Netezza Database Administrator / Remote

Simple Solutions; Jacksonville (FL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Simple Solutions in Jacksonville, FL is seeking an experienced Netezza Database Administrator to manage and optimize our data warehouse environment.

You will install, configure, monitor, and tune Netezza appliances, manage security, backups, DR, and collaborate with data engineers and BI teams to ensure reliable operations.

The role requires strong SQL, shell scripting, Linux/Unix, and excellent communication in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience in Netezza Database Administration.
• Strong understanding of Netezza architecture, workload management (WLM), and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in SQL, shell scripting, and Linux/Unix administration.
• Experience with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of ETL processes, BI tools, and data warehouse concepts.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Exposure to cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, etc.).
• Knowledge of Python/automation scripting.
• Familiarity with data governance and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Netezza appliances across environments.
• Perform daily monitoring, performance tuning, and health checks of the Netezza environment.
• Manage database security, users, roles, and permissions.
• Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Optimize SQL queries and workload management (WLM) for better performance.
• Monitor system capacity, identify bottlenecks, and ensure high availability.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and business teams to support data warehouse operations.
• Troubleshoot database-related issues and provide production support.
• Maintain documentation of processes, standards, and best practices.

Skills

Netezza DBA

WLM tuning

SQL scripting

Linux/Unix

Backup & DR

Troubleshooting

ETL & BI

Communication

Job description

Jacksonville, United States | Posted on 11/13/2025

KeyResponsibilities

• Install,configure, and maintain Netezza appliances across environments.
  
• Performdaily monitoring, performance tuning, and health checks of the Netezzaenvironment.
  
• Managedatabase security, users, roles, and permissions.
  
• Implementbackup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
  
• OptimizeSQL queries and workload management (WLM) for better performance.
  
• Monitorsystem capacity, identify bottlenecks, and ensure high availability.
  
• Collaboratewith data engineers, architects, and business teams to support datawarehouse operations.
  
• Troubleshootdatabase-related issues and provide production support.
  
• Maintaindocumentation of processes, standards, and best practices.
  

RequiredSkills & Qualifications

• Minimum8+ years of hands-on experience in Netezza Database Administration.
  
• Strongunderstanding of Netezza architecture, workload management (WLM), andperformance tuning.
  
• Proficiencyin SQL, shell scripting, and Linux/Unix administration.
  
• Experiencewith backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
  
• Strongtroubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
  
• Knowledgeof ETL processes, BI tools, and data warehouse concepts.
  
• Goodcommunication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposureto cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, etc.).
  
• Knowledgeof Python/automation scripting.
  
• Familiaritywith data governance and security best practices.