Senior Database Administrator
About The Position
The Senior Database Administrator will manage UMB’s SQL Server, Oracle, and Snowflake databases as part of the Database Systems team. The team supports database platforms, manages data security and privacy, protects data integrity, performs backup and recovery, tunes database performance, and improves query processing to help prevent business disruptions. The role collaborates with teammates, users, and other technical teams to identify and mitigate potential data issues and maintain secure, reliable databases. This is a hybrid position based at the UMB Technology & Operations Center in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, with onsite work Monday through Thursday and remote work on Friday. The position was posted on October 28, 2026, and the application deadline is 45 days after posting unless the position is filled earlier. Applicants must have legal authority to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related field and at least 4 years of database administration experience, or at least 7 years of database administration experience.
- Solid experience with SQL Server (2016, 2019, or 2022), Oracle (19c, 23ai, or 26ai), and/or Snowflake; this is primarily a SQL Server position with a heavy emphasis on Snowflake.
- Solid knowledge of UNIX, databases, and related tools used to support, administer, or diagnose relational database management systems.
- Legal authority to work in the United States; work visa sponsorship is not available.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with multiple databases, including supporting them.
- Experience with AWS cloud-based databases.
Responsibilities
- Interact with users and technical teams to ensure data integrity and security.
- Conduct database change management.
- Proactively monitor database performance and tune databases to maintain peak performance.
- Perform regular database backups and recovery activities when required.
- Install, configure, maintain, and upgrade applicable database software on corresponding hardware platforms.
- Manage SQL Server, Oracle, and Snowflake databases.
- Collaborate with teammates and technical teams to identify and mitigate potential data issues.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401(k) matching program
- Annual incentive pay
- Paid holidays
- Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage
- Health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts
- Adoption assistance
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Associate wellbeing program
- Associate emergency fund
- Associate banking benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
