Sr IT Architect- Database

GEODIS; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Access to financial wellness programs

Job summary

GEODIS is hiring for a senior database role in Brentwood, TN, focused on database design and architecture. The successful candidate will have over 8 years of experience in managing both on-premises and cloud database solutions. Responsibilities include optimizing database performance, ensuring data integrity, and mentoring junior engineers. Benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and access to wellness programs. Join GEODIS and fuel your career with exciting growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in database design, architecture, and administration.
• Deep expertise in relational (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server) database technologies.
• Experience with cloud database solutions (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL) is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize database models to support business requirements.
• Oversee the management of scalable and secure database solutions.
• Monitor performance and implement tuning strategies.

Skills

Database design and administration

SQL proficiency

Database technologies (Oracle, SQL Server)

Cloud database solutions (AWS, Azure)

Data warehousing and ETL processes

Performance tuning and security best practices

Education

8+ years of experience in database technologies

Certifications (Microsoft, AWS)

Tools

Data modeling tools

Kafka

Terraform

Job description

GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.

Your role on the team: (job description)

• Design, develop, andoptimizelogical and physical database models to support business and technical requirements
• Oversee the architecture, implementation, and management ofhighly available, scalable, and secure database solutions (on-premises and/or cloud)
• Set database standards, guidelines, and best practices for data modeling, data integrity, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery
• Collaborate with software engineers, data analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into robust database designs
• Evaluate and recommend new database technologies, tools, and platforms to meet evolving business requirements
• Lead orparticipatein database migration, integration, and modernization initiative
• Monitor database performance,identifybottlenecks, and implement tuning strategies foroptimalefficiency
• Enforce data governance policies and ensure compliance with data security and privacy regulations
• Mentor andprovidetechnical guidance to database administrators and junior engineers
• Develop andmaintaindatabase documentation, architecture diagrams, and data dictionaries

Other Duties:

• As required and assigned
• Supports GEODIS’ programs for Safety, Health, Environment,Quality ,Ethics, Compliance,CSRand Sustainability

What you need:(requirements)

• 8+ years of experience in database design, architecture, and administration
• Deepexpertisein relational (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) database technologies
• Experience with cloud database solutions (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL) is highly desirable
• Strong knowledge of database performance tuning, backup/recovery, and security best practices
• Proficient in SQL, data modeling tools, and scripting languages
• Experience with data warehousing, ETL processes, and big data solutions is a plus. (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift,BigQuery)
• Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator, AWS Certified Database – Specialty, or equivalent are a plus
• Experience with distributed database systems and sharding strategies
• Exposure to real-time streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis)

Bonus if you have:(Preferred requirements)

• Strategic thinking and architectural vision
• Leadership and mentoring abilities
• Strong documentation and presentationskills Abilityto work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of database security, encryption, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA)
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible) for database provisioning

What you gain from joining our team:(benefits)

• Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app.
• Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists throughFirstStopHealthavailablefirst day of employment!
• Health, dental, and vision insurance after30 daysof employment
• Paid maternity andpaternity leave
• Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
• Access to employeeperkslike fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
• Free financial wellness programs
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community
• + more!

Join our Team!

• Visit our website at workatGEODIS.com and chat with our virtual recruiter, Sophie, to fast-track your way to an interview.

OR

• Text DELIVER to 88300 to Apply

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