Database Administrator

Njoyn; Lafayette (LA); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Insurance options

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Wellness programs

Job summary

CGI is hiring a Database Administrator in Lafayette, Louisiana with hybrid work options. The role focuses on administering and optimizing database environments to ensure reliability and security for enterprise applications.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and experience in database administration, with responsibilities spanning performance tuning, disaster recovery, security, and collaboration with IT teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in database administration and related fields.
• Knowledge of performance tuning, backup/recovery, capacity planning, and security.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain database instances across platforms.
• Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor performance, availability, and resource use.
• Plan capacity and advocate improvements for growth.
• Administer database security, access, and permissions.
• Troubleshoot issues affecting applications or systems.
• Support patching, upgrades, and lifecycle maintenance.
• Collaborate with application, infra, and security teams.

Skills

Database administration

Performance tuning

Disaster recovery

Security management

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job order - J1026-0773 - Permanent Full Time

Title

Database Administrator

Category

Database Administration

City

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Job Description

Database Administrator is responsible for administering, maintaining, and optimizing database environments in support of enterprise applications and data services. This role applies knowledge of database platforms, performance tuning, disaster recovery, capacity planning, and security management to ensure database availability, reliability, and operational efficiency. The Database Administrator supports routine and non routine database operations while contributing to continuous improvement of database services.

This position is located in our Lafayette, Louisiana office; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

Your future duties and responsibilities

• Manage and maintain database instances across approved database platforms;
• Implement and support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies;
• Monitor and optimize database performance, availability, and resource utilization;
• Perform capacity planning and recommend improvements to support future growth;
• Administer database security, user access, and permission controls;
• Troubleshoot and resolve database issues affecting application or system performance;
• Support database patching, upgrades, and lifecycle maintenance activities;
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams to support database operations

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent relevant experience if permitted by contract;
• Experience in database administration, systems engineering, infrastructure support, or a related technical field;
• Experience with one or more enterprise database platforms;
• Knowledge of database performance tuning, backup and recovery, capacity planning, and security management;
• Familiarity with disaster recovery concepts and database availability practices;
• Strong troubleshooting, collaboration, and communication skills
• CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $70,800.00 $156,700.00.
• CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive insurance options
• Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Wellness and Well being programs
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