Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join our dynamic IT team. Reporting to the Manager of IT Data Services and Intelligence, the successful candidate will oversee and maintain our enterprise database infrastructure, focusing on SQL Server and Azure SQL databases. This role ensures database reliability, performance, and security while supporting data warehouse and development initiatives.
This position includes participation in a remote on-call rotation. Periodic travel to a JAX site is expected 3x per year.
What You’ll Contribute
Database Administration
- Design, implement, and maintain SQL Server and Azure SQL databases.
- Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize queries.
- Manage backup, recovery, and high-availability solutions.
- Perform capacity planning and optimize performance.
- Ensure database security and compliance.
Security and Compliance
- Implement and maintain security policies and procedures.
- Ensure regulatory compliance, including encryption and access controls.
- Conduct regular security assessments and address vulnerabilities.
- Collaborate with IT security to respond to incidents.
Data Warehouse and BI Support
- Manage data warehouses and ETL processes.
- Oversee SSIS and Python solutions for data integration.
- Collaborate with BI teams for reliable data integration.
MS Fabric and Power BI Support
- Administer Power BI datasets, workspaces, and reports.
- Support Microsoft Fabric initiatives.
Data Development and Release Support
- Collaborate with developers on database solutions.
- Guide best practices for database design and data modeling.
- Manage Python environments for ETL and automation tasks.
- Support Python-based workflows and scripts.
- Administer Git repositories and CI/CD pipelines.
- Coordinate release activities to ensure minimal downtime.
What You’re Good At
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years as a SQL Server DBA in enterprise environments.
- Proficiency with SQL Server 2016/2019/2022/Azure SQL Managed Instance.
- Experience with DW/BI tools like SSIS, Power BI, and MS Fabric.
- Proficiency in managing Git repositories and source control workflows.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
The salary range is $98,885 - $165,554. Salary will be determined based on qualifications and relevant years of experience.
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About JAX:
The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.
Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org.
EEO Statement:
The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.
Top Skills
What We Do
Cancer. Diabetes. Alzheimer’s. Heart Disease. Parkinson’s.
The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) leads the search to cure diseases rooted in our DNA.
Founded in 1929, we are an NCI-designated Cancer Center since 1983 and an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit research organization with over 90 years of experience in genetics and genomics research. JAX blends the brightest minds with state-of-the-art resources to accelerate discovery.
Areas of Discovery (75+ Principal Investigators, >250 Ph.D.s, M.D.s, and D.V.M.s):
• Cancer: We are a National Cancer Institute designated Cancer Center focusing on cancer initiation, progression, prevention and therapies.
• Developmental/reproductive biology: birth defects, Down syndrome, osteoporosis, fertility
• Immunology: HIV-AIDS, anemia, autoimmunity, cancer immunology, immune disorders, lupus, transplant rejection
• Metabolic diseases: atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, microbiome
• Neurobiology: blindness, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, deafness, epilepsy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, neurodegenerative diseases
• Neurobehavioral disorders: autism, addiction, depression
Supporting Global Research:
• The JAX Mouse Repository and Scientific Services are among the premier resources available for biomedical research.
Committed to Education:
• Summer Student Program (undergrad & high school)
• Teaching the Genome Generation Short Course
• Ph.D. programs: U. Maine, Tufts University and U. Connecticut
• Courses, Conferences and Workshops
