Database Administrator II

Posting Number: S14532P

Working Title: Database Administrator II

Department: FACS-Inst Hum Dev & Disability

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The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly established School of Medicine.

Posting Type: External

Retirement Plan: TRS or ORP

Employment Type: Employee

Benefits Eligibility: Benefits Eligible

Full/Part time: Full Time

Additional Schedule Information: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Advertised Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Posting Date: 12/19/2025

Open until filled: Yes

Proposed Starting Date: 02/01/2026

Location of Vacancy: Athens Area

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Classification

Title:

Database Administrator II

FLSA: Exempt

FTE: 1.00

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent and 2 years of professional experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified:
  Power BI or Azure Administrator Associate
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments and Dev Ops pipelines
• Familiarity with other BI tools (e.g., Tableau, SSRS)

Position Summary: The Database Administrator II is a critical, back-end focused position responsible for leading the setup, configuration, and optimization of the organization’s data analytics environment. The role focuses on deploying and managing Power BI gateways, configuring on-premises and cloud-based servers, and ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performance data access for analytics teams. Key duties include building data pipelines and managing data warehousing, integrating disparate enterprise data sources (e.g., SQL Server, Azure, Oracle), and ensuring strict compliance with data governance, security, and privacy standards, including managing UGA IT relationships for HIPAA clearance.

The specialist will also be responsible for performance tuning, optimizing data refresh schedules, and collaborating with analysts to facilitate reporting needs, including sharing dashboards outside the organization.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or

Competencies:

• Proven experience with Power BI infrastructure setup and administration.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Data Services, and Active Directory.
• Experience with Power BI Premium, Gateway configuration, and licensing…