Database Administrator

The city of Las Vegas is accepting applications for

Database Administrator

. This position participates in the management, supervision and coordination of the programs and activities for effective administration and management of the Innovation and Technologies (IT) databases and systems within the City of Las Vegas; to coordinate assigned activities with other City departments and outside agencies; and to provide responsible and complex database administration to IT management.

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Ideal Candidate

The most competitive candidate is a hands-on Oracle Database Administrator with experience supporting both standalone Oracle environments and databases integrated with Oracle E-Business Suite.

Technical Scope

• Oracle EBS architecture and administration
• WebLogic administration
• Patching and upgrade strategies
• Performance tuning and optimization
• Backup and recovery planning
• High-availability and failover configurations

How This Role Operates

• Works independently in production environments with sound judgment
• Evaluates risk, impact, and rollback strategy before executing changes
• Leads root-cause analysis and drives issues to resolution
• Documents solutions and shares knowledge to strengthen team capability

What Success Looks Like

• Consistent, reliable support of critical systems
• Clear decision-making in complex or unfamiliar situations
• Ownership of outcomes, not just tasks
• Contribution to a stable, sustainable operating environment

Experience:

Three years of increasingly responsible relational database administration experience, including two years of direct administration of Oracle or MS SQL databases in a client-server environment.

Training:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in computer science, management information systems or a closely related field. A combination of formal education and directly related work experience may substitute for the degree. The city assesses 1\.5 years of fulltime experience as equivalent to one year of education.