Database Administrator IV

Description

Help build the data infrastructure behind extraordinary care.

UCLA Health is seeking a highly experienced Senior SQL Database Administrator to support and optimize mission-critical database environments that power patient care, operational excellence, and innovation across one of the nation's leading academic health systems. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In this role, you will serve as a key technical expert responsible for the design, administration, security, performance, and availability of enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments across both Azure and on-premises platforms. You'll collaborate closely with application teams, project managers, vendors, and infrastructure partners to deliver scalable, highly available database solutions that support critical healthcare operations.

### What You'll Do

• Design, implement, and administer enterprise SQL Server environments in Azure and on-premises.
• Manage high-availability architectures, including SQL Server 2022 Clusters and AlwaysOn Availability Groups.
• Perform database upgrades, migrations, patching, backup/recovery, performance tuning, and security management.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production databases, providing real-time operational support and issue resolution.
• Partner with project teams and business stakeholders to assess requirements and implement best-practice database solutions.
• Support development, testing, staging, and production environments while maintaining documentation and security compliance.
• Participate in 24x7 production support coverage for critical healthcare systems.

### What We're Looking For

* Extensive experience administ