Job: IT Database Administrator (DB2/AIX) - Maryland Heights, MO; Rocky Hill, CT; Eden Prairie, MN

Jobing Description

Position Description:


This position's primary responsibility will be the Data Modeling/Design and Database Administration activities associated with Database Management. We require experience in DB2 for this position. We also require experience in using the Erwin Data Modeling tool for these activities.


Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide database administration for mission-critical custom and packaged software applications


• Design storage strategies around backup and recovery for complex database environments, physical structures, and specialized database applications - Enterprise Rapid Recovery


• Uphold enterprise policy guidelines and recommend new/improved guidelines


• Partner with project teams and interact with customers to find solutions for projects and operational issues for existing and proposed databases


• Act as business liaison serving as primary point of contact between application business segments and database administrators


• Administration of DB2 Distributed implementations, including database definition, structure, documentation, and long-range requirements


• Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to perform in all of the basic database management skills of database administration, Web connectivity, physical structure, overall architecture, and database analysis


• Provide standardization and consistency across environments


• Ensure a stable and secure database environment


• Apply database management consulting skills and gathers user requirements


• Implement and monitor database functionality to ensure stable environments


• Identify and initiate resolutions to user problems and concerns associated with database server equipment (hardware and software)

What makes your technology career greater with UnitedHealth Group? You'll have the most opportunities to grow and develop. We invest in rich technology resources and talented people to help glean and use intelligence in ways that drive quality and affordability of healthcare for millions of people worldwide. It's your chance to be a transformational force in the industry and within UnitedHealth Group. If you believe there is always a better way, take the next step in exploring your potential with UnitedHealth Group.


OptumInsight is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

If you get excited about the life transforming potential of bringing health care information to the right place, at the right time, to support crucial decisions, welcome to OptumInsight.

We're one of the largest and fastest growing health information companies and the only organization in our industry with the information, technology and consulting expertise to solve the most significant challenges in health and human services.

As a vital member of the UnitedHealth Group family, we serve customers in every segment of the health care field. This includes government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and health delivery networks, insurance providers and, of course, the diverse business divisions of UnitedHealth Group.

Bring your talent to an industry leader with the information, technology, and consulting expertise to help transform health and human services. No matter what your role, you'll be empowered to ask more questions, develop better solutions and help make the health care system greater than ever.

Skills / Requirements

Requirements:

• 5+ years of relational database and/or dimensional database modeling and database administration experience


• 5+ Data Modeling (Physical) experience


• 5+ years of experience with Data Warehouses and/or Data Marts


• 5+ years of experience in DB2 ESE and DPF


• 3+ years of experience with AIX or UNIX Operating System


• Bachelor Degree OR High School Diploma/GED + 5 years of equivalent experience

Assets:

• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)


• Intermediate proficiency with MS Visio


• Intermediate proficiency with Erwin modeling tool


• Healthcare Industry experience desirable


• BI Tool experience is a plus

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.