Database Administrator, Lead

Database Administrator, Lead

Georgia State University

Instructional Innovation and Technology

Database Administration

What Makes GSU a Great Place to Work?

Georgia State University, one of the nation's most innovative public institutions, offers a collaborative environment where technology, research, and innovation drive student success and community impact.

GSU supports employee success through a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
• Competitive retirement plans, including pension options
• Professional development and career growth opportunities

Through TAP, eligible employees can continue their education while building their careers, reflecting GSU's commitment to lifelong learning and employee development.

Why Join the Instructional Innovation and Technology (IIT) Division?

Join a mission-driven technology division where your work directly supports student success, academic excellence, and university operations.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique?

• Support critical systems used by students, faculty, and staff across the university.
• Expand your expertise with technologies such as Ellucian Banner, PeopleSoft, Oracle APEX, Tomcat, and data warehousing.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and vendor teams in a knowledge-sharing environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to a stable organization that values operational excellence, reliability, and long-term success.

We do not expect candidates to be experts in every technology used across the university. We are seeking a strong Oracle DBA with solid technical fundamentals, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to learn and adapt in a complex enterprise environment while expanding expertise across Georgia State's enterprise application and data ecosystem.

Position Overview

Georgia State University's Instructional Innovation and Technology (IIT) Division is seeking an experienced Lead Database Administrator to join the Application Solutions team. This hands-on technical leadership role is responsible for administering, securing, optimizing, and supporting enterprise Oracle database environments that power critical university operations, student success, and institutional services.

The Lead Database Administrator provides technical leadership and hands-on support for Oracle databases, data warehouse platforms, and related technologies, partnering with application, infrastructure, security, and business teams to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performing systems.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, driving operational excellence, and continuously expanding your expertise, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities

Application & Database Support

• Administer, monitor, maintain, and optimize enterprise Oracle database environments.
• Troubleshoot database and application issues involving performance, availability, security, capacity, patching, and code fixes.
• Support data warehouse and ETL environments and collaborate with technical and business teams to ensure reliable service delivery.

Database Administration & Technology Management

• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, clone, and manage Oracle databases throughout their lifecycle.
• Administer Oracle technologies including RMAN, Data Guard, and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and disaster recovery plans.

Security, Compliance & Business Continuity

• Manage database security, access controls, auditing, and data integrity.
• Ensure database availability, recoverability, and compliance with business continuity and disaster recovery requirements.
• Implement best practices for reliability, performance, and risk mitigation.

Project Leadership & Collaboration

• Support the implementation, testing, deployment, migration, and integration of database solutions.
• Coordinate project activities, communicate status to stakeholders, and support technology modernization initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance while partnering with application, infrastructure, security, business, and vendor teams.

Additional Information

• This position is based in Atlanta and requires on-site work. Remote and hybrid arrangements are not available.
• Georgia State University offers a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications, experience, and internal equity. The posted salary range represents the minimum to midpoint of the position's established pay grade.

Minimum Hiring Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of related experience; or a combination of education and experience.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

Candidates will be most competitive with:

• Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong Oracle database administration experience, including RMAN, Data Guard, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Experience supporting enterprise Oracle database environments.
• Experience with Oracle APEX.
• Experience with Ellucian Banner, PeopleSoft, or other higher education systems.
• Experience with Apache Tomcat.
• Experience with data warehousing and ETL processes.