Senior Database Architect — AWS & PostgreSQL/SQL Server

your Jared; Lincoln, Northern (NE, KY); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

Benefits package

401K/student loan repayment

Job summary

Nelnet is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own and operate enterprise database platforms across SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL in AWS environments. The role leads modernization, automation, and risk reduction initiatives while partnering with architecture teams to govern changes and access provisioning.

You will ensure availability, security, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery, while guiding engineering teams on best practices and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline, or equivalent experience with relevant technical certifications.
• 7+ years of experience in database administration and architecture.
• Experience with Aurora Postgres and Microsoft SQL Server 2019 platforms.
• Hands-on experience managing databases in cloud environments.
• Experience designing high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Exposure to CDC concepts or data streaming is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Researches, designs, implements, and manages enterprise database systems based on business requirements.
• Leads complex database migrations, upgrades, and transformation initiatives.
• Designs and supports high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Monitors, analyzes, and improves database performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Ensures database security, backup, and recovery strategies are properly implemented and maintained.
• Owns architecture, health, and operational reliability of the enterprise Reporting Database.

Skills

Aurora Postgres

SQL Server 2019

AWS RDS

Performance tuning

Database security

SQL scripting

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Liquibase

Job description

Nelnet is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own and operate enterprise database platforms across SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL in AWS environments. The role leads modernization, automation, and risk reduction initiatives while partnering with architecture teams to govern changes and access provisioning.

You will ensure availability, security, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery, while guiding engineering teams on best practices and performance optimization.