Job Description

Oracle Database Administrator for HHSC

Agency: Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Solicitation Number: 529601662

Primary Work location: 701 W 51st St Austin, TX 78751

Remote Policy: Hybrid - On Site and Telework

Hours: Remote work Sun - Sat. Required to be located locally. The position is required to provide on weekends during a release and/or maintenance. The position is required to be Oncall. 

Visa/Contracting Type: W-2 employment with benefits. Must be US Citizen, EAD, or Green Card Holder. No H1-B's, 1099's, or Corp-to-Corp.

Required/Preferred Skills:

• 10 years, Required - Experience in database administration
• 8 years, Required - Experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL
• 8 years, Required - Experience in database design, analysis, and performance tuning
• 8 years, Required - Experience designing enterprise applications and/or services
• 8 years, Required - Experience creating technical and functional design documentation
• 8 years, Required - Experience within software development Life Cycle using Agile methodology – (Scrum, for example)
• 8 years, Required - Experience with multi-tier system/application development – (SOA, Microservices, 3-Tier applications, for example)
• 6 years, Preferred -Experience with Extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into Azure SQL
• 4 years, Preferred -Experience with large volume databases, high availability, and disaster recovery infrastructure
• 4 years, Preferred -Proficiency in converting and adapting database structures for cloud environments, specifically Azure
• 3 years, Preferred - Experience in configuring PowerBI environments and developing PowerBI reports
• 3 years, Preferred - Experience in DevOps technology including CI/CD pipeline and build and deployment tools such as Git 3 years of experience with Azure
• 2 years, Preferred - Experience with migrating On-Prem databases to Cloud (preferably Azure)
• 1 years, Preferred - Azure certification is preferred but not required
• 1 years, Preferred - DBA Associate certifications are preferred but not required
• Enters codes to create production data base.
• Selects and enters codes of utility program to monitor database performance, such as distribution of records and amount of available memory.
• Directs programmers and analysts to make changes to data base management system.
• Reviews and corrects programs.
• Answers user questions.
• Confers with coworkers to determine impact of data base changes on other systems and staff cost for making changes to data base.
• Modifies data base programs to increase processing performance, referred to as performance tuning.
• Workers typically specialize in one or more types of data base management systems.
• Providing assistance in the planning, development, maintenance, and monitoring of integrated database systems, and ensuring that the conceptual and design phases of new applications are consistent with the structural parameters within the database environment.
• Evaluates users' requests for new data elements and systems, incorporates them into the existing shared data environment, and provides technical assistance.
• Coordinates the use of data to ensure data integrity and control redundancy, loads databases, and reorganizes as needed.
• Performs data modeling and prototyping.
• Performs logical and physical data modeling, designs relational database models, and creates physical data models from logical data models.
• Performs security recovery procedures.
• Determines and implements database search strategies and storage requirements.
• Maintains data dictionary ensuring uniformity of definitions and sets standards for use of data dictionary.
• Monitors database performance and recommends efficiency improvements.
• Creates test database environment for applications section, including the creation of necessary libraries and procedures.
• Executes the procedures necessary to save, retrieve, and recover databases from hardware and software failures within established procedures.
• Assists with determining, implementing, and enhancing standards on database security and with monitoring agency disaster recovery procedures and systems.
• Assists with the installation of database software and with analyzing, designing, and implementing databases.
• Assists in benchmarking and threshold testing of databases and with establishing and controlling necessary database security.
• Assists in the selection of database management software.
• Experience in computer systems analysis or computer programming work.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of computer programming and systems design; of computer operations, systems, and procedures; of project control and cost estimating techniques; of computer programming languages; of data processing flowcharting techniques; of database structures and theories; and of current database technologies.
• Has working knowledge of EIR Accessibility standards and assistive technologies.
• Ensures that user interfaces for database administration and inputting, viewing, outputting data(via reports) are compliant with accessibility standards.
• Provides support to users in obtaining data / information when EIR Accessibility issues arise

The contractor role is for a Senior Database Administrator to perform advanced database administration tasks for applications with complex data models, workflows, and reporting requirements.

• This role involves several key responsibilities, particularly focusing on database optimization, migration, and integration with cloud services.
• The successful candidate will work with Full-stack Java applications on HHSC’s cloud platform (Azure/AWS) within an Agile (Scrum) environment for the SCOR application.

Database Management: Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Oracle databases and infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.

Data Migration: Lead the migration of on-premises Oracle databases to Oracle DB@Azure Cloud, focusing on decoupling existing BLOB storage into data and Azure Blob Storage.

Job Management: Transition batch cron jobs to Oracle Database Jobs, enhancing workflow automation and efficiency.

Performance Optimization: Actively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, implementing monitoring solutions to track database health, performance metrics, and manage storage capacity effectively.

Disaster Recovery: Manage backup, restore, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure database integrity and continuity.

GoldenGate Administration: Administer Oracle GoldenGate for efficient data replication.

Compliance and Standards: Develop and adhere to architectural standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures to ensure the integrity of the database environment.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission requires the services of 1 Database Administrator 3, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Database Administrator 3, Data/Database Administration and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission  and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).