DBA - DataBase Administrator *REMOTE* at Cognizant in Timonium, Maryland

Job Description:

DataBase Administrator (DBA)

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 193 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Cognizant’s Healthcare business unit is one of Cognizant’s highest growth businesses and a critical part of Cognizant’s business strategy.  Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.com.

Overview

• Collaborates with business and other IT teams to develop DB solutions according to specified business requirements.


• Analyzes the technical and business requirements, including functional, non-functional and compliance requirements, to develop DB systems solutions.


• Resolves technical issues through debugging, research and investigation.

Key Responsibilities   

1. Provide DB project technical leadership, oversight, best practices and schedule/scope/budget due diligence to ensure successful outcomes


2. Provide close oversight management of assigned BHS DB projects, including design/build engineering efforts around BHS DB’s and apps migration to platforms and solutions.


3. Provide DB projects oversight and execution related to CTS/BHS platforms installation and configuration procedures.


4. Contribute to and ensure compliance regarding the IT environment, databases and platform’s app stack, systems, regulatory and IT security standards.


5. Ensure Security Compliance and partner with Security Team to roll out tools.


6. Develop and implement short- and long-term strategic DB solutions to ensure any solution meets defined, documented existing and future state requirements.

Skills

• Experience in working in Agile/Scrum development model for:


• MySQL design/build/admin skills


• SQL Server design/build/admin skills


• DB2 design/build/admin skills


• General understanding of distributed computing architectures, e.g. Client–server model


• General understanding of operating system, e.g. Windows or Linux


• General understanding of storage technologies and networking


• General understanding of routine maintenance, recovery, and handling failover of a database


• Installing and upgrading the database server and application tool


• Allocating system storage and planning storage requirements for the database system


• Modifying the database structure, as necessary, from information given by application developers


• Enrolling users and maintaining system security


• Ensuring compliance with database vendor license agreement


• Controlling and monitoring user access to the database


• Monitoring and optimizing the performance of the database


• Planning for backup and recovery of database information


• Maintaining archived data


• Backing up and restoring databases


• Contacting database vendor for technical support


• Generating various reports by querying from database as per need


• Managing and monitoring data replication


• Experience working on an environment mostly of custom developed software applications


• Experience with Agile & SAFe practices and processes


• Experience with Multiple DB types: SQL, MySQL, DB2

Measures 

Timeliness, completeness and accuracy of assigned deliverables.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree


• DBA certifications (any of: SQL, MySQL, DB2)


• 2+ years hands on DBA role experience


• Excellent verbal and written communication and documentation skills.


• Excellent customer service skills.


• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in revenue cycle management


• Experience with accounts receivables


• Demonstrable problem solving abilities with the aptitude to identify strategic solutions to business problems


• Experience in EPIC, Allscripts, or other various practice management systems is a plus.


• Demonstrate the flexibility to work among diverse corporate environments

A good fit for the Cognizant culture:

A person who possesses a true passion for changing organizations for the better, and desires to do so within a success-oriented, yet professional atmosphere filled with business professionals who all manifest a belief in partnership, innovation, and excellence. Our “Cultural Value Drivers” are well-known and clearly communicated within the organization: Open, Transparent, Driven, Empowered, Opportunity-Filled, Flexible & Collaborative.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email CareersNA2@cognizant.com with your request and contact information.

Cognizant is committed to veteran and military communities. Cognizant is recognized as a military friendly employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our business resource group Veterans Network assists our military associates in building and growing a career at Cognizant and allows them to leverage the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to excellence instilled in them through participation in military service.

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