University of Colorado Anschutz

Department: Information Strategy and Services

Job Title: Senior Database Administrator (Open Rank)

Position #: 00842413 - Requisition #: 40125

Job Summary:

Does this describe you?

Are you a database expert who thrives in a collaborative, mission-driven environment? Do you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and supporting data-driven decision making for a world-class medical campus? If you're passionate about building and securing enterprise data systems, we want to meet you! Join Information Strategy and Services (ISS) as our Senior Database Administrator, where you'll play a key role in designing, maintaining, and optimizing our campus data warehouse and analytics platforms. You'll be a technical leader, ensuring the integrity, performance, and security of critical data resources. You'll join a dynamic team dedicated to supporting the Anschutz Campus community with robust technology solutions. ISS values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning-offering opportunities to work on impactful projects that advance science, education, and healthcare. If you're ready to make a difference and grow your career in a supportive, forward-thinking environment, apply today! We're excited to learn how your expertise can help shape the future of data at CU Anschutz.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, deploy and manage Azure SQL databases in both operational and analytical environments.
• Monitor database health, performance, and security and ensure compliance with organizational standards.
• Collaborate with data analysts, data modelers, and engineers to support date lake, business intelligence and analytic needs.
• Create and manage database objects (schemas, tables, views, procedures).
• Investigate, diagnose and remediate databases by recommending indexes, partitions, and other techniques to optimize data structures and improve query performance.
• Participate in database migrations and refresh non-production environments with production data.
• Assist in developing automation strategies and techniques for deployment and management.
• Develop and maintain documentation for databases and cloud configurations, policies, and procedures.
• Contribute to cloud native backup, fail-over, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Support production on-call rotation for database administration.

What You'll Bring:

• Strong knowledge of database administration and development, especially Azure SQL Server.
• Experience with cloud technologies specifically in an Azure environment, Windows, Linux, and on premises and cloud networking.
• Experience with implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, Infrastrastructure as Code as well Version Control solutions like Github
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
• Self-motivation, curiosity, and commitment to continuous learning.
• Familiarity with data warehouse/data lake standards as well as associated business intelligence tools.

Work Location:

Hybrid - This position offers a flexible hybrid work arrangement. While most responsibilities can be effectively performed remotely, we value in-person collaboration and ask for a minimum on-campus presence once a month for essential meetings or activities. Ideally, we prefer three days per week on campus. For employees residing out of state, travel costs will be the employee's responsibility. The work schedule will follow core business hours in the Colorado Mountain Time zone. Although we give preference to candidates based in Colorado or nearby, our ultimate goal is to hire the best candidate for the role, regardless of location.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Information systems, or a closely related field.
• Substitution:4 years of professional or high-level technical work experience may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree. An associate's degree with two years of relevant work experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree

Experience:

SENIOR:
• 2 years of MS SQL Server Database Administration experience.

PRINCIPAL:
• 3-5 years of MS SQL Server Database Administration experience.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in support of 24x7, five-nines, enterprise production environment
• Experience in public higher education, state or federal government.
• Operational Data Store, Data Warehouse, Data Lake and/or Business Intelligence ecosystem experience.
• Experience in data visualization tools such as PowerBI and Tablaeu
• Experience in managing an automated database environment via CI/CD Pipelines, API integrations and Terraform Infrastructure as Code
• Experience in Oracle Database Management Systems 19c and above

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of database administration and development and systems administration concepts leveraging industry best practices.
• Ability to work in Microsoft database environments, both on premises and in the cloud.
• Experience writing, troubleshooting, optimizing and debugging PL/SQL code.
• Self-motivation with good organizational, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to educate, mentor, communicate and effectively present ideas/plans with business and stakeholders to gain consensus.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver outcomes independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously, managing time and prioritizing tasks.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA and NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171 security controls.
• Experience working in a VMWare clustered environment
• Familiarity Oracle, Windows, Linux/, shell scripting, networking, data transfer and data security in transit and at rest.
• Experience configuring and supporting Windows Server and/or Linux environments related to database workloads
• Experience with data compliance and classification.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn and utilize new technologies and software.
• Experience using documentation tools and source code repositories (Confluence, GitHub, etc.)
• Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
• Curiosity, self-motivation, and a desire for continuous learning.

This position is not eligible for university-sponsored work authorization. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future university sponsorship. Individuals with existing, valid U.S. work authorization are welcome to apply.

How to Apply:

We value the thoughts you put into a Cover Letter and would like to see your

Resume, and List of References. For full consideration, please submit the following

document(s):

1. A letter of interest describing relevant job experiences as they relate to listed job qualifications and interest in the position

2. Resume

3. Three to five professional references, including name, address, phone number (mobile number if appropriate), and email addre

Questions should be directed to:

ISS Human Resource

[email protected]

Screening of Applications Begins:

Immediately and continues until position is filled. For best consideration, apply by 6/21/2026.

Anticipated Pay Range:

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established a

Senior Level $75,000 - $95,000.

Principal Level $90,000 - $114,409.

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position may be eligible for overtime compensation, depending on the level.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

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