SENIOR DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

Arizona Department of Administration • Phoenix, AZ

2d • $71,677 - $90,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Economic Security (DES) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join their team as a Database Administrator Senior (Senior Database Administrator). This role is responsible for the overall management and maintenance of information databases used to operate IT applications and systems, including SQL Server, Azure Databases, Azure Managed Instances and Azure pipelines, along with various physical data models, technical architecture, and system interfaces. The position involves partnering and collaborating with other application teams and infrastructure operations to ensure database performance standards meet agency-set service level agreements. This position may offer the ability to work remotely within Arizona, depending on department needs and consistent performance.

Requirements

• Knowledge of physical data models, technical architecture, system interfaces, database querying and management tools.
• Knowledge of backup and recovery best practices.
• Knowledge of query tuning and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of SQL based query languages, applicable IT systems and applications.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of databases.
• Proficient with Relational Databases Management System (RDBMS) (e.g. MySQL, SQL Server, etc.).
• Proficient in Google Suite products, MS Office and similar like programs (e.g. Linux, Windows, etc.).
• Proficient in installing and supporting Very Large Database (VLDB) systems.
• Skill in leadership, critical thinking, customer centric approach.
• Skill in collaborating with all levels of management and stakeholders.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Skill in negotiating resolution of work issues.
• Skill in maintaining integrity, security, and availability of databases.
• Skill in developing new systems and tools.
• Skill in documenting and maintaining data system procedures.
• Skill in database design, both physical and logical.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Skill in handling high-stress situations and exhibits poise and focus.
• Skill in troubleshooting complex and distributed systems.
• Ability to balance, prioritize, and organize multiple tasks.
• Ability to work collaboratively or in teams and across organizations.
• Ability to correlate IT industry standard best practices to regularly executed solutions.
• Ability to develop and write technical documentation.
• Ability to apply creative solutions to business problems to ensure business needs are met most effectively.
• Ability to install, model, design, and support relational databases.
• Ability to evaluate and test emerging technologies.
• Ability to assist developers in troubleshooting application failures.
• Ability to maintain database availability that will meet required Service Level Agreements.
• Ability to design and implement a high-availability strategy.
• Ability to perform disaster recovery.
• Ability to perform analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data organization.
• Ability to mentor, coach, and lead others.
• Ability to build strong relationships inside and outside the organizations.
• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 or more years of experience in database administration (or equivalent experience).

Nice To Haves

• N/A

Responsibilities

• Partners and collaborates with development teams to design, configure, implement, and administer all data management and governance protocols.
• Develops and manages the information life-cycle, designs infrastructure and data integration controls.
• Installs, monitors, proactively solves problems and directs proactive and reactive measures to ensure the availability, integrity, confidentiality, and reliability of database systems.
• Meets performance standards in accordance with service level agreements.
• Identifies data sources, constructs data decomposition diagrams, provides data flow diagrams, and documents the process.
• Implements and reviews appropriate security guidelines/mechanisms.
• Utilizes business strategy and cascades business intelligence needs to the database level.
• Analyzes and reports performance of database operations against key database performance metrics.
• Develops and tests database migration procedures and performs database migrations.
• Designs, configures, implements, and administers all databases for the respective parties involved.
• Develops database administration tools/utilities/operation procedures.
• Builds and manages the database disaster recovery and backup plan.
• Performs database maintenance functions.
• Moves, rebuilds, or changes database objects as required in production.
• Identifies opportunities for use of solutions to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
• Mentors and coaches others performing similar job responsibilities while maintaining and enforcing departmental data standards.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and long-term disability plans
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child.
• Deferred compensation plan
• Wellness plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Stipend Opportunities
• Infant at Work Program
• Rideshare and Public Transit Subsidy
• Career Advancement & Employee Development Opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior