Description

Department: Tx Inst Measure, Eval & Stat Salary: Minimum $ 70,800.00 Middle $ 90,300.00
Description:

The University of Houston is only accepting applicants that are internal.

Provides complete support for database management, operating system interfaces, development languages and software packages and departmental computing equipment. Provides consultation for junior technical specialists and development staff. Advises management in technical solutions and problem solving. Pursuant to the State of Texas Executive Order No. GA-48, this position researches, works on, or has access to critical infrastructure and requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the University infrastructure. This position requires personnel be routinely reviewed to determine whether or not criminal history or continuous connections for the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the employee from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.

1. Establishes and maintains databases, related structures, and the environmental infrastructure to support growth, improve performance, and implement enhancements.
2. Provides technical support, consultation, and formal training to developers for database usage, database file design, data dictionary usage, application design and tuning, usage of in-house and vendor supplied utilities, and other technical assistance.
3. Suggests, designs, codes, and supports in-house software to provide the interface between the database, applications, and layered products; to provide the environmental infrastructure; to implement security; and, to automate internal tasks.
4. Assists in the development and enforcement of application-development and data-management standards.
5. Evaluates, installs, upgrades, and maintains database and related software products.
6. Establishes procedures and performs database backups and recovery, as well as offsite disaster recovery.
7. Monitors databases, applications, and system usage; collects statistics to support database and application tuning, and capacity planning.
8. Serves as a liaison with software vendors to trouble shoot and resolve database and related software problems.
9. Trains, guides, and makes assignments to lower-level technical specialists.
10. Provides workstation and PC support for internal staff.
11. Assists in the identification and evaluation of new technologies.
12. Performs other job-related duties as required.

MQ: "
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of five (5) years of directly job-related experience. "

Additional Job Posting Information:
- Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.
- Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.

Preferred qualifications: Applicant will need to have the following. Education: Masters of science in statistics and data science

Certifications:
CompTIA Network+ ce - CompTIA
CompTIA Security+ ce - CompTIA
CompTIA CySA+ ce - CompTIA

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.