Database Administrator (DBA)

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Job summary

Boeing is seeking a Mid Level Information Technology Database Administrator (DBA) to join our enterprise data and platform teams. The Mid Level IT DBA will assist in the administration support and optimization of relational and NoSQL database systems that underpin critical business and engineering applications. This role provides an opportunity to learn enterprise-grade database operations performance tuning backup/recovery security controls and automation in a highly regulated aerospace environment.

Prefer candidate to be someone in Southern California but will consider candidates in St. Louis Dallas and Renton WA areas.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in installation configuration and patching of database software (e.g. Oracle SQL Server PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB).

• Support database provisioning schema deployment and change management in collaboration with development and platform teams.

• Monitor database health and performance; help diagnose and resolve performance issues and bottlenecks.

• Support backup restore and disaster recovery procedures and testing.

• Implement and help maintain database security controls access management and audit logging to meet compliance requirements.

• Participate in capacity planning and resource optimization activities.

• Create and maintain operational runbooks standard operating procedures and documentation.

• Assist with automation of routine DBA tasks using scripting or orchestration tools.

• Collaborate with cloud infrastructure application and security teams to support database migrations upgrades and integration.

• Participate in incident response root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities.

Required qualifications

• 3 years of relevant industry experience administering databases or supporting database-backed applications.

• Basic understanding of relational database concepts (schemas indexes transactions normalization) and SQL.

• Familiarity with at least one major RDBMS (Oracle SQL Server PostgreSQL MySQL) or NoSQL databases.

• Basic knowledge of backup/restore concepts high availability and disaster recovery principles.

• Do you have Scripting ability (e.g. Bash PowerShell Python).

• Strong analytical troubleshooting and communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively across operations development and security teams.

• Eligibility to work in the job location and meet export control or program security requirements.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Software Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.

• 5 years of relevant industry experience administering databases or supporting database-backed applications.

• Experience with database monitoring and management tools (e.g. OEM SQL Server Management Studio pgAdmin Datadog SolarWinds).

• Exposure to cloud-managed database services (AWS RDS/Aurora Azure SQL/Managed Instances Google Cloud SQL) and cloud migrations.

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools (Terraform Ansible CloudFormation).

• Understanding of database security best practices encryption and compliance frameworks.

• Experience with performance tuning indexing strategies and query optimization.

• Certifications such as Oracle Certified Associate Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator AWS Database Specialty or similar.

• Prior experience in aerospace defense or other regulated industries.

What we offer

• Hands-on experience with enterprise-scale database platforms supporting critical aerospace programs.

• Mentorship training and career development opportunities within IT and data engineering tracks.

• Competitive compensation benefits and work/life programs.

• Supportive diverse and collaborative work environment focused on security reliability and innovation.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeingis a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana cocaine opioids amphetamines PCP and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs generally including health insurance flexible spending accounts health savings accounts retirement savings plans life and disability insurance programs and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range:

St. Louis - $108600 - $138000

Seattle / Seal Beach/Dallas - $115200 - $147000

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