Database Administrator

About this Position:

Job Title: Database Administrator

Mandatory Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology, Computer Science, Database Administration, Management Information Systems, or a related field.

• 5 years of hands-on experience administering production relational databases (e.g., MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Oracle).

• Experience performing backup restoration, disaster recovery, query optimization, and performance tuning in a production environment.

• Experience monitoring database health and diagnosing system failures or bottlenecks. Ability to write, review, and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and functions. Experience supporting applications in an O&M environment.

• It is preferred that the person has experience with government systems.

Scope of Work / Responsibilities and Tasks:

Job Duty 1: Database Monitoring & Maintenance

• Monitor database performance, health, and stability.

• Perform routine maintenance, index management, and optimization.

• Ensure backup processes are functioning properly and reliably.

Job Duty 2: Troubleshooting and Incident Response

• Diagnose issues affecting application performance or availability.

• Respond rapidly in the event of system degradation or outage.

• Restore services and database functionality, including rollback or backup restoration when necessary.

Job Duty 3: Disaster Recovery

• Maintain and test recovery procedures.

• Ensure high availability and data integrity.

• Recommend improvements to reliability and performance.

Job Duty 4: Documentation

• Document database configurations, maintenance routines, recovery steps, and any changes being made.

• Create technical documentation of recommended solutions.

Job Duty 5: Support and Coordination

• Work with personnel to communicate issues, recovery steps, and impacts.

• Assist with minor enhancements or database structure adjustments.