Database Administrator

Texas Rangers•Arlington, TX

About The Position

The Texas Rangers are seeking an Infrastructure, Applications & Database Administrator to design, administer, secure, optimize, and evolve the organization’s core infrastructure, enterprise applications, databases, and data platforms. The role combines infrastructure engineering, database administration, and application management. The successful candidate will be the primary technical owner for SQL Server environments, AWS Relational Database Service, PostgreSQL, Tableau, and other business intelligence reporting platforms. This hands-on position calls for strong troubleshooting, project leadership, thorough documentation, and a commitment to operational excellence. It supports organization-wide data initiatives, system performance, and technology modernization.

Requirements

At least three years of experience in database administration, infrastructure administration, application support, or a related technical discipline.
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, database performance tuning and optimization, Tableau Server, and Tableau Cloud or other BI platforms.
Knowledge of database administration, performance tuning, and security.
Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication abilities.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
Knowledge of ITIL processes and enterprise IT operations.

Nice To Haves

Associate's or bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary database administrator for Microsoft SQL Server environments.
Design, implement, and maintain highly available and secure database platforms.
Manage SQL Server installations and upgrades, PostgreSQL environments, AWS Relational Database Service, Google Cloud Platform databases, database patching and lifecycle management, backup and recovery, disaster recovery planning, performance tuning, replication, and high-availability technologies.
Monitor database performance, availability, storage consumption, and growth; develop maintenance plans and operational standards.
Implement database security controls, auditing, encryption, and compliance requirements.
Support data integration, ETL processes, application data services, enterprise data architecture initiatives, and modernization projects.
Collaborate with application owners and business stakeholders to improve data availability and usability.
Administer and support Tableau Server and Tableau environments; develop governance standards for enterprise reporting and analytics; support BI data sources, dashboards, extracts, and integrations.
Coordinate vendor relationships, support escalations, and software upgrades.
Monitor application performance, availability, and system health, and troubleshoot application- and database-related issues.
Maintain application architecture documentation and support procedures; document solution designs, architecture diagrams, and operational guides.
Provide application and security guidance and manage critical platforms for business stakeholders.
Provide third-level support and troubleshooting for business and baseball systems.
Work with cybersecurity consultants to maintain secure technology platforms and ensure compliance with security policies, governance standards, and regulatory requirements.
Support vulnerability remediation, participate in risk assessments and security reviews, assist with incident response investigations involving identity, data, or applications, and implement monitoring and auditing controls across infrastructure and data platforms.
Perform other duties as assigned.