Sr Adv-Data Base Administration

FedEx Freight; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 104,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

STD and LTD insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

2 weeks paid parental leave

Paid bereavement

Employee discounts

Paid holidays

Job summary

FedEx Freight in Memphis, TN seeks an experienced Database Administrator to design, configure, and manage enterprise-level databases, ensuring integrity, security, performance, and accessibility across the organization. The role leads complex projects, mentors junior staff, and partners with stakeholders to drive data architecture and governance.

Responsibilities include implementing secure storage standards, backup/recovery operations, and data warehousing support, delivering high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years in IT/engineering with focus on database administration.
• Expert knowledge of data administration phases and database design.
• Strong security, backup, and recovery knowledge; ability to manage large projects with minimal oversight.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills; mentoring experience.
• Familiarity with data warehousing and enterprise data architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead liaison between business stakeholders, development teams, and support groups.
• Design and implement high-performance, secure database solutions.
• Define standards for storage, access, and security; manage repositories and warehousing.
• Perform backup and recovery operations using DBMS and ensure availability.
• Provide expert consultation on major projects; coach junior DBAs.
• Ensure timely, high-quality deliverables and compliance with laws and policies.

Skills

Database design

Performance tuning

Data security

Backup and recovery

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Tools

Oracle

SQL

PL/SQL

Shell scripting

Red Hat Linux

Job description

Position Overview

Responsible for designing, configuring, and managing enterprise-level databases. This role ensures the integrity, security, performance, and accessibility of organizational data. The Data Base Administrator (DBA) leads complex projects, provides strategic consultation, and mentors junior staff while maintaining high standards for data storage, access, and recovery.

Essential Functions

• Serve as the lead liaison between business stakeholders, development teams, and support groups.
• Design and implement database solutions that ensure performance, scalability, and security.
• Define and enforce standards for physical data storage, maintenance, access, and security.
• Configure database parameters and manage data repositories, dictionaries, and warehousing requirements.
• Perform and oversee backup and recovery operations using Database Management Systems (DBMS).
• Provide expert consultation across multiple major projects and initiatives.
• Coach and mentor junior database administrators.
• Ensure timely and high-quality deliverables.
• Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Four (4) or more years of relevant work experience in an information technology or engineering environment, with a focus on database administration.
• Expert-level knowledge of all phases of data administration.
• Proficiency in database design, configuration, and performance tuning.
• Strong understanding of data security, backup, and recovery strategies.
• Ability to manage large-scale projects with minimal oversight.
• Excellent problem-solving skills for complex and difficult challenges.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience mentoring others.
• Familiarity with data warehousing and enterprise data architecture.

Working Conditions

Some travel

Preferred Skills/Knowledge

• Leadership and incident support: The position provides guidance to full-time employees and managed service resources, leads crisis-call triage and restoration efforts, supports Oracle database and operating system issues, and conducts root cause analysis after incidents.
• Database engineering and resilience: Responsibilities include performance tuning, monitoring, schema and indexing changes, RAC, ASM, Data Guard, GoldenGate, backup and recovery, patching, upgrades, migrations, continuous availability, disaster recovery, access governance, and legal-hold support across Linux environments and multiple datacenters.
• Automation and technical expertise: The role develops Ansible automation for provisioning and maintenance, uses advanced shell scripting, SQL, PL/SQL, and Python, and benefits from knowledge of Oracle monitoring tools, Resource Manager, Red Hat Linux, Grafana, global server load balancing, job scheduling, and other database technologies.

Pay Transparency

The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location(s). If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the minimum and maximum range for all levels. Actual pay is determined by job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, such as experience, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. Eligible employees offered health, vision, dental, life, AD&D, STD and LTD insurance, employee assistance program, personal/sick paid time, 401(k) retirement savings plan, bonus potential, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, 2 weeks paid parental leave, paid bereavement, employee discounts, 6.67–13.34 hours vacation per month based on service time, 8 paid holidays.

Pay Range: $103,880.00 - $181,790.00

Colorado Pay Ranges: Colorado Springs, Grand Junction $103,880.00 - $181,790.00; Henderson, Mead $103,880.00 - $181,790.00; Gypsum $103,880.00 - $181,790.00

Illinois Pay Ranges: Effingham, Kankakee, Lincoln, Quincy, Rockford, Aurora $103,880.00 - $181,790.00; Bolingbrook, Chicago Heights, Des Plaines, Elmhurst, Forest View, Joliet, Schaumburg, Summit-Argo, Zion $103,880.00 - $181,790.00

New York Pay Ranges: Plattsburgh, Buffalo, Watertown, North Chili, East Syracuse, Nichols $103,880.00 - $181,790.00; Bethpage, Montgomery, West Babylon $103,880.00 - $181,790.00

New Jersey Job Postings: $103,880.00 - $142,835.00

This compensation range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting pay range in NJ. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay is determined by experience relative to the job, market level, specific location and other job-related factors permitted by law. Regular full & part-time employees (who complete 91 days of employment and work a minimum average of 12 hours per week) are eligible to enroll in medical, dental, and/or vision coverage, tuition reimbursement. Full/part-time employees who are age 21 are eligible for 401(k) after one month of employment.

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