You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
Position Purpose: Administers, maintains, develops and implements the company database and data warehouses. Implements and monitors database access and configurations. Resolves database performance and capacity issues. Performs database recovery and backup. Supports capacity planning and performs some development work.
- Performs database design, maintenance, technical support, installation, and upgrades
- Creates models for new database development and/or changes to existing models
- Monitors, optimizes, and request physical data storage for database systems
- Monitors daily database operational tasks that include configurations, performance, backup, and recovery and manage data in a secure system environment
- Resolves any database performance issues, provides 24/7 database support, ensures high levels of system availability, and follows escalation procedures to report to business users and management
- Identifies and implements improvement procedures to ensure efficiency in execution time and performance.
- Provides support and assistance during patching, maintenance, upgrades, and other related activities associated with operating an application
- Partners with application development staff to create database architectures, coding standards, and quality assurance policies and procedures
- Designs and implements redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and data archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of data assets
- Maintains database product/service catalog; plan and coordinate data migrations between systems
- Recommends new database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
- Installs and configures relevant network components to ensure database access as well as database consistency and integrity
- Resolve database access and performance issues
- Provides on-call support as required
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all policies and standards
- Working with pricing operations of the configuration department within the CA Health Plan
Education/Experience: A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science).
Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience.
Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
Soft Skills:
- Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
- Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Intermediate - Ability to work independently
- Intermediate - Demonstrated analytical skills
- Intermediate - Demonstrated project management skills
- Intermediate - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
- Intermediate - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
Pay Range: $83,600.00 - $155,000.00 per year
Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.
Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act