Enterprise Database Specialist - Ellucian Banner

Job Summary

The Enterprise Database Specialist oversees the development, utilization, and maintenance of the institutional database, including data and system security in accordance with hardware and software requirements, UT San Antonio user and client objectives, and critical databases that impact university-wide deployments. They create, test, administer, and report on database-related procedures and correspondence. The position manages database utilities, monitors relationships between database users and applications, and maintains the university's databases across multiple platforms and computing environments.

Core Responsibilities

1. Supports departmental operations in a high-production environment by proactively managing the performance, optimization, integrity, and security of institutional databases and systems (e.g., SIS).
2. Collaborates with the technical lead to advise management on university database and technology matters supporting faculty, staff, and students.
3. Assists with setting up, monitoring, and maintaining disaster recovery solutions for enterprise production databases.
4. Manages tests and provides support to multiple enterprise-wide database systems and applications.
5. Designs, creates, installs, and maintains highly available and secure enterprise database instances.
6. Provides description of codes database and identifies the database management system.
7. Ensures high availability of databases in a Microsoft Cluster, Oracle RAC, or similar environment.
8. Ensures databases are monitored and appropriate measures/actions taken to ensure the integrity of the databases.
9. Modifies database programs to increase processing performance and performance tuning.
10. Assists in planning the database environment to include database capacity planning.
11. Assists in projecting long-range requirements for database administration.
12. Works as a member of the technology team to assist in providing maximum availability and support for information technology systems.
13. Assures the timely completion of the database project within the estimated costs.
14. Consults on server design, coordinates changes to server application, and performs successful upgrades.
15. Schedules and performs installation and upgrades of enterprise-level databases and applications.
16. Assists and conducts routine audits of enterprise databases and systems.
17. Creates and maintains documentation about the university database environment.
18. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Five (5) years of related work experience, including experience with Ellucian Banner.
• This position requires the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure.