DBA/Datawarehouse Architect - Military veterans preferred

DBA/Datawarehouse Architect

Health Sciences Research IT is seeking a DBA/Datawarehouse Architect to join our team serving the schools of the health sciences. The candidate will work with other team members and research groups to design pipelines for data ingestion/transformation and implement the designs and execute them.

This will be for ingesting thousands of files and others single large files in various formats. They will help support a large number of different research groups on many projects. The candidate will support with the teams to understand the data query requirements to optimize query performance with indices/views/functions etc. and be able to create analytic files based on specifications provided.

The candidate must understand data warehousing concepts. The candidate will be responsible for DBA functions as well such as permissions, optimization, query optimization, performance monitoring, etc. Our team has a great mix of junior and experienced people.

The ideal candidate will have three or more years of experience working in a MS SQL Server environment in both writing data ingestion pipelines/jobs as well as database administration. The candidate must have strong communication and documentation skills. Data experience in Azure, AWS, Snowflake, and NoSQL as well as experience with EHR and claims data is preferred but not required.

Job Summary

Supports multiple more complex services/databases; designs, develops, manages, and maintains databases. Plans and maintains database architecture and reporting. Optimizes database functions and implements integrated architecture and reporting updates. Trains and guides lower-level staff.

Essential Functions

Required skills include strong SQL Server skills with the ability to write advanced queries and excellent organizational, documentation and communication skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office. Familiarity with Execution Plans and optimization a plus. Experience with SAS, Stata, Web technologies, C#, Python, Powershell, Power BI, Snowflake, and health datasets is ideal but not required. A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Science or related area is preferred, or extensive experience with relational databases, stored procedures and SQL queries.

Physical Effort

Little physical effort required. Duties are primarily sedentary. May be required to move objects up to 25 pounds occasionally.

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Assignment Category: Full-time regular

Job Classification: Staff.Database Administrator III

Job Family: Information Technology

Job Sub Family: Database

Campus: Pittsburgh

Minimum Education Level Required: Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Years of Experience Required: 3

Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience: Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement.

Work Schedule: 3 Days Remote, 2 Days in Office

Work Arrangement: 3 Days Remote, 2 Days in Office

Hiring Range: TBD Based Upon Qualifications

Relocation_Offered: No

Visa Sponsorship Provided: No

Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check

Child Protection Clearances: Not Applicable

Required Documents: Resume

Optional Documents: Not Applicable




Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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