The Senior SQL Database Architect will be responsible for aligning with company business requirements and ensuring the effective implementation of database structures. The role involves designing, creating, and debugging SQL queries, stored procedures, triggers, functions, and views. This position requires expertise in executing database structure and data enhancement scripts, optimizing system performance (e.g., through index tuning and disk optimization), and maintaining multiple database systems. Additionally, responsibilities include managing replication, backup processes, partitions, storage, and access controls, as well as overseeing user privileges. The Senior Database Architect will also assist in training Development team members in SQL best practices and database management.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Collaborate with design and development teams to create database designs that meet specified business and technical requirements
- Perform database modeling and effectively communicate schema structures to development teams, ensuring clarity in how schemas support application development
- Apply a thorough understanding of relational database concepts, implementing them using SQL DDL to support project goals
- Gather requirements from software product managers and architects, and design relational database objects tailored to software objectives
- Maintain and update databases used by the product development team across multiple versions of Jenzabar software
- Work closely with the Quality Assurance team to test and verify database changes for each release cycle
- Provide support in troubleshooting and resolving complex database issues within the customer base
- Collaborate with the Data Services team on technical challenges related to data conversions
- Stay informed about new releases of Microsoft SQL Server and evaluate their potential impacts on Jenzabar software
- Design enterprise-wide database solutions aligned with application design goals
Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Expertise in teaching and applying SQL DML, DDL, and DCL commands, along with skills in writing optimized code for triggers, views, functions, and stored procedures
- Proven ability to design and code complex database procedures, triggers, and views
- Experience teaching SQL database administration tasks and mentoring junior team members
- Deep understanding of database delivery concepts and structures, particularly in multi-server environments (deployment across hundreds of customer systems)
- Strong proficiency in SQL permissions creation and maintenance
- Extensive experience in installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server database systems
- Advanced understanding of relational database concepts and the ability to gather and implement design requirements in collaboration with software product managers and architects
- Skilled in designing relational database objects that support software design goals and meet enterprise-wide application requirements
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Experience managing databases in high-availability production environments is a plus
- Proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server technologies, including writing complex T-SQL queries, stored procedures, triggers, and views
- Experience assisting development teams with complex queries and optimizing SQL performance to ensure system efficiency
- Familiarity with data import/export processes, data conversions, and application of database patches
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to plan, coordinate, and track tasks to ensure timely project delivery
- Experience with PowerBuilder, Microsoft Active Directory, and/or working in an academic or higher education environment is highly desirable
The pay range for this position is $90,000-$107,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, geographic location, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual bonus in addition to a full range of benefits. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed.
Benefits
Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, PTO, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Holidays, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, 401K, Educational Assistance
Jenzabar does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetics, genetic markers and carrier status, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, military service, veteran status, or any other status protected by state and federal laws.
Please Note: Jenzabar does not sponsor applicants for work visas.
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What We Do
Jenzabar is higher education’s trusted advisor, offering technology solutions and services that are tailored to fit the evolving needs of institutions both today and in the future.
Collaborating with over 1,300 clients worldwide, we provide scalable software and services, designed to drive performance across campus and throughout the full student lifecycle. Exclusively serving higher education, more colleges and universities selected a Jenzabar student information system over any other SIS during the past six years. For further information, please visit www.jenzabar.com.
