Aviation Database Administrator (IT Senior Specialist)

Job Description:

Aviation Database Administrator (IT Senior Specialist)

Description

Full-time position available with the Aviation Department - Information Technology Division
Work Location: 601 Brasilia Ave
Pay Starting at: $6,619 per month
Work Days and Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Application Deadline: October 14, 2026

About Us

About the Aviation Department

The Kansas City Aviation Department is responsible for managing and operating Kansas City International Airport (MCI) and Kansas City Downtown Airport (Wheeler Field - MKC). As an enterprise fund department of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, it is fully supported by airport-generated revenues rather than tax funding. The department focuses on delivering safe, efficient, and cost-effective airport services to airlines, passengers, visitors, and the community. Its operations include overseeing airport administration, maintenance, promotions, and overall system performance while ensuring a high standard of customer service and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:
• Administers, maintains, and supports enterprise database environments, including Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases across production, test, development, and other organizational environments, ensuring high levels of availability, performance, security, and reliability.
• Plans and executes database installations, configurations, upgrades, patches, migrations, and version changes, evaluating technical requirements, dependencies, risks, and potential impacts to applications and business operations.
• Monitors, analyzes, and optimizes database performance and capacity through proactive monitoring, performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategies, resource management, and capacity planning.
• Designs, implements, and maintains database backup, recovery, high-availability, business continuity, and disaster recovery solutions to protect critical data and minimize service disruption.
• Ensures the security, integrity, availability, and reliability of enterprise databases through access controls, security configurations, auditing, data protection practices, vulnerability remediation, and compliance with organizational policies and industry best practices.
• Diagnoses and resolves complex database issues, including performance degradation, connectivity problems, data integrity issues, failures, availability concerns, and other issues requiring advanced technical analysis and troubleshooting.
• Serves as a technical resource and subject matter expert for database administration, providing technical guidance, recommendations, and support to application developers, system administrators, IT staff, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Analyzes application and business requirements and recommends database solutions that support system functionality, scalability, performance, security, and long-term maintainability.
• Develops, maintains, and enforces database standards, procedures, configurations, and technical documentation to promote consistency, reliability, security, and operational efficiency across database environments.
• Evaluates emerging database technologies, tools, and methodologies and recommends improvements to enhance database performance, availability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Provides mentoring to IT staff by sharing database administration knowledge, troubleshooting techniques, best practices, and recommendations for resolving complex technical issues.
• Works independently to investigate and resolve complex technical problems, determining appropriate solutions and making recommendations that may have significant operational or organizational impact.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRES

• an accredited Bachelor's degree and 5 years of technology experience; OR
• an equivalent combination of qualifying education and technology experience.
• Must be able to pass 10 TSA background check.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Preference given to candidates with at least one year of job-related experience where database administration was a primary responsibility, including administering, maintaining, securing, and supporting enterprise Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server databases.

Other Information

Military veterans encouraged to apply

Why You'll Love Working with Us - Core Employee Benefits (Benefits offered to all permanent employees unless otherwise specified)

Comprehensive Health Coverage
Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans with multiple options and low employee contributions.

Generous Paid Time Off
Enjoy vacation, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays-with accruals that grow the longer you're with us.

Secure Retirement Planning
City-funded pension plan plus an optional 457 savings plan to help you build long-term financial security.

Support for Life's Big Moments
Paid parental and bereavement leave to help you navigate major life events with peace of mind.

Tuition Assistance
Get reimbursed for eligible education expenses-invest in your future while you work.

Income Protection
Short- and long-term disability coverage options to safeguard your earnings.

Life Insurance Provided
City-paid life insurance with the option to add more coverage for extra peace of mind.

Community Volunteer Leave
Take up to 8 hours annually to give back to causes you care about.

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URGENT!!! CRITICAL RECRUITMENT INFORMATION

Applications and/or resumes are evaluated on the information received by the application deadline. Please ensure that your application or resume clearly demonstrates how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position for which you are applying, this includes providing all relevant educational dates and a detailed description of relevant work experience, including months/years of employment. Applications and/or resumes may not be considered if information is incomplete.

In order for a resume to be used in lieu of an application the resume must have been submitted online via the City's Applicant Tracking System.

Positions requiring a high school diploma/GED certificate must be obtained from a school/program accredited by the Department of Education and recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

The minimum education requirement for positions that allow for experience equivalency for an accredited degree is a high school diploma. Unless otherwise specified, an accredited degree must be obtained from a college or university listed with the U.S. Department of Education and recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
For positions with a salary grade of EX6 or higher that require an accredited degree, qualifying professional experience must be obtained AFTER the accredited degree is obtained.
Successful completion of a pre-employment criminal history/background check is required for all positions. Some positions require a post offer drug screen and/or physical.

If appointed, non-residents must obtain residency inside Kansas City, Missouri's city limits within nine months.

The City of KCMO is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The City is committed to providing a workplace environment for its employees and citizens free from discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity. For more information, please see our EEO Policy

The City of KCMO is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please call 816-513-1908 or send an e-mail to [email protected] .

If claiming military veterans' preference points, you must attach a copy of your DD-214 or a DD-256 (for reservists). To claim veterans' points you must have served 180 days of regular active duty service and be discharged or released under honorable conditions during peacetimes or 90 days of active duty service, one (1) day during "wartime" and a last discharge or release under honorable conditions. (DOD) 38 U.S. Code • 4211).