DBA Analyst 1 or 2

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a world-renowned academic research institute of Louisiana State University, is seeking a Database Administrator in Computing Services.

The Database Administrator (DBA) Analyst is responsible for the installation, configuration, administration, security, performance, availability, and lifecycle management of enterprise database systems. This position supports the organization's mission by ensuring the integrity, reliability, security, and accessibility of critical data resources across administrative, basic science, clinical research, population science, and enterprise applications. The DBA Analyst collaborates closely with application owners, developers, analysts, and technology teams to support existing systems, implement new solutions, maintain regulatory compliance, and facilitate effective integration with enterprise technology services.

Major Responsibilities

• Database Administration and Maintenance: Install, configure, upgrade, patch, monitor, and maintain enterprise database systems, including database objects, user access, permissions, configurations, and deployment environments.
• Performance Monitoring and Optimization: Monitor database health, availability, and performance; identify and resolve issues; and optimize queries, indexing, and database configurations to ensure efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Backup, Recovery, and Security: Develop and maintain backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions. Implement database security controls, auditing, and compliance requirements to protect institutional data.
• Data Integration and Application Support: Support enterprise applications and database integrations, including data migrations, ETL processes, data exchanges, web applications, and reporting systems.
• Data Warehouse and Analytics Support: Support data warehouse and business intelligence environments, including data modeling, reporting, analytics, and data governance initiatives to ensure data accuracy, accessibility, and integrity.
• Technical Documentation and Collaboration: Develop and maintain database standards, procedures, and documentation while collaborating with developers, analysts, application teams, and stakeholders to support enterprise technology initiatives.
• Scope of Support: Supports databases, applications, integrations, reporting platforms, and analytics environments across administrative, research, clinical, population science, and public-facing operations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Database Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
• DBA Analyst 1: 1 - 3 years of experience in database administration, database development, or related IT support.
• DBA Analyst 2: 3 - 5 years of experience in database administration, database development, or demonstrated experience administering Microsoft SQL Server environments, including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, database maintenance, and user access management.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL, T-SQL scripting, relational database architecture, database design, data modeling, and stored procedures.
• Experience monitoring and optimizing database performance through query analysis, execution plans, indexing, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining database backup, restoration, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Knowledge of SQL Server security administration, including authentication, permissions, role management, encryption, auditing, and data protection practices.
• Experience troubleshooting complex database performance issues, connectivity problems, application integrations, and data inconsistencies.
• Experience supporting database environments across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Ability to analyze technical problems, evaluate solutions, and implement improvements that enhance database reliability, availability, and performance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with developers, IT professionals, analysts, and non-technical stakeholders.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center seeks to recruit a highly productive workforce with a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.

This position is not eligible for remote work.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

The approved hiring range for this position is $55,000 - $75,000 annually depending on the qualifications and experience of the selected applicant.

Pennington Biomedical is located within state-of-the-art research facilities on a 222-acre campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. For more information, visit PBRC.

Questions regarding career opportunities at Pennington Biomedical should be sent to hrm@pbrc.edu.

Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Questions or concerns can be directed to PBRC Human Resources at 225-763-2776 or hrm@pbrc.edu.