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Database Analyst - Supreme Court of Virginia
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Senior Database Analyst responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining complex database environments, optimizing performance, ensuring data integrity, and implementing robust security and backup strategies across on‑prem and cloud platforms.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and manage relational database systems to support mission‑critical applications.
- Optimize database performance through indexing, query tuning, and capacity planning.
- Develop and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster‑recovery procedures.
- Implement and enforce database security policies, including access controls and encryption.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate databases with cloud services (AWS/Azure).
- Monitor database health, troubleshoot issues, and provide proactive maintenance.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in database administration for enterprise environments.
- Strong knowledge of performance tuning, backup/recovery, and security best practices.
- Experience with cloud database services (AWS RDS, Azure SQL) is a plus.
- Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.