Database Administrator

About FPPA

The Fire and Police Pension Association was created by legislative mandate in the 1980’s. Our leadership team guides us in fulfilling our mission, vision and values while achieving our strategic objectives. We administer a statewide multiple employer public employee retirement system providing defined benefit plan coverage as well as death and disability coverage for police officers and firefighters throughout the State of Colorado.

We are a small association of only 70 staff located in Denver, CO. We work hard and have a culture that supports staff to establish a well‐balanced relationship between their personal needs and work commitments.

Position Summary

The Database Administrator is responsible for the security, performance, availability, and modernization of FPPA's data platforms. This role administers Microsoft SQL Server and Azure based database technologies while supporting the Pension Administration System (PAS) modernization initiative.

The Database Administrator leads data readiness, data quality, and data migration activities associated with PAS implementation and works with business, technical, and vendor teams to prepare data for the future platform. The role also helps advance FPPA's use of modern data technologies, analytics, and artificial intelligence by establishing secure, reliable, and trusted data foundations.

Key Responsibilities

Database Administration

· Administer and maintain Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, and related database environments

· Monitor and improve database performance, availability, reliability, and capacity

· Perform database tuning, maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting

· Develop and maintain database standards, configurations, runbooks, and technical documentation

· Manage database access, service accounts, permissions, and privileged administrative activities

· Support enterprise applications, reporting, integrations, and production operations

**Backup, Recovery & Resilienc