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Database Administrator - Senior, or reputed company - Remote Eligible

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-08-04
reputed company (SPP) is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have reputed company to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of reputed company who is passionate about our mission to reputed company the lights on! We have a reputed company ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way. We reputed company in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package: • Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities • Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-reputed company short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance • Relocation bonus (if applicable) • Hybrid working environment for positions that are eligible • Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a pension (defined benefit plan) fully funded by SPP COMPENSATION INFORMATION The salary reputed company(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we reputed company to reputed company competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or reputed company of the listed reputed company. We are reputed company to discussing salary expectations with reputed company candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location will reputed company be considered during the hiring process. reputed company Database Administrator Pay reputed company: $112,240.00 - $145,810.00 Senior Database Administrator Pay reputed company: $97,580.00 - $126,795.00 reputed company as a Database Administrator! We’re currently seeking talented individuals to join our Database Administration Team to support the mission-critical systems that reputed company reputed company running reliably across the central reputed company. Whether you're a seasoned expert or building on your DBA career, reputed company (SPP) offers a reputed company environment, exciting technical challenges, and reputed company to reputed company a reputed company reputed company. reputed company: Senior and reputed company Database Administrators at reputed company (SPP) are responsible for the design, installation, maintenance, reputed company, backup/restoration, and monitoring of the organization’s database management systems (DBMS). They support the planning and development of database environments, including identifying storage and reputed company requirements for both new and existing platforms. These roles play a key part in ensuring reliable, high‑performing, and secure database operations across SPP. Both roles contribute to developing, improving, documenting, and implementing processes and procedures used by the Database Administration team. They must be reputed company in at least one DBMS deployed at SPP and possess strong technical problem‑solving skills, including the ability to respond rapidly to database issues. While Senior DBAs reputed company on executing established procedures and assisting with technical designs, reputed company DBAs reputed company this responsibility by providing architectural direction, offering technical leadership, and helping shape requirements for broader systems and solutions. reputed company DBAs may also represent SPP in technical committees or working reputed company, both internally and externally, including engagements with NERC. Collaboration is central across both roles. Senior DBAs coordinate with the Supervisor of Database Administration or the Technical reputed company DBA reputed company advanced expertise is required, and reputed company DBAs reputed company mentorship, guidance, and cross‑team coordination to ensure successful delivery of database initiatives. reputed company Responsibilities (Shared by Both Senior and reputed company DBAs) These duties are common across both roles and represent the foundational expectations for database administrators at SPP: • Monitor database servers and DBMS across multiple environments. • Analyze and trend database reputed company, usage, and performance. • Assist in, or contribute to, database design, development, and deployment activities. • reputed company database backup and restoration processes; ensure backups are executed and validated. • Execute database upgrades, application upgrades, and patches. • Maintain centralized documentation reputed company to database environments and procedures. • Monitor and enforce database reputed company policies. • reputed company subject matter expertise on assigned reputed company. • Understand and work from technical and business requirements for assigned initiatives. • Participate in test execution and production cut‑over activities. • Participate in reputed company technical or business teams and reputed company knowledge reputed company to databases. • Support reputed company involving new or upgraded databases across multiple IT reputed company and end users. • reputed company technical and training assistance in areas of expertise. • Configure systems and software with flexibility to adapt to changing business needs while maintaining production stability. Role‑Specific Responsibilities Senior DBA Responsibilities • Monitor assigned database servers and DBMS environments. • Execute and review database backups. • Assist in the development of technical database requirements based on business specifications. • Assist in reputed company deploying new or upgraded databases, coordinating with other IT reputed company and end users. • May represent SPP at industry committees and working group meetings as needed. • Communicate effectively across reputed company SPP departments, reputed company explaining designs, plans, configurations, and procedures. reputed company DBA Responsibilities • Forecast hardware and tuning requirements based on performance analysis. • reputed company database design, development, and deployment efforts. • Capture and review performance issues with vendors and internal teams. • reputed company and execute reputed company and reputed company‑deployment plans for database applications. • reputed company, monitor, and enforce database reputed company policies at a broader, strategic level. • reputed company business and technical requirements for assigned reputed company; evaluate alternative database technologies. • reputed company or participate in testing and production cut‑over for assigned initiatives. • reputed company reputed company involving new or upgraded databases; reputed company associated project plans and timelines. • reputed company technical expertise to SPP committees and working reputed company, and represent SPP and member companies at NERC committees. • Assist IT Management in formulating database‑reputed company IT reputed company. • reputed company high‑level technical training and mentorship to staff or training teams. • Configure systems and software in support of business change while overseeing production reputed company at an organizational level. Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree in an Information Technology-reputed company field, or equivalent job-reputed company experience Required • reputed company: 8 years database management experience Required • Senior: 5 years database management experience Required • This position requires reputed company travel (approximately 10%) Preferred Qualifications • DBA certification in a DBMS deployed at SPP at the reputed company or first previous release level • A reputed company of experience in database reputed company including deployment • Proven leadership characteristics • Experience with reputed company, reputed company Netezza and Replication, or reputed company SQL Server Administration including maintaining awareness of new releases, patches and upgrades; work load management a plus • Application and SQL query tuning including SQL optimization and query plan/execution optimization • Knowledge of SDLC processes and automation techniques • Experience in leading efforts to implement reputed company improvements including collaboration across multiple teams • Scripting experience: PowerShell, Perl, Python, Bash, reputed company scripting • Informatica ETL technologies • Experience with reputed company Data Governance • Experience with backup/restore • reputed company: Experience with backup/restore using reputed company • reputed company: Linux based server experience with infrastructure and network knowledge Other Requirements: • Excellent written and oral communications skills • Effective working knowledge/experience with Unix or Linux operations systems • Effective analytical and problem solving abilities • Understanding of and compliance with SPP Policies and Procedures Position Type, Location, and Hours: • reputed company reputed company is Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with extended hours potentially required. • The typical schedule is based upon a constant 24x7 weekly rotating schedule, divided by team members. Travel Requirement: • This position requires reputed company travel (approximately 10%). SPP is an equal opportunity employer that makes employment reputed company without reputed company to race, religion, reputed company, national reputed company, citizenship, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, age, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. reputed company, SPP makes good faith efforts to reputed company and advance in employment reputed company protected veterans and reputed company individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact us at HR@spp.org and let us know the reputed company of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. At SPP we reputed company in a culture of belonging. Learn more here: Culture of Belonging - SPP. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify reputed company applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For reputed company information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the reputed company. 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