Database Operations Engineer III

Role - Database Operations Engineer III Job Summary Reporting to the Manager, Database Administration, the Database Operations Engineer will provide timely and quality database design, development, maintenance, and problem resolution services for internal and external customers. They will manage highly resilient corporate and cloud database infrastructure utilized by GHX DaaS/SaaS solutions. The Database Ops Engineer will work with various operational and development teams to plan, design and implement and support core database functionality that meets company initiatives with respect to performance, scalability, reliability, and adherence to operational policies and principles. Roles and Responsibilities: •Administration and management of GHX databases, including Backup and recovery Monitoring of data database capacity and performance Security and data access management Installations, upgrades, and patching fail over server management •Safeguard the company's data, tools and information systems by adhering to Operational and Security policies and procedures throughout the lifecycle of service delivery. •24/7 monitoring, on-call support and troubleshooting database issues, provide operational feedback to development and release teams. • Provide guidance and assistance to junior database engineers • Collaborate with DB platform engineers on DB version and upgrades as well as best practices Required Qualifications •Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in CS or related discipline or equivalent experience •2-5 years’ experience in Database Administration •In depth knowledge of at least one RDBMS platform or No-SQL platform DBs (ie MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Redis, Oracle or SQL server) with familiarity and the ability to support additional platforms at a basic level •Experience with hybrid and public cloud concepts •Part of a support organization involved in implementation projects •Proven ability to manage databases in a high transaction/high availability environment •Experience with horizontal scaling and high availability technologies/concepts (ie Oracle RAC Dataguard, SQL Server ‘Always On’) •Hands-on experience with Solaris, UNIX, Linux, or Windows operating systems in a physical and/or virtual environment •Experience with cloud hosted databases AWS preferred Preferred Skills •Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills •Interpersonal skills with a strong orientation towards customer service •Excellent written and oral communications skills with demonstrated commitment to production of high-quality documentation •Excellent team player with good experience working with departmental and cross functional teams GHX: It's the way you do business in healthcare Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) enables better patient care and billions in savings for the healthcare community by maximizing automation, efficiency and accuracy of business processes. GHX is a healthcare business and data automation company, empowering healthcare organizations to enable better patient care and maximize industry savings using our world class cloud-based supply chain technology exchange platform, solutions, analytics and services. We bring together healthcare providers and manufacturers and distributors in North America and Europe - who rely on smart, secure healthcare-focused technology and comprehensive data to automate their business processes and make more informed decisions. It is our passion and vision for a more operationally efficient healthcare supply chain, helping organizations reduce - not shift - the cost of doing business, paving the way to delivering patient care more effectively. Together we take more than a billion dollars out of the cost of delivering healthcare every year. GHX is privately owned, operates in the United States, Canada and Europe, and employs more than 1000 people worldwide. Our corporate headquarters is in Colorado, with additional offices in Europe. Disclaimer Global H ... (truncated, view full listing at source)