Database Administrator IV

Our Mission

The mission of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, as a regulatory State agency, is to establish and enforce standards to ensure that the people of Texas are served by highly trained and ethical law enforcement, corrections, and telecommunications personnel.

Our IT Department

TCOLE IT Division is tasked with developing and managing the software tools for law enforcement in Texas to have the best training and track mandatory compliance for peace officers and jailers. The TCOLE IT Division has the security of an established agency with the flexibility of a small startup in implementation and design.

Who We’re Looking For

The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) is seeking a Database Administrator to join the IT Division located at 6330 E HWY 290, Suite 200, Austin, TX. 

The Database Administrator IV performs advanced (senior level) database administration work involving developing, maintaining, and monitoring integrated database systems; implementing database procedures; and maintaining data integrity under minimal supervision.

Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience. The salary range is $84,182 - $113,278. This Job Class for this position is 0214 and salary group is B27.

Remote work within the state of Texas will be considered. This position requires regular travel to the organization’s headquarters in Austin, TX.

Examples of Work Performed

Performs database installation, configuration, migrations, upgrades, security patches, and support integration with other ETL/ Analytic tools.

Performs analysis on database and storage capabilities and gives recommendations for storage solutions and expansions based on research, including cost analysis.

Performs user provisioning and access management based on the Principle of Least Privilege - monitors the health of the databases, logging, and auditing to ensure compliance with organizational policies and standards.

Participates in agile data engineering development and supports database design and implementation based on data pipeline requirements.

Develops, maintains and extends the business intelligence data warehouse for reporting on new data objects.

Provides service and vendor reviews and evaluations.

Configures SQL Server monitoring utilities for SQL server management of development and production environments.

Coordinates with contractor DBSs to plan and implement backups and manage size upgrades.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited university in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), or a related field.
• At least five (5) years of experience as a Database Administrator or similar role.
• Experience or education may be substituted for one another on a year-for-year basis.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

•     Ability to maintain the highest standards of security and safeguard critical infrastructure. This includes adhering to strict background checks, reporting any suspicious activities, and participating in security training and drills as required.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of computer databases, programming, and systems design; computer operations, systems, and procedures; project control and cost estimating techniques; computer database application systems; computer programming languages; data processing flowcharting techniques; database structures and theories; current database technologies; and data analysis, evaluation, and testing techniques. 
• Skill in complex problem solving and critical thinking, and in the use of a computer and applicable software.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• At least two (2) years of experience working with relational databases e.g. Microsoft SQL Server

·         Understanding of T-SQL, ETL, and PowerShell