Database Administrator (Geospatial & SQL Server)

Database AdministratorEssnova is seeking a Database Administrator with expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, spatial databases, and enterprise geodatabase administration to support a federal marine minerals and geospatial information program.The selected candidate will maintain enterprise geospatial databases, support schema updates and versioned environments, optimize database performance, and ensure compliance with federal metadata, security, and data management requirements. The role includes management of marine mineral datasets, geospatial services, cloud-hosted environments, and development, test, and production systems.Key ResponsibilitiesMaintain enterprise geospatial databases across development, test, and production environmentsSupport schema modifications, versioning workflows, backups, and performance tuningImplement change requests involving metadata, feature classes, tables, and database structuresManage mosaics, rasters, indices, statistics, and database optimization activitiesPublish and maintain geospatial services and associated data productsCatalog and organize marine mineral datasets and legacy study reportsMaintain file structures within DOI cloud-hosted environmentsEnsure compliance with FGDC and ISO metadata standardsManage sensitive datasets and support version control, reconciliation, and posting operationsTroubleshoot performance issues within complex cloud-hosted geospatial environments