Data Administrator

Job Description:

Participate in the administration of the enterprise database management system including change management, security, performance, replication and disaster recovery. The position will also contribute to the ongoing evaluation of database and software development technologies to determine their relevance and suitability to the administrative software development environment at LSU. All Information Technology Services employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to exemplary customer service in all facets of their work.

Job Responsibilities:

Database Administration: Architect and implement database applications/infrastructures typical of those required to support a large organization and capable of adapting to database structure changes in a dynamic business setting. Perform activities related to administration of LSU enterprise databases and other project-based databases, including capacity planning, logical and physical database design, data integrity and normalization, implementations, configuration and tuning, monitoring and audition, backup and recovery.

Maintain database reliability and availability. Develop, implement and enhance database disaster recovery procedures for a large organization. Document processes and procedures related to database administrative activities. Exploit features of new DBMS releases and introduce those features to database and application analysts.