Senior Database Administrator
Job Location:
Deerfield, WI - USA
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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.
- 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
- 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
Compensation & Benefits:
The salary range for this role in Deerfield IL is between $110400 - $173470. While we provide this range as general guidance several factors are taken into consideration when making compensation decisions including but not limited to candidate skill set experience and training licensure and certifications work location and other business and organizational needs. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location.
We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical dental vision coverage and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per addition we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process.
In addition to base pay this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan consistent with the terms of our program(s) where discretionary pay out of awards is reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee. Details will be discussed through the application process.
This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the companys good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience skills education location and other job-related reasons. Nutrien also makes internal equity a consideration in all pay decisions.
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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 contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements as permitted by law.
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About Company
Nutrien is a leading crop inputs and services provider that is helping to safely and sustainably feed a growing world.
