D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website at www.drhorton.com for more information.

D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for an Database Administrator III. The right candidate will be responsible to keep the database up and running smoothly 24/7. Responsible to provide a seamless flow of information throughout the company, considering both backend data structure and frontend accessibility for end-users.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Ownership of design, documentation, implementation and continuous maintenance of database policies and procedures
Analyze key performance indicators and recommend improvements
Oversee and perform the daily monitoring and analysis of databases and database servers to ensure the continuance of operations
Manage and perform database performance analysis and tuning to ensure optimal system performance. Major areas of support in this area will include sizing, throughput, scalability, and dependability
Ensure the security of databases
Perform and oversee regular backups of all databases and database servers
Perform and guide restorations of backups in case of system failure or data loss
Review and oversee all changes to existing production databases to ensure that such changes do not negatively impact database performance or reliability
Work with software developers to design and implement new database schemas, stored procedures, user defined functions, data transformation service packages, scheduled jobs, etc.
Oversee and promote database changes through software development lifecycle process
Ensure the pre-defined development standards for naming conventions, user interface, etc. are followed
Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
Work with users to determine requirements and design for systems
Estimate time and materials needed to create new or modify existing databases
Manage the process to migrate data from existing databases to new databases or between database environments
Ability to participate in on call rotation
Ability to travel overnight
Fully in office Monday- Friday

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Seven to ten years of experience as a Production SQL Server DBA and Database Architect for very large databases (over 1TB of data in a single database)
Seven to ten years of T-SQL experience
Strong skills in Windows PowerShell or similar scripting language
Superb troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Problem-solving and critical thinking
Ability to multi-task and provide attention to detail
Proficiency with MS Office and email

Preferred Qualifications

Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school preferred
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) is preferred

Come join a winning team with a Fortune 500 company! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package including:

Medical, Dental and Vision
401(K)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Flex Spending Accounts
Life & Disability Insurance
Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays
Multiple Voluntary and Company provided Benefits

Build YOUR future with D.R. Horton, America’s Builder. #WeBuildPeopleToo

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