Database Administrator 3

Texas Health and Human Services Commission requires the services of 1 Database Administrator 3, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Database Administrator 3, Data/Database Administration and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.


The contractor role is for a Senior Database Administrator (Database Administrator III) and will perform advanced database administration tasks for databases used by applications with complex data models, workflows, and reports. Assists the team in creating and maintaining logical and physical data models. The successful candidate will work with Full-stack Java applications on HHSC's cloud platform (Azure/AWS) within an Agile (Scrum) environment. The role will involve migrating data from Oracle applications to SQL schemas and loading it into collections. Additionally, the candidate will optimize database performance during and after migration, identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, and implement monitoring solutions to track database health and performance metrics. The DBA III works on activities including but not limited to database tuning, indexing, customization, transformation, data migrations/conversions, installations, troubleshooting, upgrades, patching, user management, security of data at rest and in motion, disaster recovery, clustering for high availability and load balancing, data backup, purging and archiving, implementation of database policies, data replication and backup to secondary sites like disaster recovery environments, procedures for the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of the sensitive and business-critical databases. The role will involve working closely with the team to create and maintain logical and physical data models, with a primary focus on Oracle and Azure Microsoft SQL. This role will require converting Oracle Stored Procedures and Functions to Azure SQL.

Required Experience

• 10 years: Database experience.
• 8 years: Experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL, or similar database technologies.
• 8 years: Experience with relational database administration (such as SQL Server or Oracle).
• 8 years: Experience in database design, analysis, and performance tuning.
• 8 years: Experience with database structures, data analysis, and performance tuning.
• 8 years: Experience designing enterprise applications and/or services.
• 8 years: Experience creating technical and functional design documentation.
• 8 years: Experience working within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using Agile methodologies (such as Scrum).
• 8 years: Experience with multi-tier system/application development (such as SOA, Microservices, or three-tier applications).

Preferred Experience

• 8 years: Experience with large-volume databases, high availability, and disaster recovery infrastructure.
• 6 years: Experience with Microsoft Azure.
• 6 years: Ability to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into Azure SQL.
• 3 years: Experience with DevOps technologies, including CI/CD pipelines and build/deployment tools such as Git.
• 3 years: Experience in Java/J2EE enterprise development.
• 1 year: Azure certification.
• 1 year: DBA Associate certification.