Sr IT Database Administrator

Florida Blue; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Florida Blue Group is seeking a Senior IT Database Administrator to lead Snowflake administration and data platform initiatives. You will design, optimize, and secure large-scale databases, implement disaster recovery, and guide teams across IT.

The role requires strong SQL, Python, and cloud experience (AWS/Azure), plus leadership and collaboration in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Snowflake administration in AWS or similar cloud platform.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent IT experience required.
• Advanced SQL and Python skills for query optimization.
• Hands-on AWS and Azure experience, including Azure Entra.
• Strong leadership and project/technical guidance abilities.
• Experience in large-scale database environments and DR concepts.
• Familiarity with security standards, compliance, and audits.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain Snowflake instances across dev/stage/prod.
• Consult on database architecture and related infrastructure across IT.
• Develop backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Write complex scripts to automate operations and data flows.
• Manage databases, schemas, warehouses, users, roles, and monitors.
• Implement security controls, RBAC, and least-privilege access.
• Lead technical discussions and mentor team members.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Snowflake expertise

Terraform

Ansible

Python

AWS

Azure

RBAC

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Azure

Azure Entra

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

• Deploy, configure, and maintain Snowflake instances across development, staging, and production environments
• 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
• Manage databases, schemas, warehouses, users, roles, and resource monitors.
• Manage compute resources, storage, and cluster configurations with a focus on performance optimization
• Make highly complex physical changes to current databases, often this requires working after hours

The Successful Candidate Will

• Have advanced SQL and Snowflake platform expertise
• Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible) and automation frameworks
• Data backup strategies, replication across geographic zones, and disaster recovery mechanisms
• Data encryption, RBAC models, access control policies, and least-privilege principles
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving abilities
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Attention to detail in configuration management and compliance verification

What We Require

• 7+ years related work experience Snowflake Administrator in AWS or in a similar cloud data platform administration role
• Related Bachelor's degree or additional related equivalent work experience IT related field
• Advanced SQL proficiency for database optimization and performance tuning and strong experience with Python.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, specifically working knowledge of Azure Entra
• 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 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
• Proven leadership abilities including effective knowledge sharing, conflict resolution, facilitation of open discussions, fairness and displaying appropriate levels of assertiveness
• Experience with enterprise security standards, compliance frameworks, and audit processes
• Document all administrative procedures and maintain current runbooks
• Must be able to work on Eastern Standard Time Zone

What We Prefer

• Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification
• Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Administrator
• HIPAA/SOC2 compliance certification or healthcare IT security training
• AWS, Azure cloud platform certifications
• Complete user access provisioning/deprovisioning within 24 business hours
• Achieve compliance audit pass rates on security standards assessments
• Reduce query execution times and optimize warehouse utilization by 10-15% annually
• Maintain comprehensive audit logs with zero gaps in access tracking
  

General Physical Demands

• 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.