Journey Database Administrator

Title

Journey Database Administrator

IT Infrastructure

Sacramento, CA, US

Information Technology/Telecommunications

Minimum Pay Rate: $

Maximum Pay Rate: $

Civil Service

05/18/2026

Open

We're looking for a Database Administrator who can keep our data environment running smoothly and securely. In this role, you will be the subject matter expert of SMUD's database systems, making sure they're fast, reliable, and scalable. You'll design, configure, maintain and support critical enterprise database systems including Oracle and SQL Server. You'll lead efforts to provide the most reliable, robust, and secure solutions, working closely with IT teams and business units.

• Supports SMUD's strategic information technology goals and direction by serving as a technical lead on application database projects; designs, develops, implements and maintains the database systems; identifies potential database management projects.
• Ensures SMUD's database systems meet and serve SMUD's current and future business needs; conducts feasibility and needs assessment studies; defines functional system requirements and specifications including conducting business process and data analysis; develops technical standards and procedures and system design; recommends improvements and modifications to new and existing database system software to improve business processes.
• Prepares procurement and bid documents; evaluates proposals and hardware/software products; procures IT hardware, software and services; develops system and user acceptance tests; plans the integration of new technologies and applications; installs and integrates applications and systems; performs post-implementation reviews.
• Maintains and operates systems; monitors and troubleshoots moderately complex problems using established processes and methods.
• Provides technical solutions, support and user training on software issues to ensure database users optimize the database infrastructure; provides technical consultation to business units to minimize downtime; troubleshoots hardware, software and applications problems; documents problems and fixes; provides 24‑hours on‑call support.
• Establishes training needs; develops training plans, procedures and materials; conducts training sessions, and performs post‑training evaluations.
• Assists in planning, reviewing and conducting work activities and researching required project information associated with department internal/external projects in accordance with established task objectives and schedule as outlined in the project plan/contract.
• Performs related duties as required.

• High School diploma or equivalent

• Three or more (3+) years of progressively responsible work in establishing criteria, formulating projects planning and design end assessment of database with two or more of the following databases: IDMS, IMS, DB2, Sybase SQL Server, Oracle, and MS SQL Server.

• Certificates in information technology and/or a products/technology related field from educational institutions or vendor certified programs.

Principals and concepts of relational and network database management; database management system performance tuning and troubleshooting techniques; network and mainframe configuration and design; principals and concepts of data management; operating concepts for multi‑user, multitasking operating systems; concepts and principles related to implementing technology solutions; methods and techniques of data access; techniques and practices for problem research and resolution; techniques and practices for resolving complex technical issues;

concepts of centralized and distributed computing; characteristics and operational needs of various organizational units; methods and techniques for planning, organizing and overseeing work activities; procedures and practices for monitoring and managing projects; methods and techniques for training staff; basic principles and practices of budget preparation and administration; office…