Database Administrator

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All Arizona State employees operate within the Arizona Management System (AMS), an intentional, results-driven approach for doing the work of state government. Our goal is for every ADOR team member to reflect on individual and team performance, reduce waste, and commit to continuous improvement with sustainable progress. Through AMS, every ADOR team member seeks to understand customer needs, identify problems, improve processes, and measure results.

Database Administrator

Address: 1600 W. Monroe Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: $75,000 

Grade: 25

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The Database Administrator is responsible for administering, testing, and implementing computer database system(s) as assigned, and coordinating changes to the database system(s) as needed. This position will identify, investigate, and resolve any database performance issues and will also implement security measures to ensure the safeguard of the database system(s).

Check out the attached job description for more details!

Education & Experience
-Any combination that meets the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA); typical ways KSAs are obtained may include but are not limited to: a relevant degree from an accredited college or university such as Bachelor’s Degree (e.g., B.A.), training, coursework, and work experience relevant to the assignment.
-Minimum of five years database administration experience
-Previous experience in public cloud hosted database design, provisioning and administration. This may include Amazon RDS, Azure SQL Database or Google Cloud SQL

Licenses & Certifications
-None

Knowledge/Understanding
-Working Knowledge of computer database management systems, applications, and programming languages
-Knowledge of the Software Development Life-Cycle
-Knowledge of IT release and configuration management
-Knowledge of the fundamentals of object-oriented programming principles
-Deep understanding of monitoring, database diagnostic and analytics tools

Skills
-Strong verbal, written, and listening communication skills
-Effective interpersonal skills and demeanor
-Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and work in high-pressure situations
-Proficient in the use of a PC in a Windows environment; in the use of the Internet; in the use of MS Office Applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel, PowerPoint; and in the use of Google Suite …