Database Administrator

at  Pacific Blue Cross

ABOUT PACIFIC BLUE CROSS

Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) has been British Columbia’s leading benefits provider for over 80 years. We are an independent, not-for-profit society with strong roots in BC’s health care system. We provide health, dental, life, disability, and travel coverage to 1 in 3 British Columbians through employee group plans and individual plans.We are fueled by a commitment to keep health care sustainable for all British Columbians. Through our PBC Health Foundation, we fund projects that improve health outcomes directly related to mental health and wellbeing as well as the prevention and/or management of chronic disease. We are interested in finding people who want to make a difference and who are looking to grow their career with us.

JOB SUMMARY

Under the broad managerial direction of the Manager, monitors operational integrity of all production data bases to ensure optimum functionality, minimize impact of data base failures and implement the best fix to resolve functionality problems within time, cost and other resource constraints. Designs and implements complete data base backup and restore strategies, standards and procedures for mainframe and distributed systems. Monitors data base performance to ensure user requirements are being supported and data bases are operating within established standards of functionality.
Implements corrective action to increase capacity or performance. As an active member of a variety of systems development project teams, provides data base expertise in the testing and implementation stages of major new systems, system upgrades and production enhancements. Provides technical support to assigned business applications to troubleshoot and implement break/fixes, introduce program and system enhancements, correct software defects and ensure continuing functionality.

KNOWLEDGE:

Minimum 3 years of post-secondary education including:

• 2 year diploma in Computer Systems Technology, specializing in database administration or equivalent PLUS
• 1 year of additional post-secondary courses in industry standard database management systems such as Oracle and SQL (or equivalent)

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 5 years previous related experience in database administration, including experience in both mainframe and distributed systems environments.
  Note:
  Responding to significant privacy breaches/incidents may occasionally require ad hoc work outside of normal business hours (e.g., nights and weekends).
  If you’re excited about taking on this opportunity, we invite you to apply today and start the conversation with us about this position.
  Please apply via our website this week at http://www.pbchbs.com/company/careers/
  While we thank all applicants for their interest, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.