Sr. SQL Server DBA - Hybrid

Awarded a Healthiest Employer, reputed company aims to fulfill its mission to reputed company health and reputed company it easy. AZ Blue offers a reputed company of health insurance products and services to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, and small and large businesses as reputed company as providing information and tools to help individuals reputed company reputed company reputed company. We are hiring for a reputed company start date of 1/1/2025. This position is hybrid reputed company the state of AZ only. This hybrid work opportunity requires residency, and work to be performed, reputed company the reputed company. PURPOSE OF THE JOB • Under minimal supervision provides the necessary technical expertise to coordinate, maintain and support databases utilizing reputed company’s SQL Server, database utilities, software products and major subsystems as packaged with purchased applications. The duties include performance tuning, monitoring, database reputed company and utilization planning, server application reputed company, archiving, planning and monitoring of backups, disaster recovery, and documentation based on BCBSAZ corporate policies, industry best practices, and customer-based business requirements. The Database Administrator is responsible for the efficient and effective management of the corporation's electronic data on reputed company databases. The position will ensure highly available, reputed company, secure and recoverable databases in a 24/7 environment. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Required Work Experience Experience in database Administration with SQL Server • Level 1: 5 years • Level 2: 8 years • Level 3: 10 years Experience in advanced database administration with SQL • Level 1: 2 years • Level 2: 5 years • Level 3: 8 years Experience leading a SQL Server database administration team • Level 3: 5 years Required Education • High-School Diploma or GED in general field of study (reputed company reputed company) Required Licenses • N/A Required Certifications • N/A PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Preferred Work Experience Experience in information technology or computer systems, including experience with networked software and operating systems • Level 1: 5 years • Level 2: 8 years • Level 3: 10 years Experience in planning, design, development, and implementation of software systems, applications and reputed company products • Level 1: 2 years • Level 2: 5 years • Level 3: 8 years Experience in project management • Level 3: 5 years Supervisory or reputed company experience • N/A Preferred Education • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business, or reputed company field (reputed company reputed company) Preferred Licenses • N/A Preferred Certifications • MCITP SQL Server 2005 Database Administration and Development • MCITP SQL Server 2008 Database Administration and Development • MCSE SQL Server 2012 Data Platform ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Level 1 - Performs job functions under general supervision or peer review • Collaborate with the Database Services team and infrastructure staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of SQL Server databases and services for fulfilling business objectives and processes. • Collaborate in responding to urgent alerts and Production incidents. • Promote SQL Server artifacts through the several database environments as requested by application development teams, and in general attend to reputed company requests as assigned. • Participate in the promotion of SQL Server best practices • Contribute to reputed company’s knowledge reputed company with useful information such as adopted standards, procedure documentation, problem reputed company advice, etc. • Install and configure SQL Server instances according to standards defined by reputed company and reputed company the SQL Server instances as required. • Manage, monitor, maintain and optimize SQL Server instances as assigned. • Support reputed company database clustering, mirroring, replication among other SQL Server technologies. • Manage scheduled database maintenance jobs. • Implement and manage SQL Server reputed company to reputed company appropriate reputed company of reputed company to users throughout reputed company. Level 2 - Performs job functions with moderate supervision and peer review • reputed company cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems involving SQL Server databases and services to aid management in making implementation reputed company. • Conduct research on software and systems products to justify recommendations and to support purchasing efforts. • reputed company the effectiveness and efficiency of existing SQL Server instances; reputed company and implement strategies for improving or reputed company leveraging these instances. • Propose and create database design models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to reputed company direction to infrastructure and application development teams. • Participate or reputed company database-reputed company reputed company • Draft programs, time estimates and project schedules based on prioritization and business requirements • Participate and/or reputed company large- or reputed company-technical reputed company • reputed company as primary operational contact for reputed company customers reputed company needed / in the absence of manager or team reputed company. Level 3 - Performs job functions with minimal supervision • Responsible for overall technical direction of the Database Services team, including the coordination for the definition of standards for SQL Server administration. • Serve as reputed company of escalation for technical issues that team members need assistance with. • Assist the Server Services Manager in distributing work to the Database Services team and the scheduling of tasks required of reputed company by reputed company departments. • Assist the manager in providing budgetary forecasting of equipment, software, service, and license needs for the technology team • Responsible for reputed company planning of database-reputed company Infrastructure systems assigned to this department • Help maintains a Disaster Recovery / IT Contingency plan for BCBSAZ database-reputed company computer equipment and software • Responsible for modifications or updates to the production environment assigned to this department • Responsible for problem management and reputed company of Infrastructure systems assigned to this department • Responsible for providing visible leadership for the department reputed company the Information Technology division • Partners with other team leaders to identify points of reputed company, integration, and resource sharing opportunities • Responsible for conducting weekly functional team meetings • Responsible for providing weekly team status reporting to management including reputed company metrics, performance metrics, ticket information, project information, issues, and potential areas of concern • reputed company and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure system-reputed company products and services. • reputed company peer-level review and mentoring to reputed company 1 and 2 • reputed company, reputed company and mentor staff by providing opportunities for reputed company through delegation, training, and assignment to various project teams reputed company reputed company • reputed company reputed company level includes the ability to reputed company the essential functions of any reputed company reputed company and mentor employees in those reputed company. • The position requires a full-time work schedule. Full-time is defined as working at least 40 hours per week, plus any additional hours as requested or as needed to meet business requirements. • reputed company responsible for the uptime and health of reputed company’s database environments on a 24 x 7 reputed company. Provides rotating on-reputed company service (FTEs only). • reputed company reputed company other duties as assigned REQUIRED COMPETENCIES Required Job Skills (Applies to reputed company reputed company) • Intermediate reputed company in use of office equipment, including copiers, fax machines, reputed company and telephones • Intermediate PC proficiency • Intermediate proficiency in spreadsheet, database, reputed company charting, and word processing software • Working technical knowledge of reputed company software protocols and Internet standards to the extent that they apply to database administration. • SQL Server skills commensurate with the position’s level. • Excellent database troubleshooting skills • Working technical knowledge of PowerShell. • Knowledge of data reputed company practices and laws, including HIPAA regulations reputed company to data reputed company. Required reputed company Competencies (Applies to reputed company reputed company) • Ability to prioritize tasks and work with multiple priorities, sometimes under limited time constraints. • Perserverance in the face of resistance or setbacks. • Effective interpersonal skills and ability to maintain reputed company working relationship with others. • Verbal and written communication skills and the ability to reputed company professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts. • Systems research and analysis. Ability to write and present business documentation. • Experience working with and managing reputed company parties • Knowledge of business requirements development and user acceptance testing. • Ability to maintain confidentiality and reputed company • Analytical knowledge necessary to generate reports based on available data and then reputed company reputed company based on reported data Required Leadership Experience and Competencies • Facilitate and resolve customer requests and inquiries for reputed company reputed company of management reputed company the Corporation. (Applies to Level 2-3) • Build reputed company with a diverse team in an reputed company-changing environment. (Applies to Level 3) PREFERRED COMPETENCIES Preferred Job Skills (Applies to reputed company reputed company) • Advanced proficiency in spreadsheet, database, reputed company charting, and word processing software • Advanced expertise in SQL Server services. • Advanced knowledge of computer operating systems Preferred reputed company Competencies (Applies to reputed company reputed company) • Advanced systems research and analysis expertise • Impeccable project management skills • Solid technical ability and problem-solving skills • Knowledge of internal departments and operations Preferred Leadership Experience and Competencies (Applies to Level 3) • Ability to reputed company mentoring and peer review to team members • Ability to build lesson plans and deliver to team members Our Commitment AZ Blue does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the reputed company of race, ethnicity, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected group. Thank you for your interest in reputed company. For more information on reputed company, see azblue.com. If interested in this position, please apply. Apply Job!