Database Administrator III

University of Utah; Utah; On-site; USD 110,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Utah seeks a Database Administrator III to ensure the availability, performance, security, and reliability of enterprise database environments on campus. The role partners with teams and stakeholders to provision databases, support requests, refresh data, and maintain service continuity.

Responsibilities include monitoring, tuning, backup/recovery, DR, encryption, access controls, and audit compliance, with platform modernization and cloud adoption as ongoing priorities.

Qualifications

• 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is preferred for related work experience.
• 6 years of related work experience with a bachelor’s or 4 years with a master’s is required or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure availability, performance, security, and reliability of enterprise database platforms.
• Monitor, perform health checks, respond to alerts, and tune performance.
• Handle backup/recovery, DR, encryption, access controls, and audit compliance.
• Collaborate with teams to provision databases, support requests, perform data refreshes, and maintain service availability.
• Lead platform modernization through automation, cloud adoption, virtualization, upgrades, patches, and vulnerability remediation.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

MySQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

OCI

Job description

Job Summary Perform activities related to the administration, maintenance, and optimization of database environments, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and reliability. Collaborate with team members, customers, and management to assess database capabilities, resolve complex issues, and support business objectives. Recognized as a highly skilled and proficient technical professional, this role is entrusted with critical systems and sensitive data that require sound technical expertise and strong decision-making. Independently performs complex, high-impact work under minimal supervision, exercising exceptional judgment to evaluate risks, prioritize competing demands, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions that protect the stability, integrity, and availability of enterprise database systems.

About UIT : University Information Technology (UIT) , the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U’s Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U’s shared IT services including the wired and wireless network; Campus Information Services (CIS) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.

About the University of Utah : Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah’s system of higher education, home to arts and museum venues and a member of the BIG-12 Conference . Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from biking to hiking to fishing abound . Salt Lake City is home to the Utah Symphony and Opera , Ballet West , professional sports teams , and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.

Responsibilities Database Administrator III The Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, security, and reliability of enterprise database platforms.

This role manages database monitoring, health checks, alert response, performance tuning, storage and capacity planning, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, encryption, user access controls, and audit compliance.

The DBA partners closely with application teams and business stakeholders to provision databases, support ServiceNow requests, perform data refreshes, troubleshoot issues, and maintain service availability.

Additionally, the position works on platform modernization initiatives through automation, cloud adoption, virtualization, and the implementation of database upgrades, patches, and vulnerability remediation to ensure a secure, efficient, and highly resilient database environment.

Job Code: P33943Grade: P19

Minimum Qualifications EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Database Administrator, III: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) 6 years or a master’s (or equivalency) 4 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences Technical Certifications In Following Technologies

• Database Administration: SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL
• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI

Special Instructions Requisition Number: PRN45831B

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Work Schedule Summary: M-F 8:00am to 5:00pm, with weekly On-Call rotations across team members, including after normal business hours covering 24/7/365 schedule.

Department: 01555 – UIT INFRASTRUCTURE & OPS

Location: Campus

Pay Rate Range: $110,000 to $117,000

Close Date: 10/31/2026

Open Until Filled