*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 atwww.drhorton.comfor more information.


*D.R. Horton, Inc.*is currently looking for an*_Database Administrator III_*. The right candidate willbe 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



*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
* Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral form or via DRH applications
* Proficiency with MS Office and email
* Ability to sit for majority of 8-hour workday; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision



*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, Vision and Dental
* 401(K)
* Employee Stock Purchase Plan
* Flex Spending Accounts
* Life Insurance
* Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays



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**Job:** **Information Technology*

**Organization:** **Corporate*


**Title:** *Database Administrator III*

**Location:** *TX-Arlington*

**Requisition ID:** *2207275*
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