Senior Database Administrator - 139008
UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
#139008 Senior Database Administrator
Filing Deadline: Tue 4/21/2026
Remote
Department Overview UC San Diego is ranked the 9th best public university in the nation by U.S. News and World Report and is the largest employer based in San Diego County.
Reporting to the VC‑CFO, Information Technology Services (ITS) delivers enterprise information technology services to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). ITS uses world‑class services and technologies to empower UC San Diego's mission to transform California and the world as a student‑centered, research‑focused, service‑oriented public university. ITS embraces innovation in the delivery of IT services, infrastructure, applications, and support, and is customer‑focused, collaborating continuously and accountable.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are core values at UC San Diego and within ITS. Crafting a culture around these values allows us to more deeply connect with and appreciate our employees, students, and campus partners, building a community where everyone feels safe, empowered, and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work.
The IT Infrastructure Operations team provides Mainframe, Data Center, Computing Infrastructure, Enterprise Network and Data Management for ITS and the campus community.
The Data and Integration Services team provides database infrastructure, data movement, data modeling, data transformation, integration platforms, and associated processes to support enterprise data needs for operational, analytical, and strategic utilization of enterprise and departmental data.
Position Overview The Senior Database Administrator serves as a technical leader responsible for the architecture, implementation, and operational management of enterprise database platforms supporting mission‑critical applications across the UC San Diego campus community. This role provides advanced expertise in relational database technologies including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, ensuring reliability, security, scalability, and performance for academic, research, and administrative operations.
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain enterprise database platforms including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL across on‑premises and cloud environments supporting mission‑critical applications.
Lead database platform engineering activities including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, backup management, observability, and user access provisioning.
Provide production support for enterprise database systems, including monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and ensuring systems meet service level agreements.
Optimize database performance and reliability through query tuning, indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and resource utilization improvements.
Develop and implement database automation, monitoring, and operational procedures to improve service reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Implement database security, backup, and disaster recovery solutions to ensure compliance with institutional standards and protect enterprise data assets.
Participate in a rotating on‑call schedule supporting 24x7 database operations, including incident response, root‑cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience or training.
Advanced experience administering relational database management systems including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL in enterprise environments.
Experience managing databases in both cloud environments (such as AWS RDS) and standalone infrastructure, including deployment, configuration, maintenance, backup and recovery.
Strong expertise in database performance tuning and optimization, including query analysis, indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and troubleshooting performance bottlenecks.
Advanced SQL development and tuning skills, including experience with DDL/DML and database programming languages such as PL/SQL or T‑SQL.
Experience supporting database platforms across Linux and Windows environments, including implementing high availability, replication, and disaster recovery strategies.
Experience using scripting or automation tools such as PowerShell or Python to automate database operations and data management tasks.
Special Conditions
Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on background check results.
Employee must be available to work evenings and weekends.
Employee must be available to travel as required.
Benefits Full benefits begin first day of hire:
Health/Dental/Vision Insurance.
Vacation/holidays (15 vacation days & 13 paid holidays a year).
Work/Life Balance.
UC Retirement Plan.
Pet insurance.
Pay Transparency Act Annual Full Pay Range: $108,100 - $204,900 (will be prorated if appointment percentage is less than 100%).
Hourly Equivalent: $51.77 - $98.13
Factors in determining compensation include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position.
Vaccination Program If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
Equal Opportunity Employer The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
Misconduct Disclosure Requirement As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
“Misconduct” means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination.
UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti‑Discrimination Policy
Abusive Conduct in the Workplace
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Remote
Department Overview UC San Diego is ranked the 9th best public university in the nation by U.S. News and World Report and is the largest employer based in San Diego County.
Reporting to the VC‑CFO, Information Technology Services (ITS) delivers enterprise information technology services to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). ITS uses world‑class services and technologies to empower UC San Diego's mission to transform California and the world as a student‑centered, research‑focused, service‑oriented public university. ITS embraces innovation in the delivery of IT services, infrastructure, applications, and support, and is customer‑focused, collaborating continuously and accountable.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are core values at UC San Diego and within ITS. Crafting a culture around these values allows us to more deeply connect with and appreciate our employees, students, and campus partners, building a community where everyone feels safe, empowered, and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work.
The IT Infrastructure Operations team provides Mainframe, Data Center, Computing Infrastructure, Enterprise Network and Data Management for ITS and the campus community.
The Data and Integration Services team provides database infrastructure, data movement, data modeling, data transformation, integration platforms, and associated processes to support enterprise data needs for operational, analytical, and strategic utilization of enterprise and departmental data.
Position Overview The Senior Database Administrator serves as a technical leader responsible for the architecture, implementation, and operational management of enterprise database platforms supporting mission‑critical applications across the UC San Diego campus community. This role provides advanced expertise in relational database technologies including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, ensuring reliability, security, scalability, and performance for academic, research, and administrative operations.
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain enterprise database platforms including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL across on‑premises and cloud environments supporting mission‑critical applications.
Lead database platform engineering activities including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, backup management, observability, and user access provisioning.
Provide production support for enterprise database systems, including monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and ensuring systems meet service level agreements.
Optimize database performance and reliability through query tuning, indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and resource utilization improvements.
Develop and implement database automation, monitoring, and operational procedures to improve service reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Implement database security, backup, and disaster recovery solutions to ensure compliance with institutional standards and protect enterprise data assets.
Participate in a rotating on‑call schedule supporting 24x7 database operations, including incident response, root‑cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience or training.
Advanced experience administering relational database management systems including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL in enterprise environments.
Experience managing databases in both cloud environments (such as AWS RDS) and standalone infrastructure, including deployment, configuration, maintenance, backup and recovery.
Strong expertise in database performance tuning and optimization, including query analysis, indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and troubleshooting performance bottlenecks.
Advanced SQL development and tuning skills, including experience with DDL/DML and database programming languages such as PL/SQL or T‑SQL.
Experience supporting database platforms across Linux and Windows environments, including implementing high availability, replication, and disaster recovery strategies.
Experience using scripting or automation tools such as PowerShell or Python to automate database operations and data management tasks.
Special Conditions
Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on background check results.
Employee must be available to work evenings and weekends.
Employee must be available to travel as required.
Benefits Full benefits begin first day of hire:
Health/Dental/Vision Insurance.
Vacation/holidays (15 vacation days & 13 paid holidays a year).
Work/Life Balance.
UC Retirement Plan.
Pet insurance.
Pay Transparency Act Annual Full Pay Range: $108,100 - $204,900 (will be prorated if appointment percentage is less than 100%).
Hourly Equivalent: $51.77 - $98.13
Factors in determining compensation include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position.
Vaccination Program If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
Equal Opportunity Employer The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
Misconduct Disclosure Requirement As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
“Misconduct” means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination.
UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti‑Discrimination Policy
Abusive Conduct in the Workplace
#J-18808-Ljbffr