Senior Database Administrator

Nutrien

Job Location:

Calgary - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purposeFeeding the Future is the reason we come to work each day. Were guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26000 employees we operate a world-class network of production distribution and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers needs and strive to provide a more profitable sustainable and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.

What Youll Do:

Administer Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Amazon RDS and Amazon Redshift across multiple AWS accounts and environments supporting data product teams in a Data Mesh architecture
Provision and manage database infrastructure using Terraform modules (clusters parameter groups security groups KMS IAM auth Secrets Manager automated user/role creation)
Execute Database Change Requests (DBCRs): schema changes data migrations user/role management and ad hoc SQL
Perform PostgreSQL major/minor version upgrades including pre-checks extension upgrades post-verification and statistics regeneration
Manage database security: IAM authentication roles service accounts credential rotation security groups VPC networking and cross-account access
Build and maintain database monitoring using YACE CloudWatch exporter Amazon Managed Prometheus (AMP) and Grafana dashboards and alerts
Manage schema migrations using Liquibase for both PostgreSQL and Redshift
Develop and maintain Python Lambda functions for database automation
Configure and manage Foreign Data Wrappers (postgresfdw) AWS DMS and RDS Proxy; support data migration and integration efforts across systems and platforms
Optimize query performance indexes and schema design in collaboration with application developers
Plan and execute backup/recovery strategies disaster recovery testing high availability configurations and capacity planning
Create and maintain documentation runbooks and standard operating procedures
Participate in on-call rotation for production database incidents and perform occasional off-hours database upgrades and maintenance as needed

What Youll Bring:

Bachelors Degree in IT Computer Science or related field; experience may be considered in lieu of education
8 years of hands-on PostgreSQL database administration including internals (MVCC autovacuum WAL buffer cache query planner)
Strong SQL proficiency across PostgreSQL and Redshift
Solid experience with AWS data services: Aurora PostgreSQL RDS Redshift DynamoDB S3 DMS Lambda
Proficient with Terraform (HCL) for infrastructure as code
Proficient with Python for automation and tooling
Experience with Liquibase or similar database migration tools
Competent with AWS CLI and AWS security (IAM KMS Secrets Manager VPC networking)
Experience with database monitoring: pgstat views Performance Insights CloudWatch and Prometheus/Grafana-based observability
Experience with Git-based workflows code review and CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
Strong troubleshooting skills for complex database performance and connectivity issues
Enthusiasm for AI-assisted development and willingness to adopt AI tools and workflows

Preferred Technical Experience:

AWS Certified Database Specialty
Experience with PostgreSQL extensions: PostGIS postgresfdw pgstatstatements pgAudit
Experience with AWS DMS for migrations and change data capture (CDC)
Familiarity with Data Mesh architecture
Experience with AI coding assistants (Amazon Q Kiro Copilot) or building AI agents
Familiarity with Jira Confluence and Docker

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The estimated salary that Indeed Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutriens compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

This job will remain posted until accordance with Nutrien policies you will be required to undergo a background check and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive only candidates under consideration will be must meet minimum age requirements as permitted by law.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purposeFeeding the Future is the reason we come to work each day. Were guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are str...