Weekend Database Administrator Jobs in Chicago, IL

Are you someone who never rests on their laurels, always strives to go above and beyond, and is committed to keeping your PROMISES? Do you appreciate a company culture that is open, fosters work-life balance, and a dynamic team environment? Then Old Dominion is the home for you. We take pride in being the best in the industry, and from our humble beginnings we know that our People and our Family Spirit are the main ingredient in our secret sauce to success. At Old Dominion we are looking for individuals to join the OD Family that will provide innovative solutions and exceed expectations to keep OD the premier transportation solutions provider.

Provide both strategic and tactical direction for the database team while overseeing the management and maintenance of mission-critical databases across production and non-production environments. This personnel ensures databases run reliably at scale while continuously optimizing and automating operations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with IT resources to ensure appropriate solutions/offerings are being utilized and supported across the organization
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to junior level DBAs to support new directions or solutions selected for the enterprise in a 24x7 environment
• Ensure database availability, reliability, and performance through proactive monitoring and tuning practices
• Responsible for implementing and supporting backup and recovery solutions and Disaster Recovery processes
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining high-availability solutions and be proficient in replication technologies
• Enforce security best practices (access control, encryption, auditing, patching)
• Troubleshoot complex incidents, including query performance issues, blocking, and deadlocks
• Recommend changes and enhancements to improve the environment and provide excellent customer service
• Help transform business requirements into environment specific database solutions
• Assist developers with tuning database access or SQL code to ensure successful implementations
• Lead the assessment and evaluation of tools supporting the databases
• Participate in the development of implementation plans and post implementation reviews
• Establish and maintain procedures for database administration, security standards and implement database best practices
• Support database deployments, schema changes, release and change management processes
• Automate routine DBA tasks using scripting (e.g., Shell, Python, PowerShell)
• Research and perform database upgrades and patching
• Participate in on-call rotation

Job Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and/or relevant experience

Required Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in database administration, design, and development
• 5+ years of experience with tuning, performance, and scalability projects
• 2+ years of experience with cloud technologies
• Advanced experience with database platforms (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
• Deep knowledge of performance tuning, execution plans, indexing, and wait event analysis
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, OCI, AWS, Azure)
• Strong expertise in backup/recovery tools and HA/DR technologies (e.g., RMAN, Data Guard, Clustering, Always On, Commvault)
• Knowledge of replication tools (e.g., GoldenGate, Qlik)
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., OEM, Dynatrace, Spotlight)
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Critical thinking and research skills
• Written and verbal presentation skills to technical and non-technical audiences

Compensation Range:

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training, skill level, and state/local wage requirements.

($105,716-$132,144)

Working Days:

Working Shift:

Work Days and Shift are estimates and are subject to change, at any given time, based on job scheduling and/or business levels. Any information listed regarding Days and Shifts shall be considered a guideline of expectations for the specific position at the time of posting.

Application Window:

Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Old Dominion plans to screen candidates, conduct interviews, and proceed with hiring candidates to meet its business needs, which may result in filling the role before the current anticipated application window closes.

Join the OD Family Today!
As a Full Time member of our Family, you and your family are eligible to receive:

• Great Health Benefits including a Zero premium medical plan for employee only coverage

• Vision & Dental

• Short Term & Long Term Disability

• Flex Spending Accounts

• 401k Retirement plan with company match and additional company annual discretionary match opportunity

• Life Insurance

• Wellness Program

• 12 Days Paid Time Off

• 9 Paid Holidays including a birthday holiday

• Tuition Reimbursement for Drivers and Technicians

• Training and growth opportunities to build a career

• We prioritize our OD family of employees

• Ability to advance through our promote from within philosophy

• National Career Opportunities Available at our 260+ service centers

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, and/orgender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information,military status, Vietnam Era and/or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law(s).

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