical reports, and updates on information technology service efforts for the organization.

• Adhere to and embrace organizational strategies around project and change management processes by serving in the Change Requester and Change Owner roles as needed.

• Upholds compliance with all applicable college, university, state, and federal policies, procedures, guidelines, regulations, and laws.

• Utilizes university/college service ticketing systems for incident tracking, request fulfillment, and provide effective communications and documentation for clients.

• Provides guidance and training to clients and peers on functionality, standards, and usability of supported systems.

• Ensure open collaborative interactions between all IT units, COM/AHSC Departments, vendors, and health partners to ensure transparency and completeness in communications, building awareness and a sense of common purpose around Health and Information Technology.

• Contributes to the overall success of the College by performing all other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

• Job duties will apply to all areas of the COM, UCF Health and Burnett Biomedical Sciences. There will be limited interaction with AHSC components and teaching hospital for the time being. The level of interaction and collaboration will change to encompass the AHSC and teaching hospital as the efforts toward establishing and building out the campus allow.

• Timely completion of all UCF and COM trainings and updates.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience; or High School Diploma (or equivalent) and 6 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with database server technologies (Microsoft SQL, MySQL, Oracle, etc.).

• Experience with database maintenance activities (Performance Tuning, Maintenance Plans, Disaster Recovery, etc.).

• Experience working with server operating systems (Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, etc.).

• Experience working with end users in a help desk environment and providing customer support.

• Experience working with IT Service Management systems (ServiceNow, etc.).

• Experience supporting a healthcare or medical school environment.

Additional Application Materials Required:

In addition to your application, please submit a Cover Letter and Resume.

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As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You’ll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program 
• Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays
• Retirement savings options 
• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions 
• Education assistance 
• Flexible work environment 
• And more…For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide click here.

Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

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