MySQL Engineer Database Administrator
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide database administration for mission-critical custom and packaged software applications
- Design storage strategies around backup and recovery for complex database environments, physical structures, and specialized database applications - Enterprise Rapid Recovery
- Uphold enterprise policy guidelines and recommend new/improved guidelines
- Partner with project teams and interact with customers to find solutions for projects and operational issues for existing and proposed databases
- Act as business liaison serving as primary point of contact between application business segments and database administrators
- Administration of DB2 Distributed implementations, including database definition, structure, documentation, and long-range requirements
- Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to perform in all of the basic database management skills of database administration, Web connectivity, physical structure, overall architecture, and database analysis
- Provide standardization and consistency across environments
- Ensure a stable and secure database environment
- Apply database management consulting skills and gathers user requirements
- Implement and monitor database functionality to ensure stable environments
- Identify and initiate resolutions to user problems and concerns associated with database server equipment (hardware and software)
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Positions in this function design, implement and maintain all functions of database systems, including access, methods and time, device allocations, validation checks, organization, security, documentation, and statistical methodology. Monitors overall standards and procedures, assists in integrating various systems. Consults with users, determine requirements and recommends database establishment and utilization.
- Reviews the work of others.
- Develops innovative approaches.
- Sought out as expert.
- Serves as a leader/ mentor.
UnitedHealth Group IT provides a diverse and comprehensive array of application design and infrastructure services designed to advance improved health and well-being for our customers, and to benefit UnitedHealth Group employees across the enterprise. Comprised of the Application Services Group, Enterprise Technology Services Group and the IT Business Services Group, UnitedHealth Group IT has over 7,000 internal and external resources across the globe, and offices in California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, South Carolina, Wisconsin and India.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or HS diploma/GED with 5+ years of DBA experience
- 3+ years of MySQL Experience
- 5+ years of Database Administrator Experience
Assets:
- Experience in automating installation and maintenance of MySQL databases
- Project Manager Experience
- Proven track record with back-up and recovery of MySQL
- Experience deploying MySQL on virtualized hardware
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.