wt: database administrator consultant

Requisition No:

Agency: Florida Gaming Control Commission

Working Title: WT: DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR CONSULTANT

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number:

Salary:  $52,000 - $64,000 

Posting Closing Date: 11/06/2025 

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FLORIDA GAMING CONTROL COMMISSION

Division of Administration

Office of Information Technology

Systems Programming Consultant

(WT: Database Administrator Consultant)

Hiring Salary: $52,000 - $64,000

Position Number:

***Open Competitive***

Overview:

The Florida Gaming Control Commission is responsible for exercising all regulatory and executive powers of the state with respect to legal gaming, including pari-mutuel wagering, cardrooms, slot machine facilities, oversight of gaming compacts, and other forms of gambling authorized by state law, excluding the Lottery, as well as directly enforcing Florida's gaming laws and combatting illegal gambling activities.

The agency is overseen by five Commissioners who are appointed by the Governor, with Commissioners appointing an Executive Director who leads a team of nearly 200 staff members. The mission of the Florida Gaming Control Commission is to preserve and protect the integrity of gaming activities through fair regulation, licensing, effective criminal investigation, and enforcement.

The Commission offers a supportive work environment that fosters growth and collaboration.

General Description:
This position serves as the Database Administrator Consultant and is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and performance tuning of the Agency's database systems. The role ensures the integrity, security, and availability of data across multiple platforms within cloud-based environments. This is complex, technical, and administrative work supporting mission-critical applications and data services used by internal and external stakeholders. The employee will collaborate with application developers, infrastructure teams, and business units to optimize data workflows and support analytics initiatives. Occasional travel may be required to support multi-site operations or project deployments.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitors and analyzes the performance of existing databases;
• Maintains the security and integrity of agency data;
• Specify and review user access levels for each segment of the database;
• Assist with audits by supplying and reviewing requested evidence or information;
• Reviews project requests describing database user needs, estimating time, storage needs, cost, and required resources;
• Writes logical and physical database descriptions, including location, space, access method, and security;
• Designs database structure and data models while aligning with procedures;
• Creates and reviews workflow charts, database management procedures, and other technical documentation;
• Designs and tests recovery plans, ensures backup integrity, and provides input on redundancy strategies;
• Creates and maintains agency data dictionaries;
• Confers with team members, determining scope and limitations of projects;
• Provides authoritative information or advice on computer systems and programs;
• Coordinates meetings between stakeholders and team members regarding agency databases;
• Provides training and answers questions;
• Installs and configures new database instances or updates to databases;
• Tests, correct errors, and implement changes to programs or database; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques of computer programming and system design.
• Knowledge of computer operations, systems, and procedures.
• Knowledge of project control and cost estimating techniques.
• Knowledge of computer programming languages.
• Knowledge of data processing flowcharting techniques.
• Knowledge of database structures and theories.
• Knowledge of current database technologies.
• Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server.
• Knowledge of data analysis techniques.
• Ability to identify and define user task needs.
• Ability to process information logically.
• Ability to conduct short-range and long-range project planning studies.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to assess future information needs for database evolution.
• Ability to educate top management on strategic planning of data and enforcement of common data definitions and models.
• Ability to develop reports and cross references from the data dictionary.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Experience with database design and maintenance in a relational database environment.
• Experience with database security, backup, and recovery procedures.
• Experience with database utilities and database storage requirements.

Preferred Qualifications, not required:

• Microsoft Azure or SQL Server certification.
• CJIS certification.
• Application programming experience in a relational database environment (e.g., SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL).
• Experience designing or implementing database structures, data models, or data dictionaries for an organization.

Where you will work:

This position is located in the Tallahassee Office.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The state offers a comprehensive compensation package for Career Service (CS) employees that features a highly competitive set of benefits including:

• Low premium health, dental, vision, life, and supplemental coverage options
• Paid personal time, which includes annual leave, sick leave, nine paid holidays, and one personal holiday
• Paid administrative leave for mentoring, volunteering, voting, and more
• Family planning support that includes adoption benefits and paid/unpaid leave options for family and medical responsibilities
• Retirement plans that include employer contributions (For more information, please click )
• Deferred compensation plans
• FREE basic life insurance plus additional options for you, your spouse, and your children
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

• The Florida Gaming Control Commission has employment restrictions for all commission employees referenced in sections and 16.715, Florida Statutes.
• This position requires a Level 2 background screening as a condition of employment and participation in direct deposit. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) and/or State Issued Photo Identification to conduct this screening.

Applicants are required to apply online through the People First system by the closing date.  All required documentation must be received by the closing date of the advertisement.  If you have any questions regarding your application, you may call

The Florida Gaming Control Commission provides equal opportunities for applicants and employees regardless of actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and any other classification or status protected by law. The Commission does not show partiality or grant any special status to any applicant, employee, or group of employees unless otherwise required by law.

Special Reminders:

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

We hire only U. S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Our agency participates in the E-Verify System which is a federal government electronic database available for employers to use to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

The Florida Gaming Control Commission is committed

to increasing recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and improving employment outcomes.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section , F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans' Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans' Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.