Bemidji, Minnesota
Posted: 03-Dec-24
Location: Bemidji, Minnesota
Internal Number: JOB_POSTING-3-3452
Job Description
Bemidji State University (BSU) and Northwest Technical College (NTC) invite applicants to join our Information Technology Services (ITS) team as a Data Base Administrator/Integration Specialist.
The Data Base Administrator/Integration Specialist provides technical expertise in the analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of applications and database systems in support of the academic and administrative information technology requirements for Bemidji State University (BSU) and Northwest Technical College (NTC).Additionally, the position provides online, real-time and ad-hoc data reporting using university and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Minnesota State) relational databases.
Responsibilities of the Data Base Administrator/Integration Specialist include:
Administering database systems utilizing industry standards for the analysis, design, testing, implementation, and maintenance while integrating database system tools and applications to optimize security, effectiveness, and efficiency. Overseeing the integration of Minnesota State operational data with other BSU and NTC database systems. Monitoring current and plan for future resource requirements to ensure database systems can handle expected workload and growth. Providing input to the development of guidelines, policies, and procedures for data management and adhere to Minnesota State security guidelines. Participating in the development of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans as it pertains to database and application recovery. Participating in data governance initiatives. Ensuring that databases are tuned for optimization, provide data integrity, are backed up, maintained, and secure. Inclusion in the user provisioning and de-provisioning process are part of expected outcomes. Percent of Time:35%
Developing and maintaining system and software integrations and components, including but not limited to; application to application integrations, services, internal and external APIs, file transfers, and EDI and SQL queries. Collaborating with appropriate instructional and technical staff to support, manage, and optimize the use of software to support quality teaching and learning. Working with end users to understand data requirements. Providing comprehensive solutions that meet the requirements of end users. Ensuring seamless communication and data exchange. Ensuring different systems work together and that new software programs are compatible with existing software. Developing and maintaining system and software integrations and components, encompassing various functionalities such as application-to-application integrations, services, both internal and external APIs, file transfers, and handling of EDI and SQL queries. Collaborating closely with instructional and technical personnel to effectively support, manage, and enhance software utilization in facilitating high-quality teaching and learning experiences. Engaging with end users to ascertain their data requirements and deliver comprehensive solutions that fulfill their needs. Ensuring smooth communication and data exchange across different systems, guaranteeing compatibility between new software programs and existing ones.Percent of Time: 35%
Developing applications in support of academic and administrative business requirements to include all phases of application development: analysis, design, testing, implementation, maintenance, documentation, and training. Conducting analysis of business processes to ensure the integration of multiple programming languages, tools, databases, operating systems, and platforms are in alignment with the requirements of the various business and academic units. Provisioning and de-provisioning of data access levels for information security integrity will be provided to ensure the stability of mission critical applications for BSU, NTC and Minnesota State. Ensuring that expected outcomes include applications developed to meet design and functionality requirements and align with business objectives. Outcomes also include maintaining applications for a secure, robust, and stable computing environment. Percent of Time: 15%?
Providing programming to extract, store, manage, and report data from the Minnesota State ERP and databases in an appropriate format. Working with business analysts to derive functional requirements broken down into appropriate table sources, schemas, relationships, application design, and data presentation format. Developing and implementing applications and query sets for self-service and web-based delivery. Creating and organizing documentation for future development, historical information, contingency and life-cycle planning. Ensuring that applications and query sets meet the specified requirements, data is presented in a useful and easy-to-understand format. Expected outcomes include providing a secure environment, ensuring data integrity, data efficiency and life-cycle planning. Percent of Time:5%
Professional development and continuous improvement will be obtained by attending conferences or participating in web-based training. Professional development and continuous improvement will also include obtaining knowledge of current technology trends by reviewing trade publications, software and hardware documentation, and participation in professional IT organizations through personal attendance, e-mails, and newsletters. Percent of Time: 5%
Performing other duties as assigned to ensure the continuity of operations of the Information Technology Services department for BSU and NTC. Percent of Time:5%
Minimum Qualifications
Experience in professional database administration, software integration or application development.
Experience and knowledge of relational database design and creation which includes table design and creation, joining logic, developing stored procedures, and database optimization using one of the following database engines: Oracle, MSSQL Server, or MySQL
Experience in application development that integrates multiple programming languages, data sources, operating systems, and platforms into single solution systems.
Experience programming to extract, store, manage, and report data.
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills sufficient to write technical documentation in a concise manner and convey technical information using non-technical language.
Preferred Qualification
Bachelor?s degree in computer science, computer information systems, or related degree.
Two (2) years of professional database administration, software integration or application development experience.
Experience and knowledge with Minnesota State databases.
Experience and knowledge with MSSQL Server, MySQL, Visual Studio, .Net, XML, and Microsoft Access
Demonstrated interpersonal and analytical skills to work closely and effectively with customers in the design, development, and ongoing support of application and reporting systems to support the business needs of the institution.
Demonstrated skills with critical and strategic thinking, planning, project management, and problem-solving.
Ability to establish priorities on multiple projects to meet deadlines while paying attention to details.
Ability to lead and work as part of a team, as well as independently toward assigned goals.
A demonstrated commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
Other Requirements
All applicants must be able to lawfully accept employment in the United States at the time of an offer of employment.
Official transcript(s) must be provided to Human Resources upon hire.
Employment for this position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement for the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE), which can be found at https://mn.gov/mmb/employee-relations/labor-relations/labor/mape.jsp
In accordance with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MinnState) Vehicle Fleet Safety Program, faculty and staff driving on college/university business, who use a rental or state vehicle, shall be required to complete a vehicle Use Agreement form and conform to MinnState's vehicle use criteria and consent to a motor vehicle records check annually.
BSU and NTC are tobacco free workplaces (see policy).
Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)
Unlimited Full-time; Monday ? Friday 8:00 a.m. ? 4:30 p.m.
Pay Range
Depends on qualifications; current pay range is $32.89 ? $54.06 per hour.
Internal Bid Process
Open for Bids from eligible MAPE members from 12/2/2024 ? 12/9/2024. Any current employee interested in this position and eligible to bid should submit a Bid Application by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, December 9, 2024, to Mary Miller in the HR office at mary.miller@bemidjistate.edu. The bid form may also be found on the Human Resources website. Note: Internal bid applications will be considered prior to filling the position via the public application process and, therefore, this posting may be closed due to contractual obligations.
Telework (Yes/No)
Telework currently not available for this position.
Inquiries About the Position
Marie Bock, Interim Chief Information Officer
If you have general questions about this posting or submitting an application, contact Mary Miller at mary.miller@bemidjistate.edu
About
UNIVERSITY / COMMUNITY
WHY BEMIDJI:
It?s more than a job. It?s an opportunity for the extraordinary.
On the idyllic shores of Lake Bemidji, cradled among the limitless natural beauty of the North Woods and neighbored by Minnesota?s three largest Indigenous nations, Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College offer opportunities for the extraordinary.
Bemidji State University has been ranked as one of the top 30 public institutions in the Midwest region by U.S. News & World Report each year since 2019. BSU offers its diverse student body a comprehensive spectrum of opportunities with nearly 120 undergraduate degrees and emphasis areas in more than 50 areas of study, 14 pre-professional programs, and 14 graduate programs and certificates.
As Bemidji State continues its second century of service, our vision is simple: we educate people to lead inspired lives. To achieve this, BSU centers diversity, equity and inclusion as a core value and strives to create a campus culture in which all members are free to be their authentic selves. BSU also proactively engages with Indigenous communities in northern Minnesota and nationwide toward its goal of becoming a destination university.
Northwest Technical College, one of only three pure technical colleges remaining in Minnesota, helps around 1,000 students align their education with their employment goals. NTC offers more than three dozen certificates, diplomas, and degrees in five career paths. For more than 50 years, NTC has prepared students for fulfilling careers in well-paying, in-demand fields. NTC's accessible, affordable, hands-on programs also help employers meet their ever-growing need for a highly skilled workforce. With an open-enrollment policy and affordable tuition, NTC meets students where they are with a convenient mix of on-campus, online, and hybrid courses.
BSU and NTC are members of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities, the third-largest system of higher education institutions in the United States. The schools share a unique alignment, with administration and student services generally having dual responsibilities to serve both campuses. Through this alignment, NTC students can take advantage of services, support, activities, and opportunities at BSU that expand and enhance their college experience ? such as full access to BSU?s library and the ability to live in BSU?s on-campus resident housing.
For the first time, a joint strategic planning process will guide the future directions for both institutions. The schools are pursuing four shared strategic priorities: student success, the Nisidotaading initiative, northern distinction, and telling our story. These priorities will serve as the foundations for master planning processes for facilities, academic programs, fundraising, information technology, intercollegiate athletics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, among others.
The Nisidotaading initiative ? named for an Ojibwe phrase meaning ?building mutual understanding? ? is creating a statewide center of excellence. It will develop communities of practice meant to help Minnesota State colleges and universities better educate their campus communities on historical trauma and lived experiences of their Indigenous populations, and how to most effectively guide Indigenous students toward their educational goals. In addition, BSU is the first university in the United States to expose all of its students to a course on Indigenous people before graduation.
Bemidji State University acknowledges that it is located on land and water that is the current and ancestral homeland of the Ojibwe and Dakota. We acknowledge the painful history of genocide, forced assimilation, and efforts to alienate the Indigenous inhabitants from their territory here. We honor and respect the many diverse Indigenous peoples still connected to this land, retained tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, and cultural resilience. Indigenous people are spiritual and physical caretakers of this land to which we all belong. Bemidji State University respects these sacred lands, stands with the community members from these Nations, and will fight injustice in all its forms.
At Minnesota State, the work we do is more than just a job. In their pursuit of purpose, connection, and growth, our employees play a critical role on our campuses. They develop policies, provide essential services, and work to improve the well-being and quality of life for our students and for all Minnesotans. Minnesota State is committed to equity and inclusion, and we invest in our employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities. Unlock your potential through possibility.
The City of Bemidji
Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College lie amid the lakes and forests of northern Minnesota. Bemidji State occupies a wooded campus along the western shore of Lake Bemidji while Northwest Technical College lies just three miles east, near Bemidji?s robust industrial district.?
The city sits between Minnesota?s three largest American Indian tribal nations: the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, the Red Lake Nation and the White Earth Nation. When settling the Bemidji area in 1750, the Ojibwe people named the lake Bemidjigamaag, which means ?a lake with crossing waters? as the Mississippi River flows in from the south and exits on the east. Today, a city proper with a population of around 15,000 serves as a regional economic and cultural hub for about 100,000 Minnesotans.
Located just minutes away from a thriving downtown Bemidji, both the BSU and NTC campus communities have convenient access to affordable restaurants, fine-dining experiences, cozy coffee shops, grocery stores ? including a natural foods co-op ? city parks, and nearly unlimited outdoor recreational opportunities. Small, locally-owned shops and art sculptures line Bemidji's downtown streets, while national chains are also found in and around the area.?The historic Paul Bunyan Playhouse has a calendar of classic shows, restaurants offer weekly live music performances, the First Friday Art Walk provides a tour of new monthly art exhibits, and annual festivals bring the community together throughout the year.?
Additionally, the North Woods setting means students, staff, and faculty have a variety of activities available at their fingertips year-round. With more than 400 lakes ? and a 240-acre research forest owned by BSU ? within 25 miles of the city, there is easy access to kayaking, canoeing, swimming, boating, paddle boarding, hunting, hiking, biking, foraging, fishing, and more. An expansive network of?multi-use trail systems is available for running, cross-country skiing, single-track or fat-tire biking, and skijoring. Further, downhill skiing, snowboarding, and tubing lie just north of Bemidji at the Buena Vista Ski Area.
Bemidji is also near two of Minnesota?s 66 state parks:?Lake Bemidji State Park, which sits along Lake Bemidji?s northern shore, and Itasca State Park, home to the majestic Mississippi River Headwaters. Both parks are popular recreational and camping destinations where locals and tourists gather for sailing, swimming, and fishing during the summer months, and?skating, hockey, curling, and?yes?more fishing in the winter.?
Of course, no tour of Bemidji is complete without a visit to ? and a selfie with ? its two most famous residents: the iconic statues of Paul Bunyan and his trusty companion, Babe the Blue Ox. The famed duo, which has greeted visitors to Bemidji since 1937, is on the National Register of Historic Places and was once ranked by Kodak as the second most-photographed statue in America.
For further information, visit our websites at: http://www.bemidjistate.edu and https://www.ntcmn.edu
Review a "special report on how this former lumber town has rebuilt itself as a high-speed, regional center of enterprise" at Bemidji 2.0
Other Resources:
Visit Bemidji ? https://www.visitbemidji.com/
218 Relocate / Greater Bemidji ? https://www.218relocate.com/
Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce ? https://www.bemidji.org/
Explore Minnesota ? https://www.exploreminnesota.com/article/top-things-to-do-bemidji
Statement of Notice
Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College prohibit discrimination and sexual violence of any kind. Contact the Center for Civil Rights Investigation Office if you have concerns regarding discrimination and/or sexual violence. Per Minnesota State System Procedure 1B.3.1, all universities and colleges must provide contact information of their Title IX Coordinator.
Megan Zothman, Campus Human Resources Officer & Title IX Coordinator
Email: TitleIX@bemidjistate.edu or Megan.Zothman@BemidjiState.edu
Phone: (218) 755-2502
1500 Birchmont Drive NE, Deputy Hall, Room 335, Bemidji, MN 56601