Database Developer Contract

Job ID: 314036

Department

ORGN OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS (BL-OAMH-IUBLA)

Department
Information

The Organization of American Historians (OAH) is the largest scholarly organization devoted to the history of the
United States, and to promoting excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of that history. An international non-profit
membership organization, the OAH has over 6,000 members who are university and college professors as well as individuals employed in a
variety of scholarly and institutional settings, including libraries, museums, national parks, and historical societies.

Job
Summary

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, programs, implements, and maintains all
  aspects of internal OAH databases (including member management systems, publication and conference submission systems, and financial
  reporting and tracking systems), and database interfacing with third-party CMSs
• Troubleshoots issues and develops fixes to
  database and IT systems as needed
• Ensures IT security and compliance with IU information technology and data policies
• Creates and maintains development, maintenance, and security documentation for all OAH IT systems
• Undertakes research and
  self-study to remain current on database and other IT systems best practices
• Serves as OAH IT lead and IT point of contact for
  IU
• Develops and maintains annual OAH IT department budget with responsibility for tracking expenses
• Has supervisory
  responsibilities for OAH Website Developer

General Responsibilities

• Provides experienced design,
  development, and implementation of databases with an emphasis on performance, security, and stability; determines technical feasibility and
  design solutions related to hardware and software requirements; conducts related planning, programming, data modeling, data flow
  diagramming, structural design, and testing
• Delivers and reports on data through the development of stored procedures, triggers,
  functions, and views; creates database queries, indexes, and writes data load scripts; designs, tunes, and indexes data tables
• Troubleshoots issues and develops normalized database solutions; reviews monitoring tools and query execution plans to maintain or increase
  query efficiency; performs root cause analysis on query performance issues
• Creates and maintains documentation for all database
  development projects and/or activities
• Researches and stays current with database development trends and best practices;
  recommends database standards, policies, and procedures

Qualifications

Combinations of related education
and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the
minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor’s
  degree (preferably in computer science, information systems, or related field)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of database planning, design, development or related experience

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of
  professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to
  quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of
  specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and
other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office
environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana

Advertised Salary

$59,000 – $62,000 per year

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional
  supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time
  Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our
online Benefits Brochure.

Job Classification

Career
Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Information Technology

Job Family: Database Admin & Development

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employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected
veteran status. Indiana University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including
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