Database Administrator
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Database Administrator: Driving Data Reliability, Performance, and Security
Are you a detail-oriented data professional with a passion for ensuring systems run reliably, securely, and efficiently? Join Park Industries as a Database Administrator, where you'll play a critical role in maintaining the health, performance, and integrity of enterprise data systems across both on-premises and Azure environments.
In this role, you'll take ownership of database operations, collaborate across IT and business teams, and support data-driven initiatives that power analytics, reporting, and business applications across the organization.
What You'll Do
As a Database Administrator, you'll provide technical leadership and hands-on expertise in managing Park's data environment. Key responsibilities include:
Database Administration & Performance: Administer, configure, and maintain on-premises and Azure-hosted databases, ensuring high availability, performance, and integrity across enterprise systems.
Performance Optimization: Monitor database health and tune performance through query optimization, indexing, and capacity planning to support enterprise analytics and applications.
Backup & Recovery: Design, implement, and test backup, recovery, and high-availability strategies to protect enterprise data and meet recovery objectives.
Security & Access Management: Manage database security, including authentication, access controls, and encryption in alignment with company security policies.
Cloud Data Services: Administer Azure data services and support data integration, cloud workloads, and enterprise reporting needs.
Data Structures & Integration: Develop and maintain schemas, tables, views, stored procedures, and queries while supporting ETL processes and data pipelines.
Data Governance: Ensure data quality, consistency, and documentation through effective data governance practices.
Modernization & Migration: Plan and execute database migrations, upgrades, and patching, including on premises to Azure cloud initiatives.
As a Database Administrator at Park Industries, you'll work standard business hours Monday through Friday, with a hybrid work arrangement that combines remote work flexibility and onsite collaboration at our St. Cloud, MN office.
Requirements
Associate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (required)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (preferred)
Minimum Experience Required
Five or more years of experience managing and securing enterprise databases and information systems
Experience with database performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning
Experience administering relational databases and working with T-SQL
Experience with Azure data services or other cloud-based platforms
Experience with backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery planning
Familiarity with data governance, data quality, and data warehousing concepts
Manufacturing industry experience (preferred)
Benefits & conditions
In accordance with pay transparency regulations, the anticipated starting salary for this position ranges from $80,000 to $100,000 annually. Please note that the range provided is an estimate and not a guarantee; the final offer will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, location, and assigned shift. Full-time employees may also be eligible for variable compensation, company-wide incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package. Additionally, the availability of benefits and programs may vary depending on the hire date, employment type, and hours worked.