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Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) into the Department of Public Health (DPH) or the Department of
Environmental Services (SCDES). As such, SCDES's Office of Technology is migrating all systems out of the DHEC
environment (now maintained by DPH) and into the SCDES environment. SCDES has 1200+ employees using 100+
applications. These applications are intended to be maintained and supported by 50+ Office of Technology staff and
numerous vendors.
SCDES servers need to be established and prepared to host applications at the Department of Administration's Division
of Technology Operations (DTO) state data center and in the commercial cloud. These applications have many
dependencies on other systems, some of these dependencies will migrate however some will remain in the DHEC
environment. The Senior Database Administrator position will support the application migration and modernization as
well as day to day support of existing systems.
Must Have/Required Skills • Must have 3 years' experience as a Senior SQL Server DBA. • Must have 1 year of migrating application database between versions and platforms. • 5 years Backup/Restore experience. • SQL Server Integration Services experience. • Managing roles, permissions, and encryption. • T-SQL proficiency
Preferred/Nice to Have Skills • Implementing Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) • Database Design and Normalization • PowerShell
Required Education and/or Certifications
A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related area and experience in computer system development and
modification. Relevant experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.
January 2026
Senior Database Administrator Position Summary/Job Purpose:
The Senior Database Administrator works as a key member of the infrastructure team supporting the applications
migration efforts. The Database Administrator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the migration of
application databases within the SC Department of Environmental Services, Office of Technology. This position ensures
seamless transition from legacy systems to modern platforms while maintaining data integrity, security, and compliance
with state IT standards. The role supports critical environmental data systems and contributes to the department's
technology modernization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities/Job Functions:
Migration Planning & Execution • Assess existing databases for migration readiness. • Develop and implement migration strategies for on-premises and cloud environments. • Coordinate with application teams to ensure compatibility and minimize downtime. • Monitor migration processes and resolve issues promptly. • Provide technical guidance and training to stakeholders. • Work closely with application developers, infrastructure team, and business units
Database Administration and Security & Compliance • Configure, and maintain SQL Server and other database platforms. • Perform schema conversions, data transformations, and integrity checks. • Optimize database performance during and after migration. • Implement encryption, access controls, and auditing during migration. • Ensure compliance with state and federal data regulations and security standards.
Requirements Required Skills
Skill Type
Skill Name
Certification Education License Other Skill
A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related area and experience in computer system development and modification. Relevant experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.
Certification Education License Other Skill
3+ years' experience as a Senior SQL Server DBA.
Certification Education License Other Skill
1+ year of migrating application database between versions and platforms.
Certification Education License Other Skill
5+ years Backup/Restore experience.
Certification Education License Other Skill
SQL Server Integration Services experience.
Certification Education License Other Skill
Experience managing roles, permissions, and encryption.
Certification Education License Other Skill
T-SQL proficiency.
Preferred Skills
Skill Type
Skill Name
Certification Education License Other Skill
Implementing Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
Certification Education License Other Skill
Database Design and Normalization
Certification Education License Other Skill
PowerShell
Compétences linguistiques
- English
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