JOB OPPORTUNITY: Database Administrator

From Larry Brunner in our group:

Database Administrator

MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. MICROS is the leader in the restaurant industry with more than 310,000 global installations in systems in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, leisure and entertainment. In addition, MICROS provides property management systems, central reservation and customer information solutions under the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 20,000 hotels worldwide. MICROS-Retail, the retail division, offers cross-channel retail solutions for more the 20,000 stores in 10 countries and its analytic solutions process data at a corporate level for an additional 50,000 stores. MICROS stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS.

Job Scope:

As a member of the Research and Development Team, the Database Administrator will focus on Store Systems Development. He or she will participate in the technical design and development of new and existing applications. Using the understanding of database management systems, including MICROSOFT SQL Server and Oracle, the Database Administrator will be responsible for database development in coordination with product development groups following the software development life cycle for generation of official product releases. This position will assist with development of Business Intelligence (BI) applications using appropriate DB data partitioning methods, cubes, etc.

The ideal candidate is well versed in the creation and maintenance of DB scripts, schemas, stored procedures, triggers, partitions, indexes, user/security roles, replication routines, maintenance procedures, etc. among several DBMS brand systems, but primarily with MICROSOFT SQL SERVER and ORACLE DBMS Systems.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining databases. Provide operational and maintenance support to several existing systems. Responsible for installations, upgrades, back-ups and configurations. Ability to implement database security, perform tuning, monitoring and create policies and procedures. Resolve performance issues, data replication, indexing and data integrity problems. Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 1 year related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Requires a minimum of 1 year of experience with SQL and supporting production databases. Software development experience with Oracle PL/SQL, SLQ Server, Microsoft Visual Basic, or ASP is desired.

Interested candidates please apply online at: http://www.micros.com/Careers/NorthAmerica/