Requisition No: 870218
Agency: Department of Transportation
Working Title: ENTERPRISE DATA BASE CONSULTANT - 55004787
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 55004787
Salary: $80,100.07 - $93,450.08
Posting Closing Date: 02/27/2026
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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
973 / Application Services
ANTICIPATED VACANCY / OPEN COMPETITIVE
CAREER SERVICE
CONTACT PERSON: Brian Wilson
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (850) 410-5557
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Brian.Wilson@dot.state.fl.us
HIRING SALARY: $3,423.08/biweekly / $89,000.08/annual
Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.
To ensure honesty and transparency, all applicants must provide their own work. Unless explicitly requested, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with qualifying questions, work samples, or interviews is strictly prohibited, and any breach of this requirement will lead to the applicant being removed from consideration.
Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Our Mission
The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities.
Our Vision
As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free.
The Work You Will Do:
Enterprise Data Base Consultant / Application Services
The Enterprise Database Consultant provides technical leadership and coordination for the Department’s enterprise database platforms, including planning, implementation, and ongoing support for mission-critical environments. This role manages DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server databases (both Azure and on-prem), oversees logical and physical administration, performance tuning, backups, and recovery. Responsibilities include collaborating with application development teams, resolving complex technical issues, ensuring compliance with best practices, and supporting long-range planning for infrastructure improvements. Additionally, the position requires mentoring staff, coordinating emergency support, and maintaining high availability for statewide enterprise applications.
The Difference You Will Make:
Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication.
How You Will Grow:
FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development. Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses.
Where You Will Work:
Florida Department of Transportation
Application Services
3185 S Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32311
Your Specific Responsibilities:
Provide technical leadership and coordination for the Department’s enterprise database platforms. Provide project planning and coordination, implementation planning, and technical assistance to other staff. Coordinate infrastructure support of the Department’s enterprise and mission critical databases. Collaborate with enterprise application development teams and coordinate the enterprise database tasks associated with the analysis, implementation and maintenance of large-scale statewide application development and maintenance projects. This involves coordination with appropriate personnel from other Application Services and Office of Information Technology (OIT) sections with issues pertaining to the resolution of technical application database problems (such as database access and application performance). Responsibilities include: plan projects and implementations, track work items including service requests, incidents, problems, changes; collaborate with primary data center staff, other Application Services staff, and end users; estimate time requirements; coordinate and manage tasks needed to meet objectives; report status; resolve issues; resolve production problems; mentor other professional Application Services staff.
Perform technical work establishing and maintaining mainframe and server based enterprise application database environments that support the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT’s) Enterprise Business applications. Enterprise database environments include but are not limited to: DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server; both Azure and On-Prem.
Perform logical and physical database administration activities and transform logical data structures into physical database objects within the Department’s enterprise application database environment. Responsibilities include: analyze and evaluate requests for major changes to database infrastructure; design and document solutions using the most appropriate tools; coordinate, test, and implement solutions; provide assistance and mentoring to other staff in the resolution of complex assignments.
Analyze environment for potential improvements and technical direction. Responsibilities include: review existing database environment for performance improvement or cost-saving opportunities; perform long-range planning and impact analysis for technology and infrastructure upgrades; stay abreast of industry standards and best practices; define requirements for database or other infrastructure upgrades; recommend improvement opportunities to management.
Participate in long-range planning related to application database performance and ongoing tuning for the Department’s highly integrated database environment. Responsibilities include: conduct planning related to measuring and improving application database efficiencies; facilitate and document Structured Query Language (SQL) reviews for both internal and outsourced projects.
Facilitate backups, recovery, and performance tuning of the database enterprise environments at the system level (DB2 for z/OS, Oracle, and SQL Server; both Azure and On-Prem).
Ensure around-the-clock support as needed for the Department’s enterprise applications and environments. This includes but is not limited to: support decentralized processes and computing requirements (such as data replication and other district needs); coordinate with service center providers, applications staff, and user offices as needed to support resolution and resubmission of mission critical batch jobs.
The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
Ability to:
Other Job-Related Requirements:
This position may be entrusted with access to confidential or sensitive data, with specific authorization from the Manager of Application Services. This position is authorized to perform duties related to the production environment which requires a high level of trusted security. This position has on-call responsibilities for returning to work to handle emergency situations or other needed activities.
Minimum Qualifications:
Seven years of experience in computer systems analysis and/or computer programming, three years of which must have been in database administration and design; Completion of a one-year program of study from a vocational/technical school in an area of data processing (excluding data entry) can substitute for one year of computer systems analysis and/or computer programming experience.
The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, visit: https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES THE SERVICE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COUNTRY AND SUPPORTS THE HIRING OF RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY SPOUSES. If you are a preference-eligible applicant who receives notice of a hiring decision and believe that you were not afforded employment preference in accordance with applicable Florida law and regulation, you may file a written complaint within 60 calendar days from the date you receive the notice, requesting an investigation to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Division of Benefits and Assistance, 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard, Room 214, St. Petersburg, Florida 33708.
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided. Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office at (850) 414-5300 for assistance.
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 (1-866-663-4735). 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 112.0455, 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.
Join Florida’s talented workforce to fulfill your professional goals and achieve a meaningful career. Our talented public servants work hard to serve more than 19 million residents across Florida, and you, too, can realize success in the Sunshine State.
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