IT Analyst III - Database Administrator

About the job

Database Architecture Cloud Integration: Contribute to database architecture design and cloud transitions across multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) and hybrid ecosystems, aligning technology initiatives with agency objectives and emerging industry best practices. Multi-Platform Database Operations: Provision, manage, and support core enterprise database environments — including Oracle, MSSQL, Amazon RDS, PostgreSQL, and other cloud database technology — leveraging deep Linux OS expertise to optimize underlying host environments. High Availability Disaster Recovery: Architect and enforce comprehensive business continuity plans, robust backup strategies, and highly available architectures. Execute seamless, zero-downtime data migrations while maintaining strict RPO/RTO and data integrity standards. Performance Tuning Capacity Planning: Drive full-stack observability and system health. Resolve complex performance bottlenecks, execute advanced query/index tuning, and forecast capacity needs to ensure scalable, high-performance infrastructure. DevOps Automation Engineering: Streamline database lifecycle management by automating routine tasks and provisioning through scripting (Python, Bash) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) within CI/CD pipelines. Security, Compliance, Governance: Enforce stringent database security postures across all platforms, managing role-based access controls (RBAC), encryption, and compliance with regulatory frameworks. Cross-Functional Leadership Mentorship: Act as a strategic partner to line-of-business leaders, application developers, and analysts to optimize data solutions. Provide technical mentorship and operational guidance to elevate the broader DBA community. Incident Response Operational Reliability: Ensure continuous availability of critical database systems, which includes responding to incidents, troubleshooting complex code, and participating in a rotating after-hours on-call schedule.