ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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All Arizona State employees operate within the Arizona Management System (AMS), an intentional, results-driven approach for doing the work of state government. Our goal is for every ADOR team member to reflect on individual and team performance, reduce waste, and commit to continuous improvement with sustainable progress. Through AMS, every ADOR team member seeks to understand customer needs, identify problems, improve processes, and measure results.

Database Administrator

Job Location:

Address: 1600 W. Monroe Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $75,000 

Grade: 25

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

Job Summary:

The Database Administrator is responsible for administering, testing, and implementing computer database system(s) as assigned, and coordinating changes to the database system(s) as needed. This position will identify, investigate, and resolve any database performance issues and will also implement security measures to ensure the safeguard of the database system(s).

Job Duties:  Job Description - Database Administrator.pdf

Check out the attached job description for more details!

Job Requirements:

Education & Experience
-Any combination that meets the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA); typical ways KSAs are obtained may include but are not limited to: a relevant degree from an accredited college or university such as Bachelor’s Degree (e.g., B.A.), training, coursework, and work experience relevant to the assignment.
-Minimum of five years database administration experience
-Previous experience in public cloud hosted database design, provisioning and administration. This may include Amazon RDS, Azure SQL Database or Google Cloud SQL

Licenses & Certifications
-None

Knowledge/Understanding
-Working Knowledge of computer database management systems, applications, and programming languages
-Knowledge of the Software Development Life-Cycle
-Knowledge of IT release and configuration management
-Knowledge of the fundamentals of object-oriented programming principles
-Deep understanding of monitoring, database diagnostic and analytics tools

Skills
-Strong verbal, written, and listening communication skills
-Effective interpersonal skills and demeanor
-Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and work in high-pressure situations
-Proficient in the use of a PC in a Windows environment; in the use of the Internet; in the use of MS Office Applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel, PowerPoint; and in the use of Google Suite applications such as GMail, Sheets, Docs, and Drive.
-Advanced proficiency with T-SQL and PowerShell, database design, database implementation, database administration, troubleshooting databases and db servers.
-Proficient in Windows based systems: MS SQL Server 13.0-16.0 (2016, 2017, 2019, 2022), Azure DevOps, Index management, SSMS, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, and system backups.

Abilities
-Ability to clear a comprehensive background and clearance process that includes an Arizona tax compliance verification, and a criminal background check through the FBI via level one fingerprint clearance through the Arizona Department of Public Safety
-Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and also participate collaboratively as part of a team
-Ability to work in a confidential manner, ensuring information is shared with internal and external individuals in an appropriate manner
-Ability to understand and solve problems by applying intermediate analytical skills to include collecting all the relevant information and data needed to address the problem; organizing, classifying and synthesizing the data into fundamental issues; from the information, identifying the most probable causes of the problem; reduci