Database Administrator

$93,911 - $115,041/Yr

City of Queen Creek, AZ - Queen Creek, AZ

Full-time - Senior

Queen Creek, AZ

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Database Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimize our organization's databases. This position is responsible for ensuring data integrity, security, and availability while supporting business operations with efficient database solutions. The ideal candidate has expertise in database architecture, backup and recovery, and performance tuning, along with strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to excellence. Database Administrators in this role manage, maintain, and optimize databases within the organization, ensuring data integrity, security, and availability. They play a vital role in supporting the organization's data needs and are responsible for database management.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain database systems to meet organizational requirements, including extracting and/or loading data.
• Monitor database performance, troubleshoot issues for optimal performance and availability, and configure servers and databases.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with relevant regulations, setting up cybersecurity measures, and ethically handling private data.
• Develop and implement backup and recovery strategies to protect critical data, preserving data integrity, and authenticating data.
• Optimize database systems for efficiency and scalability, including monitoring the performance of hardware and software, and ensuring all hardware and software are updated.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to integrate databases into applications and systems, providing technical support and guidance on database-related matters.
• Evaluate and recommend database technologies, tools, and methodologies for enhancing capabilities.
• Experience with Tableau, Python, SSRS, Power BI, and related data analytics tools.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in information technology, business administration, public administration, or related field.
• 6 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of directly related education and experience.
• Driver's License.
• Maintain all certifications/licenses required at job entry.

Benefits

• Salary range: $93,911.76 to $115,041.91 annually.