Database Administrator (Data Warehouse / ETL Focus)

 Database Administrator (Data Warehouse / ETL Focus):

Total Required Experience in Years: 5%2B Year Mode of Work: Hybrid (3 Days Remote / 2 Days Onsite Monday & Tuesday) | Local Austin Area Candidates Only

Job Description:

The client is seeking an experienced Database Administrator with strong Data Warehouse and ETL expertise to support enterprise database environments, data warehouse initiatives, and reporting platforms. The ideal candidate will be responsible for database planning, implementation, optimization, maintenance, performance tuning, data integration, and warehouse development activities.

This role requires extensive experience with enterprise databases, ETL tools, data modeling, reporting platforms, and data warehouse architectures. The candidate will collaborate with technical and business teams to ensure high-performance, scalable, secure, and reliable data environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, administer, and maintain enterprise database environments.

• Support development and maintenance of enterprise data warehouses and data marts.

• Design and optimize database structures to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Develop and maintain ETL processes and data integration workflows.

• Implement and support data warehouse architectures and analytical reporting environments.

• Monitor database performance and perform tuning, optimization, and troubleshooting activities.

• Support database backup, recovery, security, and disaster recovery processes.

• Design and implement data models including Star Schemas, Snowflake Schemas, and normalized structures.

• Collaborate with business and technical teams to gather requirements and develop solutions.

• Support reporting, analytics, and decision-support environments.

• Assist with database migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives.

• Develop and maintain data dictionaries and metadata repositories.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Support analytical and business intelligence initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with organizational security and data governance standards.

• Participate in system planning, architecture reviews, and design sessions.

• Develop technical documentation and operational procedures.

• Support end-user reporting and data access requirements.

• Assist with troubleshooting complex database and ETL issues.

Required Skills:

• 5%2B years of experience with database management systems, data warehouses, and decision-support tools.

• 5%2B years of experience developing, implementing, and maintaining data warehouses and data marts.

• 5%2B years of experience with Business Objects and building data dictionaries.

• 5%2B years of experience using database access tools for application delivery.

• 5%2B years of experience with analysis, planning, and management reporting functions.

• 5%2B years of strong verbal and written communication skills.

• 5%2B years of experience working in collaborative team environments.

• 5%2B years of advanced analytical and problem-solving experience.

• 5%2B years of experience with benchmarking processes and performance optimization.

• 5%2B years of experience with data warehousing population and data modeling techniques including:

  • Star Schema

  • Snowflake Schema

  • Highly Normalized Data Models

• 5%2B years of experience with GUI-based ETL tools such as:

  • Informatica

  • IBM WebSphere DataStage

  • Similar ETL platforms

• 5%2B years of implementation experience with enterprise databases such as:

  • Oracle

  • SQL Server

  • Teradata

  • Similar enterprise platforms

• 5%2B years of experience with analytical/reporting tools such as:

  • Business Objects

  • Cognos

  • Hyperion

  • MicroStrategy

• 5%2B years of experience supporting complete data warehouse implementations from:

  • Business requirements gathering

  • Logical and physical data modeling

  • Data sourcing and transformation

  • Data loading

  • SQL development

  • End-user reporting tools

• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and teamwork skills.

• Proven ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:

• 5%2B years of Oracle Database experience.

• 5%2B years of SSRS report development experience.

• 1%2B year of M204 database experience.

• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise reporting environments.

• Experience with government or public sector data warehouse environments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field preferred.

• Equivalent professional experience may be considered.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field preferred.

Certifications:

• Oracle Database Certification preferred.

• Microsoft SQL Server Certification preferred.

• Informatica Certification preferred.

• Data Warehouse or ETL-related certifications preferred.

Additional Information:

• Location: Austin, Texas

• Hybrid Schedule: 3 Days Remote / 2 Days Onsite (Monday & Tuesday)

• Local Austin-area candidates only

• Strong Data Warehouse and ETL experience required.

• Experience with enterprise reporting and analytical platforms highly preferred.