Job/Position DescriptionThe Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) seeks highly qualified candidates to fill the Database Administrator II position within the Access and Eligibility Services (AES), 2-1-1 Texas Information and Referral Network (2-1-1 TIRN). AES is driven by its mission to connect Texans to people, services and supports by helping individuals and families in need of food, medical care, cash assistance and other social services. 2-1-1 TIRN connects Texans to services by providing information and referral to community and governmental resources online at 211texas.org and by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The ideal candidate will thrive in an environment that emphasizes: a passion for service, innovation through new ideas, customer-first thinking, consistent and reliable service provision, embracing our differences as a source of strength, accomplishing more through partnership, and learning for continuous improvement.The Database Administrator II works under general supervision of the 2-1-1 Texas Information and Referral Network (TIRN) Program supervisor and performs advanced work in planning, developing, maintaining, and monitoring the integrated 2-1-1 TIRN database and technology-related applications. This position initiates and manages technical database and application-related projects to achieve program goals. This position monitors the progress and schedule of database-related projects and communicates pertinent information to stakeholders, contractors, management, and other relevant parties. This position analyzes, evaluates, recommends, and implements policies and procedures related to the use of the 2-1-1 TIRN database and related applications. This position coordinates communication of a technical and non-technical nature to various stakeholders and business partners. The position may assign and/or supervise the work of others, particularly the work of the database, reporting, resources and emergency management, and/or training subject matter experts. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Essential Job FunctionsIn coordination with HHSC IT and technology contractors designs, develops, maintains, and tests the 2-1-1 Texas Information and Referral Network (TIRN) database, websites, and applications; performs database performance monitoring, develops performance monitoring tools, identifies database performance problems, and implements efficiency and capacity improvements and updates for the 2-1-1 TIRN database; determines, implements, and enhances database architecture standards to meet 2-1-1 TIRN Program needs, application performance needs, and security requirements; designs or coordinates with HHSC IT and technology contractors the designing of policies and procedures necessary to save and recover databases from hardware and software failures on test, training, and production platforms and environments; plans and coordinates storage, retrieval, migration, and archiving of existing and new data to data management software systems; determines database storage requirements; establishes and controls database, website, and application security; determines and implements database search strategies; performs and/or coordinates the loading of databases and reorganizes as needed, performing data modeling and prototyping, and analyzing, designing, and implementing databases; performs related work as assigned. (35%)Formulates project plans outlining steps to design, https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=597983 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.