Database Administrator

Are you a Database Administrator looking to join one of the top companies in the Banking industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have RDBMS experience?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work remotely with our client in NY. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• Provides Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) support to applications supported by assigned departments.
• Works with application teams, team leads, and other database administrators to design and specify RDBMS solutions based on standard offerings to support the development of new or enhancements to existing applications.
• Serves as principal RDBMS solution designer for small to large/complex (size/risk) application projects, including business-critical applications, using analytical skills, technical skills, available technology, and tools.
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for RDBMS-related initiatives, discretionary projects, compliance/regulatory requirements, and system changes for Application Database Services (ADBS) supported applications and department-wide initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership.
• Complete and oversee basic to complex database analysis, design, and development efforts.
• Develop plans for database implementation, data source integration, and data archiving and recovery.
• Manage, direct, oversee, or review the execution of small-to large-scale/high-risk project plans on assigned applications, ensuring a complete understanding of tasks and dependencies and mitigating issues.
• Contribute to advanced, complex technical projects or business issues requiring state-of-the-art technical or industry knowledge.
• Maintain a good functional understanding of supported applications.
• Maintain a current understanding of the business environment supported by providing expert guidance for technical, business, and operational impacts associated with a project or production problem.
• Recommend RDBMS designs based on business requirements, technology roadmap, RDBMS functionality, knowledge of interfacing technology, and clear understanding of customer expectations.
• Evaluate and understand complex interrelationships and effects among RDBMS, interfacing applications, and operating systems.
• Provide highly analytical consulting and leadership in identifying and implementing new uses of database technologies to assist business units in meeting strategic objectives.
• Prepare thorough and precise technical specifications and update systems, standards, and RDBMS process documentation.
• Prepare and review assessments that include necessary tasks, estimated time frames, and effort for projects of small to large size and risk scope.
• Address client needs in a manner that safeguards their business and customers, with minimal complexity, risks, and costs, to build positive client relationships.
• Build rapport within the organization and across other technical teams.
• Assist with the coordination of annual disaster recovery exercises and remediate issues.
• Assist others with project execution and production support for all applications and project sizes.
• Work with internal and external application and technology stakeholders to review the status of initiatives, compliance/regulatory changes, planned or potential vendor changes, and contractual or system maintenance changes.
• Ensure the identification and resolution of issues and concerns related to discretionary enhancement requests, application reliability changes, and production problem resolution.
• Identify new technology that increases technical support efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provide functional feedback to internal application owners and technology stakeholders on current or proposed RDBMS to the extent it supports predefined business needs.
• Identify performance and effectiveness enhancement opportunities and recommend new policies and procedures that support improvement.
• Participate in the ADBS Center of Excellence team's goals and deliverables.
• Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with its Risk Appetite.
• Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the client's brand.
• Maintain the client's internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points and any issues raised by external regulators, as applicable.
• The job holder works under the supervision of a Technology Manager and is responsible for maintaining a reasonable degree of technical RDMS knowledge and contributing to the department's solution design, departmental strategies, and resource allocations.
• Responsibilities of the position may include problem resolution, systems development, and day-to-day activities.
• This position assumes responsibility for contributing to the growth and development of less experienced personnel.
• The position delivers small group training/brown bag to increase team proficiency and technical development and provides backup to more experienced personnel as necessary.
• The job holder may be called to serve as a technical representative on committees or ad-hoc projects.
• The position regularly interacts with Technology staff, application teams, leadership, and vendors.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $68.19/hr.

Hours: 40 hours/week.

Length: Temp (6 Months).

Sounds like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 8 years of RDBMS experience.
• Minimum of 8 years experience with RDBMS tools and functions.
• Minimum of 8 years experience working on multiple small to large projects of low to high complexity.
• Minimum of 8 years experience working with extensive system and RDBMS enhancements, conversions, and production problem resolution.
• Minimum of 8 years experience working with others to connect disparate ideas into cohesive solutions.

• Associate Degree.
• Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum of 3 years experience with Bank applications, framework, business needs, and RDBMS direction and framework.
• Previous experience in banking RDBMS support.
• CAPPM experience.
• Excellent problem-solving skills to assist in issue resolution.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent decision-making skills.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Good lateral thinking skills.
• Good presentation skills.
• Exposure to the Bank's standards, business plan, and strategic objectives.
• Capable of mentoring and leading RDBMS project analysis, design, development, troubleshooting, and tuning efforts.
• Mastery-level understanding of single RDBMS skills, tools, and functions with a good knowledge of operating systems.
• Ability to understand businesses supported and their terminology.
• Ability to encourage teamwork and serve as a role model.
• Ability to understand the technical, business, and operational impacts of a project or problem.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.