Database Analyst II

Are you a database superhero?

Are you ready to take your career to the next level?

Join the Software Specialists Winning Team! We have an exciting opening for a Database Analyst II position with a progressive client in the Columbia, SC area. This is a long-term contract opportunity. Excellent communication skills required.

Opportunity, growth, and stability are all words that can be used when describing this company and our job openings. Come work for one of the largest IT departments in the State of South Carolina. We are looking for people who want stability in their employment and who like working in a team environment.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Define data architecture standards for the organization, structure, attributes, and nomenclature of data elements. Design, develop, test, and implement new database objects (tables, views, indexes, databases, etc) and administer existing architectures supported for performance and maintenance related issues.

Analyze and recommend best practice steps to prevent potential database issues, such as performance degradation or potential loss of service and well as recommend actions to fix issues when database problems do occur (outages or potential errors). Recommend methods to recover or improve databases to include analysis/review of vendor products.

Provide input into complex decisions as they relate to data architecture, infrastructure and/or administration. Consult with information systems areas on database issues and proposed changes. Recommend tuning to databases and queries when they are not performing to customer requirements.

Analyze and recommend upgrades to database software and components based on security requirements, new technology, or evolving application system requirements. Analyze and recommend capacity planning (SAN storage) based on captured growth trends and monitoring.

REQUIREMENTS:

Experience in Database Backups, Image Copies and Recoveries -REQUIRED

Experience with Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g AND DB2 LUW -REQUIRED

AND/OR Experience with Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g AND SQL Server 2008 -REQUIRED

Experience in Application Database Development Support-REQUIRED

Experience in Application Database Incident/Problem Support REQUIRED

Experience in creating and maintaining Oracle Tables, Views, Tablespaces, Stored Procedures, Triggers and Functions. REQUIRED

ABOUT SOFTWARE SPECIALISTS, INC:

Software Specialists is a company with extensive consulting experience in the Information Technology Industry. Incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania in 1998, we bring over a decade of experience in providing IT talent to Fortune 1000 companies.

As a trusted partner, Software Specialists provides consulting solutions for our Clients that are not only flexible, but minimize risk while maximizing results and meeting their business goals. Recruiting and retaining the highest calibre resources ensures our consultants are capable of creating systems that our Clients can build upon to make their organizations more robust, agile and equipped for future shifts in the IT and global business world.

Our Consultants enjoy:

- Competitive hourly pay rates or salary option
- Medical/Dental Insurance
- Paid Holidays and Vacation
- 401(k)