Database Administrator III

MySQL
UNITED STATES
October 20, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: University of Utah
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Workplace Type: On-site
Employment Type: Full-time
Pay / Compensation: $110,000 to $117,000

About the Role

University Information Technology (UIT), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, is seeking a Database Administrator III. This role performs activities related to the administration, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise database environments, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and reliability. As a highly skilled and proficient technical professional, you will be entrusted with critical systems and sensitive data, independently performing complex, high-impact work under minimal supervision.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure the availability, performance, security, and reliability of enterprise database platforms.
  • Manage database monitoring, health checks, alert response, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
  • Handle backup and recovery, disaster recovery planning, encryption, user access controls, and audit compliance.
  • Partner with application teams and business stakeholders to provision databases, support ServiceNow requests, perform data refreshes, and troubleshoot complex issues.
  • Drive platform modernization initiatives through automation, cloud adoption, virtualization, database upgrades, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
  • Participate in weekly on-call rotations across team members covering 24/7/365 operational support.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalency) plus 6 years of directly related work experience, OR Master’s degree (or equivalency) plus 4 years of directly related work experience (1 year of higher education can substitute for 1 year of directly related experience).
  • Strong technical background and proven experience administering, securing, and tuning enterprise database systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to exercise exceptional judgment evaluating risks, prioritizing competing demands, and troubleshooting production issues.

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications

  • Technical certifications in Database Administration: MySQL, Oracle, and/or SQL Server.
  • Cloud technical certifications: AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI.

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive salary range: $110,000 – $117,000.
  • Comprehensive higher education benefits package including health insurance, retirement options, and tuition reduction programs.
  • Access to campus arts, museum venues, athletic events (Big 12 Conference), and close proximity to outdoor recreation (skiing, hiking, biking).

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