"Senior Database Administrator"

A cover letter as the leading page of your resume is required for consideration. In your cover letter, please describe your interest in the position and detail how your skills and experience align with the job requirements.

Mission: The University of Michigan's mission is to advance knowledge and serve the public through research, teaching, and patient care. ITS supports this by providing secure, accessible, and meaningful data across campus. The Database Administration team ensures U-M's data is safe, reliable, and available, maintaining high-performance database environments to empower learning, research, and campus operations.

Reports to: Database Administration Manager

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business computing or related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years as Oracle DBA on Linux/Unix servers, configuring and using RAC, ASM, Exadata, Data Guard, OEM, patching, security, Wallet, TDE.
• Experience performing backups/recoveries, troubleshooting, upgrades, and maintenance
• Experience performance tuning databases and queries
• Effective written and interpersonal communication skills; ability to document technical processes
• Programming experience in shell/perl/python, ideally for Linux system automation
• Ability to work under pressure, including on-call/weekend shifts
• Solid understanding of Linux/Unix OS

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Oracle Exadata architecture
• Experience with automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef), Git/source code management
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), log analytics tools (Splunk), CI tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Experience administering MySQL or NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB) databases
• Modern programming and development best practices

UM- ITS welcomes a healthy applicant pool so we encourage all interested applicants to apply. This position may be underfilled at a lower classification, depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate with a salary range of $73,600-$81,777.

May work with systems holding sensitive institutional data (e.g., HIPAA, ITAR, EAR, FISMA). Compliance with all applicable privacy/security policies required.

Physical demands typical of office/IT work; punctual, regular attendance required; may include on-call and non-business hours.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.