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Job Title: Analyst, Database II

Position Details:

• Palmetto Position 
• Cloud Database Analyst II
• Contract
• Onsite is Highly Preferred - Will look at Partial and Remote Candidates
• Interviews: Onsite for Local/Partial Candidates - Remote for Non local
• Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Possible overtime, when needed to meet project timelines

Duties:

• Analyze and develop complex logical and physical database designs, data models and relational data definitions in support of corporate and client information systems requirements. Ensure that department standards for data are adhered to in constructing data management programs and tools. Perform regular monitoring, maintenance, and housekeeping for performance, capacity, and troubleshooting of assigned databases. Mentor less experienced personnel.
• 20% 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.
• 20% Analyze and recommend best practice steps to prevent potential database issues, such as performance degradation or potential loss of service as 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.
• 15% 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.
• 15% 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.
• 15% Review database environments to ensure they meet security controls and audit requirements; continually mitigate identified risks and vulnerabilities. Ensure recoverability of databases by creating, scheduling and monitoring database backups for dependent systems.
• 15% Support management on enterprise wide and departmental goals and objectives. Provide education and information on security policies, practices, and awareness programs. May provide estimation on work efforts and recommendations on training plans for less experience staff. 

Required Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree. or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree. 

Required Work Experience: 8 years of IT experience including varied database administration experience.

Pay Transparency:

• This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay someone for this position is $40.00/hour - $63.00/hour W-2.
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met).

BlueCross is a strong supporter of our veterans, and many service men and women have joined our ranks. We’ve found dedication, work ethics and job skills that serve well in the military excel in many of our lines of business, and we proudly have veterans filling positions in Human Resources, Information Technology, Customer Service, Operations, General Services and more.

Through our government contracts, we also have employees serving at Shaw Air Force Base, the Naval Health Clinic in Charleston, the Naval Hospital in Beaufort and in our hometown of Columbia, S.C., at Ft. Jackson. If you are a full-time employee in the National Guard or Reserves, we will even cover the difference in your pay if you are called to active duty. If you're ready to join a diverse company with secure, community roots and an innovative future, apply for a position now!