Do you enjoy working on new and emerging technologies while being challenged to move beyond the status quo? If yes, and you are looking for the opportunity to advance your career, we're looking for you. The Health and Human Services (HHS) IT Delivery Center provides end-to-end IT services to all staff in the Department of Human Services (DHS), the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), the Department of Aging (PDA), and the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Database Management Section, within Technology Services Office (TSO) for HHS Delivery Center needs a motivated Database Administrator 1. You will support our database platforms that are critical to providing necessary services and benefits state-wide.

This position is responsible for highly advanced technical work in the management of data resources through the planning, design, implementation, protection and operation of database systems in order to provide quality, sharable, and accessible data for the HHS DC and to ensure the timely and confidential delivery of accurate data to authorized users.

Within this role, you will be expected to exhibit the following competencies:

• Collaborative Influence: Working collaboratively with staff, agencies, and peers to further TSO (Technology Services Office) initiatives and objectives.
  
• Embracing Challenge: The TSO organization is a change agent by continually seeking ways to improve how services are offered in a cost-effective manner. This position will be expected to embrace and encourage change opportunities.
  
• Earning Trust: Seeking to operate in a trustworthy manner that will earn the trust of their peers, staff, and the agencies being supported.
• Enabling Performance: Focusing on enabling the objectives of peers and agencies who have specific objectives to accomplish by removing barriers and enabling or improving key services.

Additional details regarding the duties of this position may be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday, with 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-time but must be able to be onsite upon request. Full-time telework status may change as per the Governor's directive. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Five years of information technology experience that includes two years in the analysis, design, and maintenance of databases in overall support of database administration; or
• One year as a Database Analyst or Information Technology Generalist 2; or
• Three years of information technology experience that includes two years in the analysis, design, and maintenance of databases in overall support of database administration, and an associate's degree in any information technology field; or
• One year of information technology experience in the analysis, design, and maintenance of databases in overall support of database administration, and a bachelor's degree in any information technology field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• This particular position also requires two or more years of full-time professional database administration experience working in an Oracle Real Application Cluster Environment.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• The selected candidate for this position must undergo a fingerprint-based records check to be in compliance with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS).

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.