Mid-Atlantic HERC

Job Description:

• Plans and manages large scale database projects.
• Ensures that database applications comply with University requirements and professional standards.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with information technology vendors.
• Develops, documents and promotes standards to ensure the reliability and accessibility of University databases.
• Creates or modifies programming, or configures application software, to access and maintain databases. Installs, tests and debugs database application software.
• Maintains databases through software upgrades, patches, data migration, backup and recovery, and writes programs to automate these processes.
• Hires, trains and evaluates performance of staff.
• Provides training to end-users or develops programs or documentation for end-user training. Provides end-user-support. Provides technical expertise to project teams and production support programmers.
• Researches and recommends new software or technology to maintain database systems. Gathers and documents requirements for new or modified databases and user access programs.

Short Job Description:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited institution, or Bachelor's degree in a non-related field from an accredited institution combined with relevant experience.
• Five years' relevant experience
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Project management experience.
• Experience Developing programming or database standards.
• Supervisor or lead experience.
• Vendor management experience.

Job Ref: S1561P

Job Reply URL: 5235

About Western Michigan University

One of the top-100 public universities in the United States, Western Michigan University is committed to being learner centered, discovery driven and globally engaged. Founded in 1903, what was once Western Michigan College became Michigan's fourth public university in 1957. Since then, WMU has undergone dramatic growth in size and stature. Today, the University offers more than 240 academic programs to students pursuing degrees through the doctoral level. More than 20 percent of its 25,000 students are enrolled in graduate course work, studying in disciplines ranging from atomic physics and graph theory to medieval literature and blind rehabilitation. Of 101 graduate offerings available, 30 lead to a doctoral degree.

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