Salary : $115,341.53 - $161,368.85 Annually
Location : Riverside
Job Type: Regular
Job Number: 26-86139-01
Department: Information Technology
Division: Database Solutions
Opening Date: 06/15/2026
Closing Date: 6/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

For questions regarding this position, please contact the Recruiter listed in the Supplemental Information section.
The ITDBA III is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of complex databases that support mission-critical applications. Duties include defining database requirements; designing data models and table structures; ensuring data integrity, security, and performance; and performing advanced monitoring, tuning, backup, and disaster recovery activities. Incumbents support the County's most complex systems and projects, applying advanced technical and analytical skills on an ongoing basis.

These positions require advanced expertise in Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and higher, including optimization tools and advanced backup and recovery methods. Experience in Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS, or Azure is desirable. Depending on the assignment, responsibilities may also include supporting enterprise GIS/ESRI and specialized databases and software, system upgrades, data replication, security and compliance initiatives, and participation in 24/7 on-call rotations to ensure high availability of business-critical systems.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Define database information, access and file structure requirements through discussions with users and colleagues.
• May provide technical oversight, mentor, and delegate work to subordinate staff.
• Develop methods for storing, analyzing, and organizing data; monitor various third party vendor tools; analyze various vendor products and contribute to request for proposals.
• Perform migrations for version upgrades; transfer files.
• Develop transaction logs for backups to ensure business continuity; implement disaster recovery plan when needed.
• Administer and troubleshoot database issues for users; monitor databases and database interfaces.
• Ensure database performance, optimization, and availability.
• Maintain security and integrity of databases and servers; develop reports and queries as requested.
• Develop procedures and data applications; access user access and response time.
• Design and implement database management systems by creating models, building table structure, establishing referential integrity, and preparing documentation; design databases to enhance existing applications; provide database support for application development lifecycle.
• Maintain databases by performing database management system backups and recovery including off-site storage for disaster recovery; maintain databases by tuning, monitoring data integrity and security, and resolving problems.
• Ensure acceptable database performance through assessing user access and response time, modifying structure, and conferring with others responsible for system resource interface and data users.
• Manipulate data through normalization, transfer, tuning, cleansing and scrubbing processes, and database population.
• Create and maintain data warehousing and data mining systems; design and maintain database software configuration library, specifications, documentation, and operating procedures.
• Research, evaluate and test proposed products, product versions and systems solutions.
• Develop quality standards based on industry standards and evaluation of available technology and resources.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Completion of 30 semester or 45 quarter units from an accredited college or university, preferably with coursework in computer science, computer information systems, data processing, information management, or a related field to the assignment. (Additional qualifying IT job-related experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of 30 semester or 45 quarter units equaling one year of full-time experience).

Experience: Four years of successful journey level IT database administrator job-related experience, one year of which included either lead person duties or technically advanced IT job-related work. (One year as an IT Database Administrator II will satisfy the one year of lead or technically advanced experience requirement.)

Knowledge of: The principles, methods, and techniques used in the course of work for the IT Database Administrator series; principles and techniques applied to IT devices, applications, and systems; principles of organization and administration; the principles of documentation and recordkeeping, storage and retrieval.

Ability to: Gather and analyze data, reason logically, draw valid conclusions, and make appropriate recommendations; resolve technical problems and innovate more efficient use of IT resources; perform systems analysis work and problem solving; interpret and follow written and oral instructions; prepare concise reports and documents; establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, customers, other employees, and the public; communicate effectively with people at all organizational levels.

Required IT-Related Skills: RDBMS modeling, design, replication, propagation, and tuning; working in a multi-user, multi-platform network environment with understanding of dB/OS interaction; DB2, IMS, Informix, Sybase; one or more of CA-7, COBOL, CLISTS, DBRC, DFDSS, Erwin, ER Studio, FDR, ISPF, MVS, PACE, RMF, SMF, TSO, Turbo Image, or VSAM.

Preferred IT-Related Skills: RDBMS in a client server environment (e.g., NT, UNIX); internal consulting to determine user information needs, identify systems of origin and encourage enterprise resource use.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This recruitment is open to all applicants.

For questions regarding this recruitment, contact Ebelyn Skinner at or 951-955-5196.
APPLICATION INFORMATION

Veteran's Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy applicable to new hires. To qualify, attach the required documents to your job application. Documents include a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 indicating dates of service. For spousal preference, and as applicable, the following documents: a copy of your marriage certificate, spouse's death certificate, a letter of spouse's disability and/or letter of service-related death (if available) from the U.S. Veteran's Administration. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. For complete details and documentation requirements, please review the Veterans Preference Policy, C-3 here:
Reasonable Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at:
Proof of Education
If using education to qualify or when requested by the recruiter, upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account at the time of application and before the closing date. Official or unofficial transcripts will be accepted.

If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services () or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. ().
Work Authorization Requirement
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. The County of Riverside does not participate in visa sponsorship programs, including H1-B visas, and will not provide sponsorship for any employment-based visas.
MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.

Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

• Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.
• Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.
• Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. Effective July 1, 2023 employee contributions are 7.25% and will increase to 7.75% effective July 1, 2024.

A new member is defined as any of the following:

1. A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who has no prior membership in any California Public Retirement System.
2. A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was a member with another California Public Retirement System prior to that date, but who is not subject to reciprocity upon joining CalPERS.
3. A member who first established CalPERS membership prior to January 1, 2013, and who is rehired by a different CalPERS agency after a break in service of greater than six (6) months.

CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".

Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.
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