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Orange County Government · 1 day ago

Database Administrator - $1,000 Sign On Incentive

Orlando, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$49.12/hr - $63.86/hr

5+ years exp

Orange County Government is committed to serving the public with integrity and professionalism. They are seeking a Database Administrator responsible for designing, creating, and maintaining computerized databases, ensuring quality control, and resolving data conflicts. The role also involves monitoring and tuning databases, providing support for database systems, and assisting in project development.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Responsible for the installation and upgrades for database systems

Monitors and tunes relational databases

Designs and develops complex databases with technical teams. Helps technical staff resolve relational database issues and problems

Assists new project development utilizing relational databases and Operations staff with database backups and restores as needed

Provides on-call support as needed

Maintains current technology expertise

Performs other related duties as assigned

Designs and manages vector database infrastructure (Azure AI Search, Pinecone, PostgreSQL pgvector) for semantic search and AI retrieval applications across county departments

Builds and maintains document processing pipelines that ingest county documents (PDFs, Word files, policies, procedures) and convert them to AI-ready formats using chunking, embedding generation, and indexing

Implements and optimizes Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems that enable AI models to answer questions using county-specific knowledge bases and documentation

Develops data quality monitoring and evaluation systems to measure AI retrieval accuracy, identify stale or conflicting information, and maintain knowledge base integrity

Administers traditional relational databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) that support AI applications, including backup/restore, performance tuning, and security configuration

Implements data governance and access controls for AI data including role-based permissions, audit logging, and compliance with public records requirements as well as provide on-call support as needed

Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Database administrationSQL ServerPostgreSQLETL/data pipeline developmentData governanceVector database technologiesPythonPowerShell scriptingAI embeddingsSemantic searchRAG architectures

Required

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science or closely related field

five (5) years experience with recent database administration, monitoring, tuning and problem resolution

Database administration with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or similar enterprise RDBMS

ETL/data pipeline development and data engineering

Understanding of data governance and security in government/regulated environments

Vector database technologies (Azure AI Search, Pinecone, pgvector)

Python or PowerShell scripting

Preferred

Experience with vector databases (Azure AI Search, Pinecone, pgvector, ChromaDB)

Working knowledge of AI embeddings, semantic search, and RAG architectures

Python or PowerShell scripting for data engineering workflows

Benefits

10 paid holidays and up to 2 floating holidays annually.

18 days paid time off per year.

Longevity bonus based on years of service.

6 days of paid TERM (sick) time annually.

Low-cost medical, dental, vision, additional life insurance.

Free basic life, long term disability, and employee assistance for all the family members effective on day one.

Participation in the Florida Retirement System.

Employee assistance program includes multiple free one on one sessions with licensed counselors and online tools for legal advice, financial planning, personal life balance, etc.

Free access to Wellworks gyms and Orange County Recreation Centers.

Free onsite wellness coaching, including dietician and nurse.

Tuition reimbursement program.

Earn service time to forgive student loans.