Under the general supervision of the Branch Manager in the Public Health Applications Division of Texas Health & Human Services (HHS) IT, serves as a Senior Database Administrator performing highly advanced (Senior-level) database administration work. Work involves providing for efficient and effective storage, retrieval, customization, and archiving of data to ensure integrated database systems. The Database Administrator will ensure that data is available to users; data remains consistent across the database; is clearly defined and there is provision for data security and recovery control (ensuring all data is retrievable in an emergency), maintain the integrity, performance and security of the databases of many SQL application databases, Mongo DB and PostgreSQL Database. This Database Administrator is responsible for the maintenance, administration, and performance of databases including SQL server. The DBA is a key player in maximizing database performance. Main responsibilities are keeping the databases up and running all the time. Ability to do DML and DLL script deployments to various environments. Daily monitoring of the applications for their uptime, and error resolutions. This position provides product and/or process expertise necessary to support design, development, testing and execution of solutions, utilizes business and technical knowledge of server platforms/operating systems to develop and support data, databases or vendor products, implements data monitoring solutions to monitor the database performance and evaluate complex information coming from a variety of sources, develops and implements data validation processes, works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for initiative and independent judgement, performs advanced analysis and design duties, maintains an understanding of how technology can enhance and offer a range of solutions for continual improvement of processes in order to increase business value and/or improve efficiencies. Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned. Work outside of regular hours may be required. Must be willing to work onsite at an Austin, TX HHS office three (3), or more, days per week. Selected candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.