About the Role
RESPEC is seeking an experienced Database Administrator 2 to support a major Texas state government health and human services initiative. This position will play a key role in maintaining, enhancing, and optimizing enterprise data warehouse environments, supporting business intelligence and reporting platforms, and ensuring the integrity, security, and performance of critical data systems.
Responsibilities
- Install, upgrade, and support enterprise database management software and related technologies.
- Support database migrations and validate system functionality following upgrades.
- Analyze, design, modify, and maintain database structures and environments.
- Develop and implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
- Monitor database performance and implement tuning and optimization improvements.
- Establish and maintain database security controls, user access, and compliance requirements.
- Perform logical and physical data modeling for enterprise applications and data warehouse environments.
- Design and maintain relational database models and physical database structures.
- Support data warehouse development, maintenance, and enhancement efforts.
- Evaluate and recommend database software and technology solutions.
- Create and maintain database documentation, standards, procedures, and data dictionaries.
- Assist with benchmarking, performance testing, and capacity planning activities.
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to support reporting, analytics, and decision-support initiatives.
- Provide technical guidance regarding data integration, data quality, and database architecture.
- Ensure accessibility standards are considered for database administration tools and reporting interfaces.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in Database & Data Warehouse Technologies.
- Strong knowledge of database management systems (DBMS).
- Experience with data warehouse management and decision support systems.
- Experience with development, implementation, and maintenance of data warehouses and data marts.
- Experience with enterprise database platforms such as Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, or similar technologies.
- Experience with database access tools used for application delivery.
- Experience with database performance monitoring and optimization.
- Experience with data warehouse population methodologies.
- Experience with data modeling techniques including Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, and highly normalized data models.
- Experience with data dictionary creation and maintenance.
- Experience with the full data warehouse implementation lifecycle, including business requirements gathering, logical data modeling, physical database design, data sourcing, data transformation, data loading, SQL development, and end-user reporting tools.
- Experience with GUI-based ETL tools such as Informatica, IBM WebSphere DataStage, or similar enterprise ETL platforms.
- Experience with analytical and reporting platforms such as Business Objects, Cognos, Hyperion, MicroStrategy, or similar business intelligence tools.
- Experience with analysis, planning, and management reporting functions.
- Experience with benchmarking methodologies and performance measurement techniques.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Experience working effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex enterprise environment.
- 5+ years of Oracle Database experience.
- 5+ years of SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) report development experience.
- 1+ year of M204 database experience.
- Previous experience supporting state government, healthcare, or large public-sector environments.
- Experience working within highly regulated and security-conscious organizations.
- Candidates must currently reside in Texas and be local to the Austin area.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Candidates must be able to satisfy all client employment eligibility and security review requirements.
- Selected candidates must successfully complete a criminal background investigation.
- Selected candidates must successfully complete a pre-employment security review.
- Selected candidates must successfully complete employment eligibility verification requirements.
- Selected candidates must successfully complete client onboarding and compliance documentation.
- Additional onboarding requirements include execution of security, confidentiality, acceptable-use, and integrity agreements as required by the client.
Skills
- Database & Data Warehouse Technologies
- Database management systems (DBMS)
- Data warehouse management
- Decision support systems
- Data warehouses
- Data marts
- Oracle
- SQL Server
- Teradata
- Database access tools
- Database performance monitoring
- Database optimization
- Data Modeling
- Data warehouse population methodologies
- Star Schema
- Snowflake Schema
- Highly normalized data models
- Data dictionary
- SQL development
- End-user reporting tools
- ETL
- Informatica
- IBM WebSphere DataStage
- Business Objects
- Cognos
- Hyperion
- MicroStrategy
- Business intelligence
- Analysis
- Planning
- Management reporting
- Benchmarking
- Performance measurement
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Teamwork
- SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services)
- M204 database
Location
- Texas
- Austin area
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced
- 5+ years
About the Company
- RESPEC is 100% employee-owned.
- Since 1969, RESPEC has tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.
- At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems.
- RESPEC brings deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters.
- This is an opportunity to support a high-impact public-sector initiative that serves millions of Texas residents while working with enterprise-scale databases, data warehouse technologies, and business intelligence platforms.
- The role offers meaningful technical challenges, collaboration with experienced professionals, and the chance to contribute to mission-critical government systems.
Equal Opportunity
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
