Director Database Administration

Position Details

Posting Summary

College Information Technology / CIO Executive Area Provost & VP Academic Affairs Department Office of Information Technlgy

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number S1561P Job Type Full Time, Regular Pay Type Exempt/Salaried Pay Grade J Campus Location WMU-Kalamazoo - Main Campus Salary Range Pay is commensurate with qualifications and experience, combined with an excellent benefits package. Number of Vacancies 1 General Summary

Manages the development and maintenance of University-wide databases.

Major Duties

• Plans and manages large scale database projects.
• Ensures that database applications comply with University requirements and professional standards.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with information technology vendors.
• Develops, documents and promotes standards to ensure the reliability and accessibility of University databases.
• Creates or modifies programming, or configures application software, to access and maintain databases. Installs, tests and debugs database application software.
• Maintains databases through software upgrades, patches, data migration, backup and recovery, and writes programs to automate these processes.
• Hires, trains and evaluates performance of staff.
• Provides training to end-users or develops programs or documentation for end-user training. Provides end-user-support. Provides technical expertise to project teams and production support programmers.
• Researches and recommends new software or technology to maintain database systems. Gathers and documents requirements for new or modified databases and user access programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited institution, or Bachelor's degree in a non-related field from an accredited institution combined with relevant experience.
• Five years' relevant experience
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Project management experience.
• Experience Developing programming or database standards.
• Supervisor or lead experience.
• Vendor management experience.

Desired Qualifications Special Instructions to Applicants

External applicants should use the WMU - Application.

Internal applicants should use the WMU - Internal Application.

Additional Position Information

• This position is physically based in Kalamazoo, MI and may be eligible for telecommuting or a hybrid work schedule. Please review WMU's Telecommuting and Hybrid Work Schedules Policy for more details.
• Staff Compensation System pay grades and rates are available at: https://wmich.edu/hr/staffcompensation
• Western Michigan University offers generous benefits to its employees including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, retirement, and tuition discount for the employee and tuition remission for eligible dependents. To access information about the specific benefits available for this position, go to:https://www.wmich.edu/hr/enrollment-staff

Physical requirements and working conditions

Work is generally performed in a well lit temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Do you have a bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited institution, or a bachelor's degree in a non-related field from an accredited institution combined with relevant experience?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have five years' relevant experience?

• Yes.

• No.

• • Do you have strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have project management experience?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have experience developing programming or database standards?

• Yes.

• No.

• • Do you have supervisor or lead experience?

• Yes.

• No.

• • Do you have vendor management experience?

• Yes

• No

Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• List of References

Optional Documents

• Other