Job Title

Database Administrator II

Agency

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Department

Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Kingsville, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

About Texas A&M University–Kingsville

Texas A&M University–Kingsville (TAMUK), the oldest institution of higher learning in South Texas and a proud member of the Texas A&M University System, stands as the region’s premier university. TAMUK offers the widest range of academic programs and degrees in South Texas, provides exceptional learning and residential facilities, conducts impactful research, awards substantial scholarships, and has awarded more than 80,000 degrees in the institution’s 100-year history. The university is recognized for its unwavering commitment to student success, meaningful research, and deep community engagement. With a welcoming campus culture and strong regional partnerships, TAMUK offers faculty and staff a unique opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of students and the broader South Texas region.

Location: The University is located in historic Kingsville, a friendly, safe city of 25,000 that is the home of the legendary King Ranch. Corpus Christi and its beaches are just 40 miles to the northeast, and the border with Mexico is 120 miles to the south at Brownsville or 119 miles to the west at Laredo.

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Position Overview

The Database Administrator II, under general supervision, routinely performs complex and non-routine specialized data management and administration support functions including troubleshooting, analysis, research, problem-solving, and recovery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Database Design and Implementation

• Implements database design activities.
• Manages physical descriptions of database components.
• Installs and tests database systems.

Database Maintenance and Performance

• Maintain and upgrades complex, multiplatform databases.
• Monitors performance for complex, multiplatform databases for optimum performance.

Troubleshooting and Recovery

• Resolves performance problems and executes database recoveries.
• Troubleshoots and repairs databases.
• Documents database issues, recoveries, and repairs.

Client Support and Collaboration

• Works with clients to identify database needs to support the clients’ goals.
• Provides support for data access as part of analysis and modeling exercises.
• Work closely with graduate students and faculty to build integrated databases consisting of data common to wildlife research programs.

Documentation and Compliance

• Reviews accuracy of documentation of database administration methods.
• Ensures adherence to security procedures.

Project Coordination and Mentorship

• Coordinates technical activities of small project teams.
• Assists and mentors' students and staff in resolving technical issues.

Other Duties as Assigned

• Miscellaneous duties related to Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute’s research and teaching mission.
• The above represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Education – Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience – Three years of related experience in data management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience – Experience with cloud-based databases and AWS accounts and data common to wildlife research programs (e.g., animal location data, remote camera images, vegetation data, remote sensing images, GIS data

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications
• Knowledge of advanced analysis, troubleshooting, and problem-solving techniques
• Knowledge of client relations and requirement analysis
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, context, and interrela