Database Solutions Engineer (Database Administrator I)

Salary : $57,700.00 - $103,900.00 Annually

Location : Lexington County, SC

Job Type : Time Limited - Full-Time

Job Number : 183516

Agency : Department of Education

Opening Date : 12 / 22 / 2025

Closing Date : 1 / 15 / 2026 11 : 59 PM Eastern

Class Code : : AM42

Position Number : : 61079663

Normal Work Schedule : : Monday - Friday (8 : 30 - 5 : 00)

Pay Grade : TEC05

Hiring Range - Min. : $57,700.00

Hiring Range - Max. : $80,000.00

Opening Date : 12 / 22 / 2025

EEO Statement : Equal Opportunity Employer

Agency Specific Application Procedures : : Interested persons must complete a State Employment Application at www.careers.sc.gov. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date. The South Carolina Department of Education does not accept faxed, mailed, or hand delivered applications.

Veteran Preference Statement : South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Job Responsibilities

The role of Database Administrator I includes the responsibilities to design, develop, configure, maintain, monitor, and support database management systems (DBMS) in the Department of Education.

The Database Administrator (DBA) will work with the Department of Education's SQL Server environment and other DBMS systems as needed to perform these operations, as well as others as assigned :

• Maintain and upgrade existing database systems;
• Assist the team of DBA's in ongoing and project tasks;
• Develop, test, implement and maintain data collection processes and data transfer processes (e.g., ETL, data exports and imports, etc.);
• Perform data validation, integrity checking, encryption, decryption, and reformatting of data during import / export operations;
• Support personnel and applications in accessing data within security and needs-based standards;
• Monitor and troubleshoot database-based applications, services and jobs;
• Develop and enforce security operations;
• Assist with data validation and reporting processes;
• Perform backups, archival and restoration tasks as needed;
• Develop SQL tables, queries, views, joins, indexes, triggers, stored procedures, and other database operations as needed by application developers, reporting developers, and data consumers;
• Develop and maintain database and systems documentation, metadata, data dictionary, and technical specifications;
• Prepare data for reporting through consolidation, aggregation, cleansing, transformation and other processes;

This position is located in the Office of Information Technology.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

A high school diploma and work experience in systems development and maintenance, technical support, or the support of database management systems. A bachelor's degree in a related field may substitute for the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Comments

ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS CHOSEN FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE NOTIFIED BY LETTER THAT THE POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.

Benefits for State Employees

The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.

Insurance Benefits

Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits

State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits

State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.

Note : The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.

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Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted or reviewed in lieu of the application. I have read and acknowledge the above statement.

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I understand that a criminal record investigation will be conducted prior to employment being offered by the South Carolina Department of Education. My personal identifying information will be processed through the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

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Do you have a high school diploma and work experience in systems development and maintenance, technical support, or the support of database management systems? A bachelor's degree in a related field may substitute for the required experience.

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Do you have a Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or related field (such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, etc.) or commensurate training and / or experience in database administration, programming, or IT-related fields?

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Do you have proficiency with Microsoft SQL Server?

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Do you have experience with cloud-based database platforms such as DataVerse, Azure SQL, or AWS RDS?

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Do you have experience with other modern database management systems (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, etc.)?

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How did you hear about this position?

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