AI-Driven Database Systems Administrator

State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio; North Carolina; On-site; USD 109,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Educational assistance

Subsidized medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vacation and sick leave

Retirement benefits

On-site fitness center

Job summary

STRS Ohio is seeking a Database Administration Specialist or Database Systems Administration AI Specialist to join the Information Technology Services/Engagement & Operations team. You will ensure access to STRS Ohio data by maintaining database and system availability, performance and security, while leveraging AI tools to enhance automation and efficiency.

The role requires extensive DBMS experience, scripting in Windows/Unix, and AI tool proficiency, with on-site work and a 24/7 on-call

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a related field required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.
• Seven or more years’ experience in database systems administration preferred.
• Superior knowledge of database utilities, maintenance, performance and tuning and recovery required.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools including Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Claude Code and Copilot Studio required.
• Understanding of prompt engineering required.
• Thorough understanding of Windows and UNIX scripting, Python, TSQL, and PL/SQL required.
• Superior organizational skills and high degree of accuracy and attention to detail required.

Responsibilities

• Establish installation, upgrade and maintenance procedures for databases.
• Research, design and develop security schemes for databases.
• Execute database backup and recovery.
• Develop, test and implement database maintenance jobs.
• Develop methods and procedures for monitoring databases and systems.
• Leverage AI tools (Copilot/Claude) to accelerate database admin tasks.
• Design, build and deploy AI agents using Copilot Studio for department use cases.
• Stay current with emerging AI technologies and evaluate their applicability to database systems.
• Apply preventative database and system maintenance patches.
• Provide after-hours on-call support, including weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.

Skills

Windows scripting

UNIX scripting

Python

T-SQL

PL/SQL

AI tools experience

Code generation via Copilot

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot

Claude

Claude Code

Job description

STRS Ohio is seeking a Database Administration Specialist or Database Systems Administration AI Specialist to join the Information Technology Services/Engagement & Operations team. You will ensure access to STRS Ohio data by maintaining database and system availability, performance and security, while leveraging AI tools to enhance automation and efficiency.

The role requires extensive DBMS experience, scripting in Windows/Unix, and AI tool proficiency, with on-site work and a 24/7 on-call