Job Description

Job Title: IT Healthcare Consultant IV&V Technical Engineer (Senior SQL DBA)

Location: 100% Remote (Must be a current South Carolina resident)
Contract Duration: 12 Months (with possible extension)
Travel: Up to 25% annually (project-dependent, onsite meetings as required)
Interview Process: 1 Round Virtual

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior SQL Database Administrator (DBA) who will play a critical role in supporting database operations, development, and infrastructure initiatives. This individual will work closely with Clemson's Oracle and IDMS DBA teams, as well as multiple cross-agency stakeholders, to ensure secure, efficient, and scalable data management solutions.

This role combines strategic planning and hands-on technical execution, requiring strong SQL development skills, performance tuning expertise, and familiarity with healthcare data environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to development teams on database design, modeling, and architecture.
• Perform hands-on SQL development and database administration following Microsoft best practices.
• Collaborate with Oracle and IDMS DBA teams to support test, staging, and production environments.
• Develop and implement data migration plans from legacy systems.
• Monitor database performance, troubleshoot issues, and apply optimization strategies.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call support rotation as needed.
• Document and maintain database operational procedures.
• Support project planning, including effort estimation and resource allocation.
• Coordinate with vendors, providers, and agencies to ensure project deliverables meet compliance and performance standards.

Required Skills (Ranked by Importance)

• Proven enterprise-level SQL DBA experience in Linux/Windows environments.
• Experience implementing and managing Data Guard.
• Strong background supporting web-based application development teams.
• Deep understanding of database scalability, performance, and best practices.
• Experience with IT development and implementation projects.
• Strong project planning and coordination skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• High integrity and ability to make confident decisions in visible environments.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills across cross-functional groups.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Healthcare IT experience (especially PHI/PII data management).
• Experience implementing data and traffic encryption solutions.
• Vendor management or stakeholder coordination experience.
• Knowledge of Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS).
• Previous experience in Medicaid operations or the public sector.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related technical/business field (Required).
• Master's degree preferred.
• SQL training/certification from a recognized provider is a plus.

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