IT Database Administrator (CYFD/ITD #26268) State of New Mexico - 3.5 Albuquerque, NM Job Details Full-time $36.43 - $54.65 an hour 4 hours ago Qualifications Driver's License Data analytics Full Job Description Posting Details At the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), every role is an opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of children, youth, and families across our state. We are committed to building a compassionate, skilled, and dedicated workforce that works collaboratively to ensure safety, promote well-being, and strengthen families. Whether you are in the field supporting families face-to-face, working behind the scenes to improve systems, or helping to shape the agency from a leadership level, your work here has purpose and long-lasting impact. Join a team that values integrity, resilience, and service and be part of meaningful change for New Mexico's future.

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• Why does the job exist? Install, configure, upgrade, administer, monitor, and maintain operationally efficient databases. Experience and knowledge in administration and in developing new dashboards or report development in the various platforms like Power BI, Power BI Administration , and Cloud databases like Azure Sql Server. This position will manage, secure, and optimize an organization's data infrastructure and ensure data integrity, performance, and availability, often supporting high-tech innovation and critical system How does it get done?

Database Design and Implementation:

Working with developers to design database structures, tables, and views and Capacity Planning with estimating future storage needs and managing hardware/software resources. Providing technical support to users and developing reports to analyze system usage.

Database Installation and Configuration:

Setting up, installing, and configuring database servers in Azure Sql Server and Sybase. Also work on database Migration involving moving data from old systems to new systems.

Security and Access Control:

Managing user accounts, permissions, and implementing security measures to prevent unauthorized access

Backup and Recovery:

Implementing comprehensive backup and disaster recovery plans to prevent data loss.

Performance Monitoring and Tuning:

Monitoring database health to ensure high performance, optimizing queries, and resolving bottlenecks. Also, includes monitoring server resource utilization (CPU, memory, disk I/O), scheduling and verifying database backups, updating security patches, optimizing slow-running SQL queries, and testing failover/recovery scenarios.

Troubleshooting and Maintenance:

Performing regular maintenance tasks like patching, updating anti-virus software, and troubleshooting SQL errors.

Data Integrity and Maintenance:

Ensuring data consistency and accuracy throughout its lifecycle. The position will support all the tasks in performing this function. The candidate will cross train other team members in this skill as a part of knowledge transfer and cross training the members in the team. Minimum Qualification Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Technology, Engineering, or similar technical degree and two (2) years of experience in data analysis, design, storage, and security. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling six (6) years may substitute for the required education and experience. Employment Requirements Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License. Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course Certificate from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive Defensive Driving Course Certification as a condition of continued employment. Pre-employment background investigation is required and is conditional pending results. Working Conditions Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Some sitting, standing, bending and reaching may be required. Supplemental Information Do you know what Total Compensation is? Click here

Agency Contact Information:

Sujatha Seethapathi, 505-660-1749. Email For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement. Bargaining Unit Position This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.