Lansing, MI IT DTMB Agency Services DHHS Database Administrator 5 MiARC Senior DBA

Lansing, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Client: State of MI

Posting title: Lansing MI - IT - DTMB - Agency Services - DHHS - Database Administrator 5 - MiARC Senior DBA

Posting ID: 150560

Job Title: Database Administrator 5

Department: DTMB

Agency: DHHS

Division: Agency Services

Work Location: 235 S Grand Ave Lansing MI 48933

Projected Start Date: 11/24/2025

Projected End Date/Duration: 09/30/2027

Interview Process: Candidates submitted must be willing to come onsite (Lansing MI) for interviews. A screenshot photo of candidate will be required for any interviews as well as a vendor present at beginning of any MS Teams interview to validate candidate.

Remote or On-site: Accepting local candidates within 90 minutes of Lansing MI ONLY. Position will be hybrid in office 2 days a week upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option.

Top Skills & Years of Experience:

7 years of Database administration specifically on SQL Server 16 and upwards.
In-depth knowledge of Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure VMs including their features limitations and best practices.
Proven experience in implementing and managing HA / DR solutions like Always on Availability Groups geo-replication and point-in-time restore.
Expertise in Transparent Data Encryption within SQL Server.

Description:

The Database Administrator 5 position will work as a contract resource for the State of Michigan - Department of Technology Management and Budget (DTMB) supporting the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for the Michigan Accounts Receivable and Collections (MiARC) Project.

As a Senior-level Database Administrator the resource will:

Participate in 24x7 software and hardware support including Disaster Recovery and incident response support following industry and DTMB development standards.
Help develop and/or submit for approval plans for installation patch management maintenance upgrades and support for the Database systems.
Evaluate impacts of change and new technology recommend solutions to persistent problems and serve as an Agency Services liaison to external consultants.
Individual tasks related to the duty:
Follow and enforce database standards policies & procedures. Research and draft guidelines within the boundaries of current policies and standards.
Monitor space allocation across databases. perform adjustments in test and development environments as necessary and as prescribed by predefined standards/guidelines.
Calculate disk space requirements for existing and/or new installations of existing business needs
Modify DBMS parameters based on capacity changes.
Configure and execute database integrity checks.
Monitor for database integrity checks.
Install database base management software for development and test environments.
Install database patches and service packs for development and test environments.
Monitor and support clustered database environments.
Monitor and support database replication and backup environments.
Implement the strategy to release unused space or repair fragmentation in test and development environments.
Execute (run) scripts provided by Systems Analysts or Database Architect/Designer for creating and modifying database objects (tables views constraints indexes etc.)
Monitor database back-ups to ensure recoverability. Troubleshoot backup errors.
Monitor database jobs and scheduled processes in development test and production environments. Participate in troubleshooting.
Monitor database environments (using alert logs trace files alert mechanisms and other tools) for issues and problems with database functionality connectivity or downtime.
Follow standards and guidelines for database space allocation based on best practices and implementation considerations based on business requirements.

Skill Descriptions

7 years of Database administration specifically on SQL Server 16 and upwards.
In-depth knowledge of Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure VMs including their features limitations and best practices.
Proven experience in implementing and managing HA / DR solutions like Always On Availability Groups geo-replication and point-in-time restore.
Expertise in Transparent Data Encryption within SQL Server.
Over 3 years of experience creating updating and maintaining systems documentation.
Strong understanding of database security principles including user management role-based access control data encryption and compliance regulations.
Proficient in designing implementing and testing robust backup and recovery strategies for Azure SQL databases.
Experience with Azure Monitor Azure Log Analytics and other tools for proactive monitoring alerting and troubleshooting.
Proficiency in scripting languages like PowerShell or Python for automating routine tasks deployments and management.
Experience with migrating on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL platforms.
Familiarity with ETL processes and tools like Azure Data Factory or SSIS for data integration.
Advanced skills in identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks including query optimization index tuning and database configuration.

Client: State of MI Posting title: Lansing MI - IT - DTMB - Agency Services - DHHS - Database Administrator 5 - MiARC Senior DBA Posting ID: 150560 Job Title: Database Administrator 5 Department: DTMB Agency: DHHS Division: Agency Services Work Location: 235 S Grand Ave Lansing MI 48933 Projected St...