What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Database Administrator position at State of Ohio Jobs?
The Ohio Attorney General's Office is currently seeking an exceptional, highly-motivated candidate for a Lead Database Administrator (Infrastructure Specialist 4) position within our Information Technology Services section. This position will work a hybrid in-person/remote schedule. There may be changes to this schedule based on training and operational needs. The headquarter location is 30 E. Broad St. Columbus, OH
The successful candidate will perform the following duties, which include but are not limited to:
- Lead a team of DBAs by providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship to enhance their technical skills and professional growth.
- Assign tasks effectively to ensure timely delivery of database-related projects and operations.
- Serve as the primary contact for database-related issues, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication with all relevant stakeholders.
- Proactively identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks, such as database maintenance, backups, or performance monitoring, to improve team efficiency.
- Anticipate potential risks to database systems (e.g., security vulnerabilities, capacity issues) and take preemptive measures to mitigate them before they become critical problems.
- Monitor system health and performance by conducting regular checks, analyzing metrics, and addressing issues to ensure optimal database functionality, availability, and reliability.
- Prepare, test, and validate deployment scripts to ensure accuracy, compliance with standards, and rollback readiness.
- Oversee deployment execution, validate post-deployment success, and communicate results to stakeholders.
- Perform backups, restores, disaster recovery planning, and high-availability configurations for critical systems
- Manage and maintain SQL Server databases including installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching
- Develop ETL processes using tools like SSIS to integrate data from various sources into enterprise repositories
- Troubleshoot complex database issues in real-time and implement long-term solutions to prevent recurrence
- Collaborate with external vendors and contractors to ensure service delivery, contract compliance, and issue resolution.
- Stay updated on emerging database technologies and best practices, and provide recommendations to the team.
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
- Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
- Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Or 2 years of exp. as an Infrastructure Specialist 3;
- Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
Preferred Qualifications:
Technical Skills:
Database Architecture & Optimization
Scripting Automation
Backup & Recovery
Performance Tuning
Data Security & High Availability
Troubleshooting
Professional Skills:
Team Leadership & Mentorship
Communication & Collaboration
Problem Solving
Self-Motivated
Job Skills: Information Technology, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Analyzation
The Attorney General’s Office is a dynamic organization that offers career opportunities across many different disciplines to people from all backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate in any way. All people are equal under the law, and it is so at the AGO. This is a workplace where talent gains you entry and performance determines your career path. Staff can join and lead employee resource groups and participate in online or in-person events to learn about the experiences of others.
Employees of the Attorney General's Office must have been in their current positions for at least 12 months in order to be eligible for consideration.
The Attorney General's Office may fill additional, similar positions as a result of this posting.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Serves at the pleasure of the Attorney General per O.R.C. 124.14(B)(2).
AGO#: 25-02-30
Background Check Info:
Selected candidate(s) will be subject to the following background checks:
Criminal history
Driving record
Taxes
Drug Test
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