Senior Systems DB Administrator - MSSQL & HA Expert

UF Information Technology (UFIT); Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Information Technology (UFIT) is seeking a professional-level Systems Database Administrator V to join Infrastructure and Communication Technologies (ICT), Database Platforms, a unit within UFIT. The role focuses on expert administration of Enterprise Database Systems (MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) to ensure performance and reliability.

You will mentor staff and coordinate complex projects across on-premise and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and six years of relevant experience; or ten years with a diploma.
• Expert level administration of MSSQL Server and Windows environments (VM and bare-metal).
• Experience with high availability technologies (Always On) and Windows Failover Clustering.
• Proficiency with Linux, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle databases in regulated environments (CJIS/FISMA when required).
• Experience with IaC tools (Ansible, Chef, Terraform) for deployment/configuration.

Responsibilities

• Lead expert administration of complex Enterprise Database Systems to ensure performance and reliability.
• Design and maintain core database services across multiple platforms (MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle).
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to staff and coordinate projects with other teams.
• Develop comprehensive documentation and participate in capacity and budget planning.
• Assist with complex troubleshooting and vendor solution analysis for on-premise and cloud environments.

Skills

MSSQL Administration

Windows Server/OS

Always On High Availability

Windows Failover Clustering

Linux OS

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Oracle

Infrastructure as Code

PowerShell/Scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

VMware

Ansible

Chef

Terraform

Nagios

Zabbix

SCOM

Job description

UF Information Technology (UFIT) is seeking a professional-level Systems Database Administrator V to join Infrastructure and Communication Technologies (ICT), Database Platforms, a unit within UFIT. The role focuses on expert administration of Enterprise Database Systems (MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) to ensure performance and reliability.

You will mentor staff and coordinate complex projects across on-premise and cloud environments.