• Senior Database Administrator

    University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)


    Senior Database Administrator

    How to Apply

    A cover letter as the leading page of your resume is required for consideration. In your cover letter, please describe your interest in the position and detail how your skills and experience align with the job requirements.

    Job Summary

    **Mission:** The University of Michigan's mission is to advance knowledge and serve the public through research, teaching, and patient care. ITS supports this by providing secure, accessible, and meaningful data across campus. The Database Administration team ensures U-M's data is safe, reliable, and available, maintaining high-performance database environments to empower learning, research, and campus operations.

    **Reports to:** Database Administration Manager

    What You'll Do

    + Administer and maintain Oracle databases in high-availability environments (Exadata, RedHat Linux).

    + Design, install, upgrade, patch, tune, monitor, secure, and troubleshoot both large-scale and high transaction databases.

    + Perform backups and recovery, capacity planning, automation, and integration of new database technologies.

    + Support additional database platforms as needed.

    + Participate in a paid on-call rotation every 4 weeks.

    + Contribute to automation and process improvements.

    + Work collaboratively within ITS and with campus partners.

    + Document procedures and environments for team use.

     

    Why Work at Michigan?

     

    U-M offers excellent benefits, including generous paid time off, 2:1 retirement matching, comprehensive health/dental/vision plans, flexible spending accounts, disability and life insurance, legal services, work-life programs, and more.

    Required Qualifications*

    + Bachelor's degree in computer science, business computing or related field, or equivalent experience

    + 5+ years as Oracle DBA on Linux/Unix servers, configuring and using RAC, ASM, Exadata, Data Guard, OEM, patching, security, Wallet, TDE.

    + Experience performing backups/recoveries, troubleshooting, upgrades, and maintenance

    + Experience performance tuning databases and queries

    + Effective written and interpersonal communication skills; ability to document technical processes

    + Programming experience in shell/perl/python, ideally for Linux system automation

    + Ability to work under pressure, including on-call/weekend shifts

    + Solid understanding of Linux/Unix OS

    Desired Qualifications*

    + Deep understanding of Oracle Exadata architecture

    + Experience with automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef), Git/source code management

    + Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), log analytics tools (Splunk), CI tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI)

    + Experience administering MySQL or NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB) databases

    + Modern programming and development best practices

     

    Work Locations

     

    Ann Arbor, MI (Hybrid remote/local work available; on-site presence required).

     

    Modes of Work

     

    Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about thework modes (https://hr.umich.edu/working-u-m/my-employment/ways-we-work-resource-center/ways-we-work-implementation-group/modes-work) .

     

    Underfill Statement

     

    UM- ITS welcomes a healthy applicant pool so we encourage all interested applicants to apply. This position may be underfilled at a lower classification, depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate with a salary range of $73,600-$81,777.

    Additional Information

    + May work with systems holding sensitive institutional data (e.g., HIPAA, ITAR, EAR, FISMA). Compliance with all applicable privacy/security policies required.

    + Physical demands typical of office/IT work; punctual, regular attendance required; may include on-call and non-business hours.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

     

    U-M EEO Statement

     

    The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

     

    Job Detail

     

    Job Opening ID

     

    272649

     

    Working Title

     

    Senior Database Administrator

     

    Job Title

     

    Database Administrator Senior

     

    Work Location

     

    Ann Arbor Campus

     

    Ann Arbor, MI

     

    Modes of Work

     

    Hybrid

     

    Full/Part Time

     

    Full-Time

     

    Regular/Temporary

     

    Regular

     

    FLSA Status

     

    Exempt

     

    Organizational Group

     

    Its Is

     

    Department

     

    ITS SysOps Database Admin

     

    Posting Begin/End Date

     

    1/09/2026 - 1/30/2026

     

    Salary

     

    $87,338.00 - $95,000.00

     

    Career Interest

     

    Information Technology