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Job Category:
Academic Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Database Administrator III
Job Summary:
The Data Systems Administrator position is located within the Office of Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research (DAPIR). DAPIR includes Academic Planning, Institutional Research & Decision Support, Data Governance, and Enterprise Data Management.
The Data Systems Engineer will be on the Enterprise Data Management team within DAPIR and will be instrumental in helping shape the future of UW-Madison's data landscape. Enterprise Data Management is in the process of modernizing several elements of the UW-Madison data platform and is looking for an experienced data professional to help us grow beyond traditional databases into new technologies and methodologies (data lakes, data lakehouse, data fabric, etc.)
This role will be central to helping design, build, and maintain physical and virtual database systems and related data systems (AWS S3, data applications, etc.) in a hybrid cloud and on-premises environment, and will assist with the overall UW-Madison data platform to ensure data security and integrity. This position will play a large role in improving business processes and SDLC by helping to implement new DevOps and CI/CD automations.
The Data Systems Engineer will support the Data Systems Administrator in monitoring system performance and configuration, performing troubleshooting, and performing system administration duties. The Data Systems Engineer role will also take a more active role in developing new data projects, performing data warehousing tasks such as data modeling and ETL development.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Provides technical leadership in enterprise data quality, master data, transformation, and preparation for large, complex enterprise analytics initiatives (10%)
Installs, configures, maintains, backs up, restores, and performance-tunes databases (10%)
Department:
Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Enterprise Data Management
Compensation:
The minimum annual salary for this position is $120,000. Actual starting salary is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. Learn more here.
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of professional work experience in database administration, data management, or related field
Experience with database design, security, documentation, and coding in a cloud or cloud-hybrid environment
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong preference for data engineering experience (data modeling, ETL, etc.)
Experience working in higher education
Experience in implementing new data systems and platforms
Experience implementing and managing DevOps/CI/CD automations
Cloud certifications (AWS/Microsoft/Google)
Experience migrating on-premises and legacy systems into cloud services and integrating cloud services into existing infrastructure
Experience managing cloud databases (Snowflake, Redshift, etc.)
Experience managing cloud tools related to data management (AWS S3, ADLS, MPP clusters, etc.)
Experience managing logical databases or lakehouses (Denodo, Dremio, etc.)
Education:
Bachelor's degree preferred
How to Apply:
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University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship and TN visas. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.
Contact Information:
Kory Breuer, HR Manager, kory.breuer@wisc.edu
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