Database Administrator Manager

Job Summary:
The Database Administrator (DBA) Manager provides leadership and technical expertise to the database administration team at Lamar University, in support of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. This position reports directly to the Director of Enterprise Services, and works closely with the director to establish priorities, new projects, and direction for the team. The DBA Manager works with the DBA team to plan, schedule and manage Oracle and application upgrades that meet the priorities and needs of campus constituents. In addition, the DBA Manager and the team work with other technical teams on complex cross-functional projects. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of Oracle DBA’s who support the campus ERP system and related components: on Ellucian Banner, Operational Data Store (ODS), Automic (UC4/AppWorx), BossCars, DegreeWorks, Xtender, Touchnet, Workflow, and any other client applications

• Install, configure, patch, maintain, and administer Oracle databases and application server software that includes:  RDBMS, RAC, ASM and Fusion Middleware (Application Server) that run on the Linux platform

• Work with team to monitor, tune, troubleshoot, secure, perform storage capacity planning, comply with change control procedures, provide backup and recovery, maintain disaster recovery procedures and ensure business continuity for these services

• Work with Lead DBA and security team to maintain database security and integrity, including applying Oracle Security Patches (CPU), maintaining privileged database accounts, and keeping current with security best practices

• Work with Lead DBA to do technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the group with respect to the database, application servers, and related storage and processing; evaluate software and hardware for project needs

• Work with Lead DBA to automate, streamline and monitor DBA activities as appropriate (clones, autostarts, stops, etc.); maintain on-call rotation and ensure employees respond to alerts and escalation of issues to management as needed 

• Ensure the database and application software and configuration adhere to organizational procedures and practices

• Facilitate knowledge transfer within IT by maintaining documentation and open dialogs; provide clear, accurate and timely communication to management and peers via active participation in team meetings and one-on-one meetings; document all accomplishments, plans and issues; provide status reports as needed; provide open and honest feedback to others, support and foster an environment of optimism and achievement

• Create performance management plans to assist and guide team members with continued development of professional and technical skills to meet organizational goals

• Act as liaison between customers, technical teams and project managers; provide and support the implementation of solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and other duties as assigned

• Create performance management plans to assist and guide team members with continued development of professional and technical skills to meet organizational goals

• Act as liaison between customers, technical teams and project managers; provide and support the implementation of solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires a four-year degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology, a related field, or equivalent experience. 

• Minimum of five years of DBA work experience including mastery of Oracle plus eight years of overall experience in information technology

• Minimum of three years of Staff management experience

• Working knowledge of Oracle 10g, 11g, 12c and ASM, RAC

• Experience with Oracle Fusion Middleware

• Experience using SQL and PL/SQL or Java

• Ability to write complex UNIX scripts and an understanding of the UNIX architecture

• Experience writing backup and restore scripts and design a backup strategy

• Experience monitoring and performance tuning databases 

• Must be able to coordinate, manage, and participate in large database projects

• Must be proactive and preventative in problem solving

Lamar University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Lamar University is proud to provide employment preference to veteran applicants in accordance with Texas 805 Government Code, Section 657.003.

Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or directly related field preferred

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.