Database Administrator

The city of Las Vegas is accepting applications for Database Administrator. This position participates in the management, supervision and coordination of the programs and activities for effective administration and management of the Innovation and Technologies (IT) databases and systems within the City of Las Vegas; to coordinate assigned activities with other City departments and outside agencies; and to provide responsible and complex database administration to IT management. APPLY ON COMPANY WEBSITE Ideal Candidate The most competitive candidate is a hands-on Oracle Database Administrator with experience supporting both standalone Oracle environments and databases integrated with Oracle E-Business Suite. Technical Scope Oracle EBS architecture and administrationWebLogic administrationPatching and upgrade strategiesPerformance tuning and optimizationBackup and recovery planningHigh-availability and failover configurations How This Role Operates Works independently in production environments with sound judgmentEvaluates risk, impact, and rollback strategy before executing changesLeads root-cause analysis and drives issues to resolutionDocuments solutions and shares knowledge to strengthen team capability What Success Looks Like Consistent, reliable support of critical systemsClear decision-making in complex or unfamiliar situationsOwnership of outcomes, not just tasksContribution to a stable, sustainable operating environment Experience: Three years of increasingly responsible relational database administration experience, including two years of direct administration of Oracle or MS SQL databases in a client-server environment. Training: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in computer science, management information systems or a closely related field. A combination of formal education and directly related work experience may substitute for the degree. The city assesses 1.5 years of fulltime experience as equivalent to one year of education.