Posting Details

Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two weeks of closing date.

This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Our Vision

Every New Mexican has access to affordable health care coverage through a coordinated and seamless health care system.

Our Mission

We ensure that New Mexicans attain their highest level of health by providing whole-person, cost-effective, accessible, and high-quality health care and safety-net services.

Our Goals

Leverage purchasing power and partnerships to create innovative policies and models of comprehensive health care coverage that improve the health and well-being of New Mexicans and the workforce.

Achieve health equity by addressing poverty, discrimination, and lack of resources, building a New Mexico where everyone thrives.

Implement innovative technology and data-driven decision-making to provide unparalleled, convenient access to services and information.

Build the best team in state government by supporting employees' continuous growth and wellness.

Why does the job exist?

The Senior IT Database Administrator will:
Serve as the technical authority for production and test database environments, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and compliance;

Lead complex maintenance and operations (MandO) initiatives for databases and database servers;

Establish, implement, and enforce database standards, best practices, and governance;

Provide senior-level escalation support for critical incidents and resolve complex production issues;

Mentor and guide other database administrators to strengthen team capability;

Influence long-term database technology strategy while delivering hands-on execution;

Protect data assets and support mission critical applications through reliable, scalable database infrastructure.

How does it get done?

The Senior IT Database Administrator is responsible for:
Technical Strategy and Leadership:
Overseeing database design, tuning, backup/recovery, and DBMS installations;

Evaluating technical approaches and recommending solutions to complex database challenges;

Maintaining deep expertise in MS SQL Server and enterprise architecture;

Collaborating with engineers on highly available and redundant storage designs;

Developing and managing capacity planning for future demand.

Security and Risk Management:
Maintaining database security, access controls, integrity, and audit trails;

Developing and enforcing security policies, standards, and procedures;

Ensuring proper data validation and secure implementation across systems;

Participating in investigations and incident response.

Performance and Incident Resolution:
Serving as the escalation point for critical and complex database issues;

Designing and implementing performance and reliability improvements;

Troubleshooting advanced database and application performance issues;

Performing expert-level administration across enterprise environments.

Automation and Operations:
Introducing automation, tools, and scripts to streamline database operations.

Project and Team Leadership:
Leading high-impact database and infrastructure projects;

Assigning work, advising DBAs, and supporting management and technical teams;

Participating in refining SLAs to align technical delivery with business needs.

Who are the customers?

Internal and external Health Care Authority (HCA) stakeholders, including staff, management, leadership teams, state agency partners, and outside organizations that interface with various projects across State Agencies.

Ideal Candidate

Internal and external Health Care Authority (HCA) stakeholders, including staff, management, leadership teams, state agency partners, and outside organizations that interface with various projects across State Agencies.

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Technology, Engineering, or similar technical degree and three (3) years of experience in data analysis, design, storage, and security. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling seven (7) years may substitute for the required education and experience.
Employment Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.

Must obtain a Defensive Driving Certificate.

Employment is subject to a pre-employment criminal background investigation and is conditional pending results.
Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Some sitting, standing, bending and reaching may be required.
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Agency Contact Information: Theresa Romero, (505) 394-2977. Email

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Bargaining Unit Position

This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.