Database Administrator I
Database Administrator I
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Description of Work
The Mission of the Department of Public Instruction:
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is charged with implementing the states public school laws for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade public schools at the direction of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education.The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is seeking applicants for a Database Administrator I for our Office of Technology Services / Agency Technology Systems and Services unit.
The primary purpose of the Office of Technology Services is to provide comprehensive information technology (IT) portfolio management to agency business units. The office develops appropriate synergies and support to business units to provide service quality strategic planning and guidance on technology systems related initiatives. In addition the office is responsible for supporting developing and enhancing the operational systems that are directly assigned to the business units of the organization within the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). The office manages and coordinates IT initiatives assigned to the unit and works in coordination with other DPI technology and business units in supporting standards and procedures developed by the agency and the Department of Information Technology (DIT) as it relates to system development procurement and oversight. The coordination extends to DPI internal customers as well as PSUs that use products supported by the unit. The Office of Technology Services consists of the following sections: Agency Technical Systems & Services Application Development PSU Technology Systems and User Support Services.
The Database Administrator I is responsible for providing comprehensive database support including technical troubleshooting performance optimization system maintenance implementation of new technologies and strategic planning to ensure efficient secure and reliable data management across multiple traditional and cloud-based environments.
- Troubleshoots and resolves a wide range of technical issues across database environments.
- Supports IT staff and customers during implementation and post-migration phases.
- Performs backup recovery and disaster recovery operations to ensure data integrity and availability.
- Conducts database tuning collects usage stats and recommends performance enhancements.
- Evaluates and implements new technologies to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
- Designs physical databases and defines key components like tables indexes and views.
- Assesses project feasibility and provides recommendations for optimal implementation.
- Participates in logical and physical database design reviews and documentation.
- Monitors and documents systems/data design performance and availability.
EEO Statement:
The State of North Carolina and the Department of Public Instruction provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities / Competencies
To receive credit for all of your work history and credentials you must list the information on the application form. Any information listed under the text resume section or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit. Qualified candidates must document on the application that they possess all of the following:
- Demonstrated experience with computer systems operating systems programming languages systems/data infrastructure security techniques connectivity including third-party and/or cloud platforms.
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining cloud data systems with providers including Azure Amazon Web Services and/or Snowflake.
- Demonstrated experience analyzing and/or resolving software issues and/or recommending effective solutions.
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with staff and/or vendor specialists to support system functionality and/or integration.
ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS OF THE POSITION:
- Walking (Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.)
- Fingering (Picking pinching typing writing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.)
- Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.)
- Talking(Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately loudly or quickly.)
- Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound.)
- Repetitive Motions (Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists hands and/or fingers.)
- Sedentary Work (Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift carry push pull or otherwise move objects including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.)
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See for details.
Bachelors degree in computer science or an IT related field or a related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in programming and applications analysis including the design and maintenance of an integrated database system; or Associate degree in computer science or an IT related field or a related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in programming and applications analysis including the design and maintenance of an integrated database system; or High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and five years of experience in programming and applications analysis including the design and maintenance of an integrated database system; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Supplemental and Contact Information
All applicants must complete and submit a state application for employment using the NEOGOV Online Job Application System (Job Opportunities Sorted by Job Title ascending Careers ()for the State of North Carolina.
Any applications not received by the advertisement closing date and time will not be accepted outside of the portal. To receive credit for work history and credentials the applicant must list the information on the online application form. Any information omitted from the application cannot be considered for qualifying credit. NC DPI welcomes attached or incorporated resumes cover letters and reference information but these items will not be used for screening for qualifying credit.
Please make sure the application is completed in full. If you put See Resume or See Attachment on your application instead of a completed application with detailed work duties your application will NOT be accepted. Other attachments (except a DD-214 copy) will also be accepted but not used in screening for qualifying credit.
Applicants are required to scan and attach a copy of their DD-214 (Form 4 or Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) or discharge orders if they wish to obtain Veterans preference.
Reference checks will be performed on all selected candidates. If the position requires a background check and/or drug screening that will also be performed on all selected candidates.
Applicantsmaybe subject to a criminal background check. All candidates selected for positions considered Positions of Trustwill besubject to a criminal background check.To check the status of an application please log in to your NC Government Job Opportunities account and click Application Status.
For technical issues with your application please call the NeoGov Help Line at . If you have a technical issue with your Government Jobs account please call their Help Line at 1-.
NOTE: Applicants will be communicated with via email only for updates on the status of their application or any questions on their application.
If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status please contact NC Department of Public Instruction Human Resources.
Contact Information
Houston Davis Agency Recruiter
Applications for positions requiring specific coursework must be accompanied by a copy of the applicants transcript. Applicants with degrees not conferred at a United States college or university must attach verification that their degree is equivalent to a similar degree from a U.S. institution. The Office of State Human Resources uses the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) as a referral resource for applicants who need to have their credentials certified as equivalent. For a list of organizations that perform this specialized service please visit the NACES membership website at Transcripts degree evaluations and cover letters may be uploaded with your application.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
