DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

Address: EQUIPMENT SERVICES FMIS
2225 S. 22ND AVENUE, PHOENIX, AZ 85009

Salary: $103,000 - $113,000 

Anticipated Salary: $108,000.04

Grade: 27

Closing Date: 07/28/2025

We offer weekends off with 13 days paid vacation, 10 paid holidays, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, employee assistance program, educational assistance, career stability and a culture that values opportunity for growth and professional development where your skills will be recognized and rewarded! 

Work Hours: Monday through Friday 6:00am – 2:30pm 

This position designs, develops and administers business critical databases. Is responsible for the integrity and security of databases. Creates, implements and maintains monitoring, maintenance and backup schedules for databases. Designs logical and physical database schema. Creates packages and jobs used to exchange data with customers both internal external. Assists in the installation and support of databases used in purchased software as well as internally developed software solutions. Maintains an inventory of services and databases. Works with infrastructure Protection to ensure the security of databases and data.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Support, maintain and manage all FMIS SQL Databases in all current and future FMIS environments.

Collaborate with Application developers, Cloud Architects, Server Engineers, IT operational staff and Project managers to deliver database design, database solutions, and configurations that meet requirements.

Develop and test database migration procedures. Documents data requirements, database design, and operating procedures.

Reviews, evaluates, designs, implements and maintains databases(s). Proactively solves complex problems. Implement and review appropriate security guidelines/mechanisms.

Develops database administration tools/utilities/operation procedures. Performs database maintenance functions as required in production to avoid performance degradation, fault and data loss.

Knowledge:
• General working knowledge of physical data models, technical architecture, system interfaces, etc.
• Google Workspace.

Skill:
• Strong customer service skills.
• Excellent interpersonal written and oral communication skills.

Ability:
• Balance, prioritize and organize multiple tasks.
• Work collaboratively in teams and across organizations.
• Synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly.
• Build strong relationships inside and outside the organization.
• Develop and write technical documentation.
• Model and design relational databases.
• Install and support relational database management systems (RDMS).
• Evaluate and test emerging technologies.
• Apply creative solutions to business problems to ensure business needs are most effectively met.

Bachelor's degree plus 5 or more years of experience in database administration (or equivalent experience).

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, and the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Mandatory participation in the Arizona Retirement System (ASRS) is required.

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact ADOT Human Resources Recruitment via email at srecruitment@azdot.gov or phone call at (602) 712-8188 option 2.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 712-8188 option 3. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. ADOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.