Senior Database Administrator

Job Title:

Senior Database Administrator

Requisition

Location:

Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015

Workplace Type:
On-Site

Experience Level: Associate

Job Type: Full Time

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values:
We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world‑class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers’ needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.

• Administer Amazon Aurora Postgre
  
  SQL, Amazon RDS, and Amazon Redshift across multiple AWS accounts and environments supporting data product teams in a Data Mesh architecture
• Provision and manage database infrastructure using Terraform modules (clusters, parameter groups, security groups, KMS, IAM auth, Secrets Manager, automated user/role creation)
• Execute Database Change Requests (DBCRs): schema changes, data migrations, user/role management, and ad hoc SQL
• Perform Postgre
  
  SQL major/minor version upgrades including pre‑checks, extension upgrades, post‑verification, and statistics regeneration
• Manage database security: IAM authentication, roles, service accounts, credential rotation, security groups, VPC networking, and cross‑account access
• Build and maintain database monitoring using YACE Cloud Watch exporter, Amazon Managed Prometheus (AMP), and Grafana dashboards and alerts
• Manage schema migrations using Liquibase for both Postgre
  
  SQL and Redshift
• Develop and maintain Python Lambda functions for database automation
• Configure and manage Foreign Data Wrappers (), AWS DMS, and RDS Proxy; support data migration and integration efforts across systems and platforms
• Optimize query performance, indexes, and schema design in collaboration with application developers
• Plan and execute backup/recovery strategies, disaster recovery testing, high availability configurations, and capacity planning
• Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures
• Participate in on‑call rotation for production database incidents and perform occasional off‑hours database upgrades and maintenance as needed

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field; experience may be considered in lieu of education
• 8+ years of hands‑on Postgre
  
  SQL database administration, including internals (MVCC, autovacuum, WAL, buffer cache, query planner)
• Strong SQL proficiency across Postgre
  
  SQL and Redshift
• Solid experience with AWS data services:
  Aurora Postgre
  
  SQL, RDS, Redshift, Dynamo
  
  DB, S3, DMS, Lambda
• Proficient with Terraform (HCL) for infrastructure as code
• Proficient with Python for automation and tooling
• Experience with Liquibase or similar database migration tools
• Competent with AWS CLI and AWS security (IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, VPC networking)
• Experience with database monitoring:  views, Performance Insights, Cloud Watch, and Prometheus/Grafana‑based observability
• Experience with Git‑based workflows, code review, and CI/CD (Git Hub Actions)
• Strong troubleshooting skills for complex database performance and connectivity issues
• Enthusiasm for AI‑assisted development and willingness to adopt AI tools and workflows

• AWS Certified Database – Specialty
• Experience with Postgre
  
  SQL extensions:
  PostGIS, , _statements, pg Audit
• Experience with AWS DMS for migrations and change data capture (CDC)
• Familiarity with Data Mesh architecture
• Experience with AI coding assistants (Amazon Q, Kiro, Copilot) or building AI agents
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and Docker

The salary range for this role, in Deerfield, IL, is between $110,400 - $173,470. While we provide this range as general guidance, several factors are taken into consideration when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to,…