Database IT Engineer III; Police

Application Review Schedule

First review of applications will be Tuesday, February 17, 2026, and weekly thereafter as needed. This vacancy is in the Police Department's Information Technology (IT) Division.

The Information Technology (IT) Engineer III class provides skilled technical services in support of installation, configuration, testing, integration, and ongoing support for City applications and infrastructure that require an in-depth knowledge of the City's platforms and environment, in support of meeting availability and performance goals. This class has a high level of responsibility for supported systems and projects and is responsible for the success of projects and operational systems of any size.

Employees in this class are required to participate in team on‑call support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This class is an FLSA‑exempt computer professional.

The City of Mesa Police Department is seeking a Database Administrator (DBA) to perform all database support and troubleshooting tasks, including production‑related work such as full development life‑cycle support for database applications, monitoring and tuning production performance, creating and defining database files, and making capacity estimates for development and production systems. The DBA will provide design, development, implementation, maintenance, and testing of database application systems;

perform program performance troubleshooting and error debugging, including current and future storage allocation requirements. The role supports staff in using database software products for business applications, queries, and reporting, including development of stored procedures, views, and functions for accessing and retrieving data.

This position is part of the Data Services team, which is responsible for identifying, gathering, and combining structured and unstructured data from multiple data sources using ETL processes. The team transforms data for ease of use in visualization and dashboarding tools. The position will participate in the design and maintenance of the Data Warehouse. They may also participate in architecture, standards, process design, and platform administration related to data management activities, such as integration platforms, data catalogs, and cloud data services.

(Other duties may be assigned.)

• Work with the technology team on best practices and participate as a database expert on project teams for new implementations and upgrades.
• Participate in an on‑call rotation to resolve after‑hours issues with database availability, patching, and storage management.
• Administer Microsoft SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, and Power BI.
• Perform routine database administration such as running change scripts, granting security, migrating reports, restoring backups, and other server administration tasks.
• Perform database administration functions such as sizing databases, creating users, databases, schemas, roles, views, data dictionaries, indexes, batch processing jobs, procedures, and functions.
• Maintain user and system security for data integrity; coordinate with department staff on requests and changes.
• Monitor database and optimize performance to gain efficiencies and maximize return on investment.
• Support staff in using database software products for business applications, queries, and reporting; develop stored procedures, views, and functions for accessing and retrieving data.
• Assist in the design, development, implementation, maintenance, and testing of database application systems; assist in program performance troubleshooting and error debugging; include current and future storage allocation requirements.

The ideal candidate will have strong professional experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Excel, data modeling, usability design, visualizations, unstructured information analysis, data warehousing, functional requirements analysis, and business analytics. Experience administering Microsoft SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, and Power BI is required.

• Experience with Power BI, SQL Server Management Studio, Data…