Database Administrator

The consultant will work closely with business stakeholders, agency representatives, solution architects, project managers, developers, and quality assurance teams to design, implement, and maintain enterprise database solutions supporting HESC’s strategic initiatives.

— Day-to-Day Tasks —

1. Build and maintain enterprise data architecture based on business and technical requirements.

2. Design and develop logical and physical data models using ER/Studio Data Architect.

3. Create and maintain DDL scripts for tables, views, indexes, constraints, triggers, and stored procedures.

4. Write, optimize, and maintain complex SQL and DML scripts against Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2 databases.

5. Support data conversion activities including data mapping, transformation, reconciliation, validation, and migration.

6. Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, application developers, solution architects, and QA teams to ensure database solutions meet project requirements.

7. Analyze and tune database performance through query optimization, indexing strategies, and execution plan analysis.

8. Work directly with NYS agency representatives to understand business rules, conduct gap analysis, and support data-related initiatives.

9. Provide technical guidance development support for QMF for Workstation reporting and query solutions.

10. Utilize SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), SSIS, SSRS, Redgate SQL Compare, TSO, and related tools to support database administration and development activities.

11. Develop and maintain technical documentation, including data models, data dictionaries, source-to-target mapping documents, process flows, and database standards.

12. Support database deployment, version control, data quality initiatives, and change management activities.

13. Mentor junior team members and provide guidance on database design and development best practices.

84 months of experience working with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), SSMS Job Scheduler, SSIS, SSRS, Export/Import tools, ER/Studio Data Architect, QMF for Workstation, Redgate SQL Compare, and TSO. 84 months of experience using SQL and PL/SQL programming languages. 60 months of experience performance tuning complex SQL against enterprise Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2 databases. 84 months of experience designing and developing logical and physical data models and creating DDL scripts for tables, views, indexes, triggers, and stored procedures. 84 months of experience designing and developing Data Conversion Strategy Plans, Data Mapping Documents, and Gap Analysis documentation. 84 months of experience writing complex DML SQL against enterprise Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2 databases. Professional Database Certification, IBM Certified Database Administrator - DB2 IBM Certified Application Developer - DB2 Candidate must have at least 12 months experience in the following: Experience leading enterprise data architecture and database modernization initiatives. Experience preparing technical documentation for audits, compliance reviews, and regulatory reporting. Experience participating in Agile and Scrum-based project environments. Specialized Data Modeling Experience 12 months of experience using ER/Studio Data Architect to support enterprise data architecture initiatives, including logical and physical data modeling, metadata management, database design, and DDL generation. Hybrid Database Environment Experience 24 months of experience designing enterprise data models and writing complex SQL for IBM DB2 z/OS and Microsoft SQL Server environments utilizing ER/Studio Data Architect, QMF for Workstation, TSO, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), and Redgate SQL Compare.