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Database Administrator, The Denver Art Museum


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By Koven Smith - Posted on 15 June 2011

The Denver Art Museum seeks a Database Administrator to manage, develop, modify, and support the Museum's database-driven systems, with the end goal of improving and optimizing the Museum's business processes.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

 

  • Under the direction of the Director of Technology, supports all of the Denver Art Museum's database-driven systems, including business/financial systems, digital repositories, and web content
  • Database design and performance tuning
  • Data normalization and systems optimization
  • Integration of data from multiple sources for consumption via web-based applications
  • Direct technical support to departmental system administrators
  • Business analysis of currently implemented processes and databases
  • Schema design for data transport formats, including XML and JSON

Job Qualifications

 

  • Demonstrated experience with relational database design, performance tuning, and capacity planning for MS SQL, MySQL, and Postgres environments, required
  • Knowledge of database replication and database monitoring, required
  • Demonstrated experience with report-writing tools such as Crystal or SSRS, required
  • Demonstrated experience with data normalization, required
  • Strong business analysis skills, with formal business analysis experience using BPML or similar a plus
  • Familiarity with non-relational data stores, including semantic triple stores, NoSQL, and native XML databases a plus
  • Knowledge of current web technologies (web servers, application servers, LAMP, common CMS tools) a plus
  • Familiarity with museum or library collections management systems a plus
  • Familiarity with normalization tools such as Google Refine (or design of custom tools using scripting) a plus

Education or Formal Training

Bachelor's degree in computer-related field such as Computer Science or Information Systems, or a strong combination of education and relevant work experience

Additional Information
This is a full-time position with benefits. Posting closes on June 30, 2011. If you are interested in this position, please email your cover letter and resume to: hrcoordinator[at]denverartmuseum[dot]org In the subject line of your email, please list your name first followed by the position you are interested in obtaining. It is the policy of the Denver Art Museum to prohibit discrimination against any person or organization based on age, race, sex, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, marital status, gender, veteran status, political service, affiliation or disability.

Application Deadline: Thursday, June 30, 2011