Sr IT Database Administrator

Guidewell, Inc.; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

GuideWell, Inc. in Florida seeks a Senior IT Database Administrator to provide expert database management consultation, design, and maintenance for high-availability systems. You will lead complex data flows, back up and recover data, and guide other DBAs.

The role requires strong SQL skills, leadership in large environments, and the ability to work across teams in a hybrid office setup. Fluency in database technologies and proactive problem solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Has 7+ years related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT or related field.
• Expert proficiency in SQL programming.
• Strong leadership demonstrated via projects or technical teams.
• Experience with large database environments for decision support and high availability.
• Proficient in OS such as MVS, Unix or NT and scripting.
• Experience with Oracle, DB2, LDAP or IMS.
• Knowledge of backup and recovery concepts and procedures.
• Familiarity with PMM and development life cycle concepts.

Responsibilities

• Consults on database, architecture and related IT infrastructure across IT levels.
• Lead implementation of large-scale database solutions based on business requirements.
• Develops and enforces disaster recovery and security policies.
• Write complex programming/scripts and support production outages.
• Provide technical leadership to other DBAs.
• Collaborate with users and IT partners to design physical database schemas.
• Address customer concerns related to database management.
• Monitor database performance and adjust configurations as needed.

Skills

SQL programming

Leadership

Database architecture

Scripting

Problem solving

Communication

Adaptability

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT

Tools

Oracle

DB2

LDAP

IMS

Job description

All of our team members and contributors are expected to deliver results with accountability while collaborating seamlessly across boundaries. They embrace change with resilience, staying curious and learning continuously in a rapidly evolving landscape. Grounded in business understanding and comfortable with AI and digital tools, they solve problems with critical thinking and creativity. Above all, they are driven to serve—ensuring their work creates meaningful impact for members and the community we support.

For leadership roles, we seek individuals who think critically, embrace a future-focused mindset, and bring intentional perspective to their work —whether managing people, leading projects, or guiding teams. Our ideal candidates operate across matrix environments, applying systems thinking and evidence-based decision-making to drive sustainable results with economic discipline. We value those who lead change with courage and conviction, building trust across teams, and orchestrating both human and AI capabilities to amplify impact. Across all roles - managing direct reports, leading projects, or advancing individual expertise - they cultivate resources, strengthen capabilities, and create conditions for people and work to thrive. Above all, they are committed to building durable value—decisions and actions today that compound organizational strength tomorrow.

The Senior IT Database Administrator (Senior DBA) provides consultation related to database management and administration. The Senior DBA's perform detailed data flow analysis ensuring the highest levels of efficiency in database and query design in distributed data flows. Senior DBA's administer database systems to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data. The Senior DBA is responsible for maintenance, control and testing of complex databases which provide orderly methods of data storage and controlled access to data. Senior DBA's also maintain complex query language for established database systems, design and execute backup and recovery schemes and implement disaster recovery procedures. The Senior DBA serves as a subject matter expert providing consultation to end-users and project team members on database management, query development, system requirements and database change management initiatives and providing technical guidance to other DBAs.

What You Will Be Doing

• Consults on database, architecture and related infrastructure technologies to all areas and levels within IT.
• Consults on exploiting opportunities involving multiple hardware and software systems, issue resolution, providing innovative business solutions, etc. to both internal and external customers and partners.
• Provides technical leadership on the implementation of leading-edge database technologies and the design and implementation of large-scale technical solutions based on business requirements.
• Develops and ensures compliance with all system, disaster recovery and security audit policies.
• Writes complex programming/scripts.
• Participate in disaster recovery design, testing and execution
• Monitor and evaluate database performance and adjust database configuration as appropriate
• Provide technical leadership to other DBAs
• Design process for database change management issues related to environment migration
• Make highly complex physical changes to current databases, often this requires working after hours
• Maintain operational documentation (e.g., procedures, task lists, architecture blueprints)
• Provide subject matter expertise to corporate projects and initiatives
• Work with users and IT partners to understand requirements for a physical database design
• Provide database consulting expertise to corporate projects and initiatives applying PMM and development life cycle concepts
• Address customer concerns and issues related to database management
• Evaluate database performance and adjust configuration appropriately
• Provide production support for outages, restore/recovery events
• Optimize implementation of system design in order to optimize performance and effectiveness while realizing the optimum technical issues.

What We Require

• 7+ years related work experience.
• Related Bachelor’s degree or additional related equivalent work experience IT related field
• Expert proficiency in SQL programming
• Exceptional leadership skills demonstrated through project or technical leadership experience
• Leading edge proficiency in large database environments for decision support, parallel database environments for scalability and high availability and integrating business applications with integrated database technologies
• Advanced proficiency supporting an operating system such as MVS, Unix or NT including advanced scripting
• Advanced proficiency in using one or more relational database tool such as Oracle, DB2, LDAP or IMS
• Advanced proficiency in multi-dimensional modeling
• In-depth knowledge of IT industry database technologies and processes and business applications integrated with database technologies
• Extensive experience designing and executing backup and recovery concepts and procedures
• Knowledge of Project Management Methodologies
• Knowledge of hardware architecture
• In-depth knowledge of third‑party database tools
• In-depth knowledge of performance monitoring tools
• Advanced proficiency in entity relationship modeling
• Ability to work outside of normal business hours as needed
• Familiarity with development practices of database systems
• Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities
• Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance
• Ability to communicate highly complex technical information clearly and articulately for all levels and audiences
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• High critical thinking skills to evaluation alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy.
• Proven leadership abilities including effective knowledge sharing, conflict resolution, facilitation of open discussions, fairness and displaying appropriate levels of assert0eness

What We Prefer

• Experience as a System Administrator and/or Developer Health care industry related experience
• Experience using Agile methodology

General Physical Demands

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to move objects.
• Jobs are sedentary if traversing activities are required only occasionally.
• This position offers a hybrid work arrantement which combines flexibility with in office engagement. Team schedules are determined based on role requirements and business needs.
• Travel to and from our corporate office may be required

What We Offer

As a Florida Blue employee, you will be at the heart of GuideWell’s vision – to lead the nation in transforming health through compassionate, connected, and technology-enabled care that delivers personalized value and empowered living.

To support your wellbeing, comprehensive benefits are offered. As an employee, you will have access to:

• Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance
• Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs
• Leave programs to support personal circumstances
• Retirement Savings Plan including employer match
• Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well‑being days
• Additional voluntary benefits available; and a comprehensive wellness program

Employee benefits are designed to align with federal and state employment laws. Benefits may vary based on the state in which work is performed. Benefits for intern, part-time and seasonal employees may differ. To support your financial wellbeing, we offer competitive pay as well as opportunities for incentive or commission compensation. We also conduct regular annual reviews with pay for performance considerations for base pay increases.

Typical Annualized Offer/Hiring Range

$109,300 - $136,600

Annualized Salary Range: $109,300 - $177,600

Final pay will be determined with consideration of market competitiveness, internal equity, and the job-related knowledge, skills, training, and experience you bring.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to cultivating a work experience where everyone feels like they belong and can perform at their best in pursuit of our mission. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.