Senior Database Administrator - 139008
 UC San Diego | |
vision insurance, paid holidays, retirement plan
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 United States, California, San Diego | |
 Apr 07, 2026 | |
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Remote
#139008 Senior Database Administrator
Filing Deadline: Tue 4/21/2026 Apply Now UC San Diego values and welcomes people from all backgrounds. If you are interested in being part of our team, possess the needed licensure and certifications, and feel that you have most of the qualifications and/or transferable skills for a job opening, we strongly encourage you to apply.
UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment: Apply by 4/10/26 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor. Reassignment Applicants: Eligible Reassignment clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance. DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW: UC San Diego is ranked the 9th best public university in the nation by U.S. News and World Report and is the largest employer based in San Diego County. Reporting to the VC-CFO, Information Technology Services (ITS) delivers Enterprise information technology services to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) under the leadership of the campus Chief Information Officer (CIO). Information Technology Services (IT Services) uses world-class services and technologies to empower UC San Diego's mission to transform California and the world as a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university. As a strategic member of the UC San Diego community, IT Services embraces innovation in their delivery of IT services, infrastructure, applications, and support. IT Services is customer-focused and committed to collaboration, continuous improvement, and accountability. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are core values at UC San Diego and within Information Technology Services. Crafting a culture around these values allows us to more deeply connect with and appreciate our employees, students, and campus partners. Information Technology Services is continuously working to build a community where we all feel safe, empowered, and encouraged to bring our authentic selves to work. We do this not only because it is what's right, but because we know that diversity drives insight and innovation. We are proud to partner closely UC San Diego's Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, as their dedication to this mission helps us all to drive change. Information Technology Services uses world-class services and technologies to empower UC San Diego's mission to transform California and the world as a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university. As a strategic member of the UC San Diego community, ITS embraces innovation in their delivery of IT services, infrastructure, applications, and support. IT Services is customer-focused and committed to collaboration, continuous improvement, and accountability. The IT Infrastructure Operations team provides Mainframe, Data Center, Computing Infrastructure, Enterprise Network and Data Management for ITS and the campus community. The group consists of several teams and leaders. The Data and Integration Services team provide database infrastructure, data movement, data modeling, data transformation, integration platforms, and associated processes to support the enterprise data needs for operational, analytical, and strategic utilization of enterprise and departmental data. POSITION OVERVIEW: The Senior Database Administrator serves as a technical leader responsible for the architecture, implementation, and operational management of enterprise database platforms supporting mission-critical applications across the UC San Diego campus community. This role provides advanced expertise in relational database technologies including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, ensuring the reliability, security, scalability, and performance of systems that support academic, research, and administrative operations. Working within the Data and Integration Services team, the Senior DBA designs and implements enterprise database solutions across on-premises and cloud environments. The position evaluates business and technical requirements, data models, workload characteristics, and compliance considerations to deliver database architectures that support highly available and resilient systems. This includes selecting and implementing appropriate technologies for high availability, replication, backup and recovery, performance optimization, and disaster recovery. The incumbent leads initiatives related to database platform engineering and lifecycle management, including system installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, migrations, and capacity planning. They establish and maintain database standards, governance practices, and operational procedures to ensure consistent and reliable service delivery across the enterprise database portfolio. This role partners closely with application development teams, infrastructure engineers, and campus stakeholders to design database architectures that support both existing and emerging applications. The Senior DBA provides guidance on schema design, query optimization, indexing strategies, and database performance tuning while helping teams adopt best practices for data management and platform reliability. In addition to technical leadership responsibilities, the position contributes to operational excellence by developing automation, monitoring, and observability capabilities that improve service reliability and efficiency. The Senior DBA also participates in a rotating on-call schedule supporting 24x7 database operations and plays a key role in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts for enterprise data platforms. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Design, implement, and maintain enterprise database platforms including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL across on-premises and cloud environments supporting mission-critical applications. * Lead database platform engineering activities including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, backup management, observability, and user access provisioning. * Provide production support for enterprise database systems, including monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and ensuring systems meet service level agreements. * Optimize database performance and reliability through query tuning, indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and resource utilization improvements. * Develop and implement database automation, monitoring, and operational procedures to improve service reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency. * Implement database security, backup, and disaster recovery solutions to ensure compliance with institutional standards and protect enterprise data assets. QUALIFICATIONS
This position is eligible for full benefits first day of hire: For more information about UCSD Benefits and Work/Life. To calculate an approximate value of the UC Total Compensation package, please click: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/total-compensation-calculator.php Pay Transparency Act Annual Full Pay Range: $108,100 - $204,900 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%) Hourly Equivalent: $51.77 - $98.13 Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable). Apply Now If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements. To foster the best possible working and learning environment, UC San Diego strives to cultivate a rich and diverse environment, inclusive and supportive of all students, faculty, staff and visitors. For more information, please visit UC San Diego Principles of Community. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination UC San Diego is a smoke and tobacco free environment. Please visit smokefree.ucsd.edu for more information. Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. a. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:
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