Database Administrator (Advanced)

Nexiva•Tallahassee, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is seeking a highly experienced Database Administrator (Advanced) to support enterprise database administration, architecture, optimization, and operational activities across mission-critical systems. This position plays a key role in maintaining highly available, secure, and high-performing SQL Server, Oracle, and GIS database environments supporting statewide transportation applications. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in enterprise database administration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, database security, and production support while collaborating closely with infrastructure teams, application developers, business analysts, and project managers. This is a full-time onsite position located in Tallahassee, Florida.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
Minimum 5 years of enterprise database administration experience supporting large-scale production environments.
Advanced experience administering: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or newer, Oracle Database 10g or newer
Extensive experience with: Database design, Performance tuning, SQL optimization, Database security, Backup and recovery, Database monitoring, Production support, Troubleshooting enterprise database environments
Microsoft Azure SQL
AWS database technologies and services
ESRI ArcGIS Server Administration
GIS and Spatial Databases
ESRI SDE Geodatabases
Enterprise Data Warehousing
Database Automation
Enterprise Database Architecture
Capacity Planning
Database Standards and Governance
Infrastructure Support
Database Migration Projects
Strong hands-on experience with: Microsoft SQL Server Administration, Oracle Database Administration, SQL Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Database Monitoring, Backup & Recovery, High Availability (HA), Database Security, Database Schema Design, Relational Database Design, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, SQL Code Reviews, Database Documentation, Database Migration, Enterprise Production Support, GIS Database Administration, ArcGIS Server, ESRI SDE Geodatabases
Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to: Design, implement, and administer enterprise relational databases.
Independently troubleshoot and resolve complex production database issues.
Perform advanced database performance analysis and optimization.
Develop scalable database solutions aligned with enterprise architecture.
Analyze business requirements and translate them into efficient database designs.
Estimate effort for database development and administration activities.
Build long-term database strategies supporting organizational objectives.
Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Work collaboratively across cross-functional technical teams.
Mentor junior database administrators and technical staff.

Responsibilities

Administer, maintain, and support enterprise SQL Server, Oracle, and GIS databases.
Design, implement, optimize, and maintain enterprise database environments.
Monitor database performance, availability, and health while proactively identifying and resolving issues.
Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and SQL code reviews.
Develop, implement, and maintain database standards, administration procedures, and operational documentation.
Support database activities for application development, modernization initiatives, upgrades, and production deployments.
Design database schemas and support enterprise data architecture initiatives.
Assist with data warehousing, database migration, and enterprise integration projects.
Implement database backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions.
Ensure database security, compliance, and adherence to enterprise governance standards.
Troubleshoot complex production database issues and provide root cause analysis.
Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure engineers, project managers, business analysts, and data analysts.
Participate in database capacity planning and long-term infrastructure planning.
Mentor junior database administrators and technical team members.
Prepare technical specifications, architecture documentation, and operational procedures.
Recommend continuous improvements to database performance, reliability, scalability, and security.