Platform Database Administrator III
Platform Database Administrator III
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Job Description
The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands phosphate mining fertilizer manufacturing farming ranching and cattle production and other enterprises related to agriculture.
Summary
The Data Platform Administration Team is seeking an accomplished SQL Server Database Administrator to join our talented group in Boise Idaho. In this position you will contribute to maintaining the platforms of a complete value chain from source systems to modern analytics platforms. We are looking for an administrator to establish standards and develop automation to care for a variety of database platforms while sharing knowledge with global teammates and peer teams. With a large on-premises environment we are seeking an innovative and driven administrator interested in providing outstanding support and furthering our data-driven culture as we manage our current environments and grow into our Cloud architecture as well.
Key Responsibilities
Administer and support SQL Server RDBMS environments (Windows)
Strengthen team capabilities into Azure-deployed RDBMS platforms
Administer and support PostgreSQL RDBMS environments (Windows / Linux)
Administer and support Db2 RDBMS environments (Windows)
In collaboration with other infrastructure teams establish standards and processes to build and maintain standards-based reliable data platform solutions for the global enterprise.
Establish and execute patching and version update plans to comply with (and provide input into) security change management and other applicable policies.
Collaborate with other Simplot Technology teams on their data-related needs including advanced support of application databases
Work with vendors and managed-service providers to enable their data-related needs/services and ensure their compliance with Simplot standards and policies
Monitor for DB server health database performance and other indicators of potential issues and attempt to address them preemptively
Refresh lower environments perform database restores conduct regular disaster recovery simulations and perform all aspects of Lifecycle Management
Utilize Azure DevOps for work item management knowledge management (wiki) CI/CD automation and source control
Coordinate and prioritize the shared work item backlog with global DBA partners
Participate in architectural/code reviews produce documentation and contribute to company-wide standards
Cultivate cross-functional collaborative relationships with global Peers Data Owners/Stewards and other IT Professionals
Communicate technical and business topics to key Business Stakeholders
Manage and prioritize time across project support and enhancement initiatives
Participate in L3 production support and incident response for our teams globally deployed 7x24 environments
Typical Education
Bachelors Degree (B.A. or B.S.) from 4 year college or university
Relevant Experience
5 years related experience and/or training with SQL Server
Other Information
Qualified candidate(s) will posses:
Subject matter expertise in Microsoft SQL Server administration LCM maintenance performance and high availability
Experience with PowerShell is strongly desired
Experience with RDBMS platforms in Azure is desired
Experience with PowerBI is strongly desired
Experience with PostgreSQL on Linux/Windows is a plus
Experience with IBM Db2 on Windows is a plus
Experience with other open source RDBMS platforms is a plus
Experience with Microsoft SSAS SSIS SSRS is a plus
Experience with IBM Db2 on IBMi is a plus
A collaborative team focus and a passion for people
The inclination to continuously learn and to evolve your technical skills
The willingness to teach and to mentor
The desire to work on truly challenging global-scale problems and standardization
Job Requisition ID:22064
Travel Required:Less than 10%
Location(s):Simplot Headquarters - Boise
Country:United States
**The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry age sex gender gender identity gender expression genetic information physical or mental disability medical condition sexual orientation military or veteran status marital status or any other protected status. **
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
