Database Administrator

Priority Consideration Date: July 28, 2024

Tacoma Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 14,000 students. We embrace our identity as a community college and strongly encourage applications from candidates who recognize and honor the important role that equity, diversity, and inclusion brings to an educational community. Our stated mission is to create meaningful and relevant learning, inspire greater equity, and celebrate success in our lives and in our communities. We are recognized nationally as an Achieving the Dream "leader college" and our faculty are engaged in innovative work to improve student retention and program completion. According to the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, TCC ranks high on measures of active learning and academic challenge, thanks to our creative and scholarly faculty. We seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Reflects the diversity of our community.
• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching.
• Is attracted by the campus mission promoting equitable access to educational opportunities.
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for underrepresented populations.
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others.
• Engages effectively with the community both within and outside of TCC.

• MS SQL Server Database Administrator providing technical and strategic direction on all TCC databases. This includes:
  • Advising and consulting with management, teams, and system developers
  • Providing advice and consultation to external customers
  • Maintain the database application environment and support multiple customers that utilize the college's mission critical applications.

Duties of the position's required experience

• Experience building, maintaining, troubleshooting, backing up, and repairing MS SQL Server database environments.
• Integration of Microsoft Azure services with SQL Server.

• Successful completion of a criminal history background check.

• Actively participates as a member of a team to move the team towards the completion of shared goals.
• Contributes to creating a healthy and positive work environment.
• Establishes and maintains collegial and cooperative work relationships with internal and external partners.
• Performs under pressure, recovers well from mistakes, and accepts appropriate responsibility.
• Carefully and thoughtfully practices stewardship of public resources.
• Applies clear and explicit ethical principles.
• Follows through on commitments made.
• Uses judgment and discretion in sensitive matters.
• Respects others in all interactions.
• Contributes to consensus building.
• Actively participates in an inclusive environment.
• Listens to and considers diverse points of view.
• Provides empathetic and timely customer service to students, employees, and community members.
• Practices inclusivity, civility, and respect for all.
• Engages in critical self-reflection and growth.
• Demonstrates a growth mindset through openness to change and professional development.
• Adapts to new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Supports innovations in collaboration within and beyond departmental continuous improvement initiatives.
• Engages in critical self-reflection and growth.
• Effectively organizes and carries out work processes to achieve individual and organizational goals.
• Articulate one's role and responsibilities as they support Mission Fulfillment.
• Works to achieve quality results within one's area of responsibility while striving for excellence.
• Sets priorities and makes appropriate decisions to complete assigned tasks and solve problems efficiently.
• Identifies and understands issues, challenges, and learning opportunities.
• Experience as an administrator performing system/database of Microsoft SQL Server services on a daily basis. This experience will be demonstrated by showing knowledge in the following areas:
  • Monitor and support Microsoft SQL server products/services for versions 2016 or higher.
  • Install and configure Microsoft SQL server products/services for versions 2016 or higher.
  • Automation tools and techniques using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services.
  • Design and architect multiple of Microsoft SQL Server environments over multiple servers.
  • Programming languages such as TSQL, Windows Scripting, and PowerShell
  • Design and develop reports using Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services or other BI tools (such as Power BI or Tableau)

Only applications including all requested materials will be reviewed.
Complete application packages must include the following:

1. Tacoma Community College online application form.
2. Resume and cover letter - In your cover letter, describe how your background and experience align with the responsibilities for this position.
3. Copies of unofficial transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
4. Diversity Statement: Tacoma Community College is committed to creating and supporting a multi-cultural climate that welcomes, fosters, respects, and celebrates diversity. Please attach a statement (maximum two pages) describing your experiences with other cultures and communities, your level of cultural self-awareness and how you have integrated both experience and self-awareness into your living/working environment.