DBA Analyst 1 or 2

Louisiana State University

3d•$55,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a Louisiana State University academic research institute, is seeking a Database Administrator in Computing Services. The DBA Analyst is responsible for installation, configuration, administration, security, performance, availability, and lifecycle management of enterprise database systems. The position supports critical data resources across administrative, basic science, clinical research, population science, and enterprise applications by ensuring their integrity, reliability, security, and accessibility. The DBA Analyst works with application owners, developers, analysts, and technology teams to support existing systems, implement new solutions, maintain regulatory compliance, and integrate databases with enterprise technology services. The role supports databases, applications, integrations, reporting platforms, and analytics environments across administrative, research, clinical, population science, and public-facing operations. This position is based at LSU Pennington Biomedical in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is not eligible for remote work. The approved hiring range is $55,000–$75,000 annually, depending on the selected applicant’s qualifications and experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Database Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
For DBA Analyst 1: 1–3 years of experience in database administration, database development, or related IT support.
For DBA Analyst 2: 3–5 years of experience in database administration, database development, or demonstrated experience administering Microsoft SQL Server environments, including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, database maintenance, and user access management.
Strong working knowledge of SQL, T-SQL scripting, relational database architecture, database design, data modeling, and stored procedures.
Experience monitoring and optimizing database performance through query analysis, execution plans, indexing, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
Hands-on experience developing and maintaining database backup, restoration, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
Knowledge of SQL Server security administration, including authentication, permissions, role management, encryption, auditing, and data protection practices.
Experience troubleshooting complex database performance issues, connectivity problems, application integrations, and data inconsistencies.
Experience supporting database environments across development, testing, staging, and production.
Ability to analyze technical problems, evaluate solutions, and implement improvements that enhance database reliability, availability, and performance.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with developers, IT professionals, analysts, and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, upgrade, patch, monitor, and maintain enterprise database systems, including database objects, user access, permissions, configurations, and deployment environments.
Monitor database health, availability, and performance; identify and resolve issues; and optimize queries, indexing, and database configurations.
Develop and maintain backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
Implement database security controls, auditing, and compliance requirements to protect institutional data.
Support enterprise applications and database integrations, including data migrations, ETL processes, data exchanges, web applications, and reporting systems.
Support data warehouse and business intelligence environments, including data modeling, reporting, analytics, and data governance initiatives.
Develop and maintain database standards, procedures, and documentation.
Collaborate with developers, analysts, application teams, stakeholders, and other technology teams on enterprise technology initiatives.