Database Administrator III

Role Description

Designs, implements and oversees the physical design and operation of the organization’s databases in order to maintain security and integrity controls.

• Oversees operations of on-premises and cloud-based database environments, including production, non-production, and disaster recovery systems.
• Designs, implements, and supports hybrid database architectures across on-premises and cloud-based environments.
• Leads database migration efforts, including cloud transition strategies with low- to near-zero downtime.
• Implements and supports data replication, synchronization, and change data capture solutions.
• Designs, configures, and supports virtualized database environments with a focus on performance and scalability.
• Develops, maintains, and tests enterprise backup and disaster recovery strategies across hybrid environments.
• Collaborates with infrastructure teams to optimize database storage performance across SAN/NAS and cloud-based storage environments.
• Designs and develops advanced SQL solutions, including high-performance stored procedures, indexing strategies, and query tuning.
• Builds, deploys, and maintains SSIS packages and modern ETL pipelines.
• Implements and maintains high availability and resiliency solutions, including Always On Availability Groups, clustering, replication, and geo-replication.
• Automates database administration, monitoring, deployment, and maintenance processes using scripting and infrastructure automation tools.
• Monitors system health and performance; proactively resolves bottlenecks.
• Establishes and enforces database security standards, including encryption, identity integration, and auditing.
• Advises leadership on data strategy, cloud adoption, and modernization efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a computer related field from an accredited college or university and six (6) to eight (8) years of experience in related field; or an equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate.
• Azure Data Engineer Associate or AWS equivalent.
• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP).
• Oracle GoldenGate certification preferred.
• Ability to organize work for timely completion.
• Ability to speak, write, read, and understand English.
• Ability to follow complex oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Skill in Microsoft Office applications.
• Skill using database platforms, including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, Azure SQL Database, and Amazon RDS.
• Skill using cloud platforms, including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.
• Skill using data integration and replication tools, including Oracle GoldenGate, SQL Server Integration Services, and Azure Data Factory.
• Skill using virtualization technologies, including VMware and Oracle VM.
• Skill using automation, scripting, and infrastructure automation tools, including PowerShell and Terraform.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Ability to commute with personal transportation.

Requirements

• Ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (up to 20 pounds).
• Functions are regularly performed inside without potential for exposure to adverse conditions, such as inclement weather, atmospheric elements and pathogenic substances.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.