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Work you'll do As a Project Delivery Specialist Database Team Lead in the GPS HST Technology group you will:
- Oversee the operation, maintenance, and optimization of large SQL Server database systems, ensuring high availability, integrity, and security.
- Lead database design, development, tuning, and automation initiatives to improve performance and meet business requirements.
- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of database administrators and developers, fostering a collaborative and accountable work environment.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients on database-related matters-managing expectations, translating business needs into technical requirements, and providing regular updates.
- Oversee troubleshooting, problem resolution, and root cause analysis for database outages or performance issues.
- Establish and enforce database administration and development best practices, including security, backup and recovery, and documentation.
- Plan and oversee database-related projects, including upgrades, migrations, and integrations, ensuring alignment with client and organizational goals.
- Ability to travel 0 - 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
The Team Deloitte's Government and Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes-is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.
Qualifications Required: - Proven ability to oversee and optimize large, complex SQL Server databases
- Proficient in ensuring high availability, integrity, security, backup, and recovery
- Experience in designing, developing, and tuning databases; strong SQL scripting skills
- Demonstrated capability to manage, mentor, and develop database staff.
- Skilled at translating business needs into technical solutions and managing client relationships
- Track record of resolving outages or performance issues, including root cause analysis
- Knowledge of database security, compliance, documentation, and process standardization
- Ability to lead upgrades, migrations, and related database initiatives from planning to execution
- Local to Salem, OR - ability to be onsite 10+ days per month
- Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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Requisition code: 322395
Job ID 322395
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