{"id":40387,"date":"2021-05-19T19:52:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T02:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=40387"},"modified":"2021-05-19T19:52:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T02:52:54","slug":"job-database-specialist-part-time-blue-leaf-environmental-seattle-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-database-specialist-part-time-blue-leaf-environmental-seattle-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Database Specialist (Part-time), Blue Leaf Environmental (Seattle, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Database Specialist (Part-time)<\/h2>\n<p>Provide data management solutions for large- and small-scale fisheries projects. Determine the needs of clients and end-users and design the database architecture and user-friendly applications required by them. Primary duties will be to build and maintain databases as well as custom applications. That said, a flexible candidate who could potentially support Blue Leaf in other capacities beyond database management would be a notable plus. This could include but is not limited; fisheries field work, data collection, data analysis, reporting, and\/or proposal writing.<\/p>\n<p>Database Manager\/Programmer Job Duties and Responsibilities<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Design, create and maintain Microsoft SQL and other databases. Ensure data are secure and organized.<\/li>\n<li>Research, design, develop, test, analyze, deploy, maintain, and support user-friendly custom software applications, including existing applications that were created in Microsoft Access with back ends in Access and Microsoft SQL Server.<\/li>\n<li>Migrate current solutions over time to more current or appropriate technologies including Azure hosted databases and other cloud front-end, reporting and analysis tools.<\/li>\n<li>Using modern tools and\/or Microsoft Access, create forms that run processes, queries, pass-through queries to SQL Server stored procedures, and reports.<\/li>\n<li>Develop data import, export, and update processes.<\/li>\n<li>Create SQL stored procedures and custom algorithms for assessing fisheries behavioral and survival questions.<\/li>\n<li>Combine, clean, and convert historical fisheries data from multiple file types and formats into new multi-year databases that can be easily queried.<\/li>\n<li>Create cloud-based and\/or Mobile Apps for field data collection.<\/li>\n<li>Meet with clients (staff and external consulting clients) regarding their database and application needs.<\/li>\n<li>Write specifications for software projects, and write and implement efficient code.<\/li>\n<li>Develop data QA\/QC processes.<\/li>\n<li>Create user-friendly documentation for databases and software applications.<\/li>\n<li>Train end users and resolve user problems and questions.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to proposals by writing the data management section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Knowledge and Experience<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Database design, implementation and management.<\/li>\n<li>Track record of successful hands-on experience designing, developing, testing, and deploying custom software applications.<\/li>\n<li>Proficient in Microsoft Office, VBA, SQL, and Microsoft SQL Server. Experience with R is a plus.<\/li>\n<li>Experience with cloud database technologies like Azure and modern analysis tools like Power BI preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledgeable of multiple programming languages and ability to learn new technologies quickly as required.<\/li>\n<li>Good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. Attention to detail is a must.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work independently and in a team environment.<\/li>\n<li>Experience with database and programming work in a scientific setting is a plus.<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science or related field and 2+ years\u2019 experience, or Associate degree and 4 years related experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To apply send a cover letter with resume listing your qualifications and availability to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:employment@blueleafenviro.com\">employment@blueleafenviro.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8699,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,32,33,19,7,8,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40387"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40387"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40388,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40387\/revisions\/40388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}