Senior Database Administrator - Information Technology
Job Description
Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top\-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.
Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.
**Description**
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United's Digital Technology team is comprised of many talented individuals all working together with cutting\-edge technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation. Our team designs, develops and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.
**Job overview and responsibilities**
Coordinates the designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise standard databases based on business area requirements. Drives the identification, definition, and implementation of database backup/recovery and security strategies. Install and support DBMS (Database Management Systems) software and tools. Responsible for various database activities which include monitoring, tuning, capacity, troubleshooting, and consulting.
* Translate a logical data model or user specifications into a physical design Translate a logical data model or user specifications into a physical design
* Ensure detailed physical design of data structures and database compiles with enterprise standards, guidelines, procedures, and processes
* Create physical database structures based on physical design for development, test, and production environments
* Coordinate with systems engineers to configure servers for DBMS product installation and database creation
* Act as a consultant to application development teams on DBMS product technical issues and techniques
* Communicate the required downtime with the application development teams and systems engineers to implement approved changes
* Install, configure, and maintain DBMS product software on database and application servers Implement monitoring procedures to maximize availability and performance of the database, while meeting defined SLA's
* Ability to design, implement, and support, enterprise standard databases on business area requirements with appropriate supervision as required
* Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve database problems
**Qualifications**
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### **What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):**
* Bachelor's degree in
Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, Computer science or related field
* 3\+ years of applicable experience in the design, administration support of one or more DBMS Platforms
* Experience in AWS, specifically with DocumentDB and Neptune
* Experience with SQL Server, specifically with MySQL and PostgreSQL
* Experience migrating databases from On\-Prem to cloud; consolidating databases
* Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of employees and management, capable of successful formal and informal communication, speaks and writes clearly and understandably at the right level
* Works well in a collaborative setting, acting as a positive team member by contributing to discussions, developing and maintaining both formal and informal relationships enterprise\-wide
* Technical expert demonstrating a commitment to increasing knowledge and skills in current technical/functional area, keeping up to date on technical developments, staying informed as to industry practices
* Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
* Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
* Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
### **What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):**
* Dedication \- Involves demonstrating a desire to dedicate time and energy to accomplish goals, tasks, assignments, etc. Will do what it takes to get things done
* Flexibility \- Is open to change, enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks, anticipates and adjusts to problems and roadblocks, is not thrown off when things change, can flex to future consequences and trends appropriately
* Problem Solving \- Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions, probes all fruitful sources for answers, can see hidden problems, is excellent at honest analysis, looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answer
* Self\-Development \- Is actively committed to continuously improve him/herself, understands that different situations and levels may call for different skills and approaches, knows personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and limits, works on compensating for weaknesses and limitations, seeks feedback, gains insights from mistakes, is open to criticism without being defensive
* Task Management \- Delivers quality work on time, translates planning into action by following applicable established procedures or methodologies,
Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.
**Description**
---------------
United's Digital Technology team is comprised of many talented individuals all working together with cutting\-edge technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation. Our team designs, develops and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.
**Job overview and responsibilities**
Coordinates the designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise standard databases based on business area requirements. Drives the identification, definition, and implementation of database backup/recovery and security strategies. Install and support DBMS (Database Management Systems) software and tools. Responsible for various database activities which include monitoring, tuning, capacity, troubleshooting, and consulting.
* Translate a logical data model or user specifications into a physical design Translate a logical data model or user specifications into a physical design
* Ensure detailed physical design of data structures and database compiles with enterprise standards, guidelines, procedures, and processes
* Create physical database structures based on physical design for development, test, and production environments
* Coordinate with systems engineers to configure servers for DBMS product installation and database creation
* Act as a consultant to application development teams on DBMS product technical issues and techniques
* Communicate the required downtime with the application development teams and systems engineers to implement approved changes
* Install, configure, and maintain DBMS product software on database and application servers Implement monitoring procedures to maximize availability and performance of the database, while meeting defined SLA's
* Ability to design, implement, and support, enterprise standard databases on business area requirements with appropriate supervision as required
* Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve database problems
**Qualifications**
------------------
### **What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):**
* Bachelor's degree in
Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, Computer science or related field
* 3\+ years of applicable experience in the design, administration support of one or more DBMS Platforms
* Experience in AWS, specifically with DocumentDB and Neptune
* Experience with SQL Server, specifically with MySQL and PostgreSQL
* Experience migrating databases from On\-Prem to cloud; consolidating databases
* Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of employees and management, capable of successful formal and informal communication, speaks and writes clearly and understandably at the right level
* Works well in a collaborative setting, acting as a positive team member by contributing to discussions, developing and maintaining both formal and informal relationships enterprise\-wide
* Technical expert demonstrating a commitment to increasing knowledge and skills in current technical/functional area, keeping up to date on technical developments, staying informed as to industry practices
* Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
* Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
* Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
### **What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):**
* Dedication \- Involves demonstrating a desire to dedicate time and energy to accomplish goals, tasks, assignments, etc. Will do what it takes to get things done
* Flexibility \- Is open to change, enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks, anticipates and adjusts to problems and roadblocks, is not thrown off when things change, can flex to future consequences and trends appropriately
* Problem Solving \- Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions, probes all fruitful sources for answers, can see hidden problems, is excellent at honest analysis, looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answer
* Self\-Development \- Is actively committed to continuously improve him/herself, understands that different situations and levels may call for different skills and approaches, knows personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and limits, works on compensating for weaknesses and limitations, seeks feedback, gains insights from mistakes, is open to criticism without being defensive
* Task Management \- Delivers quality work on time, translates planning into action by following applicable established procedures or methodologies,
Posted: 2026-03-16