NextEra Energy

Senior IT Database Administrator

Posted on: 27 Jan 2022

West Palm Beach, FL

Job Description

At NextEra Energy, we are taking our Database Engineers Team to the next level. These talented employees are the drivers of analyzing, designing, developing, testing, debugging, implementing, and integrating new or existing operational efficiencies into the technical infrastructure and existing business processes. In this role you will primarily work with the many different Database technologies but with a focus on Oracle and PostgreSQL.  You will also be adding value by designing and developing solutions to improve and enhance our operational processes.  You will also drive efficiencies by working with application vendors for issue resolution and provides technical leadership to his/her team and customers.  You will use your solutions-oriented approach and high work ethic, along with excellent communication and process management skills, to mentor internal customers and teammates on the Database platforms. 

Please note this role provides 2nd level support on a rotational basis along with development activities.

Required qualifications include:

Deep knowledge in installing, configuring and maintaining enterprise Database Technology environments such as Oracle and PostgreSQL in an on premise and AWS Cloud infrastructure
Extensive knowledge installing, upgrading and performing Disaster Recovery efforts with Oracle DB's
SQL Tuning and Database Performance Evaluation and Configuration
Systems engineering experience, including AIX / Linux performance, memory management, I/O & Performance tuning, security, clusters and troubleshooting.
Experience working directly with customers, resolving database, systems and infrastructure-related issues and also providing systems architecture leadership
Working knowledge of relational database internals (locking, consistency, serialization, disaster recovery)
Coding skills in at least one scripting language a must (TCL, Perl, Python, PowerShell, etc.)
Minimum 5 years of experience engineering, administering and managing multiple relational database technologies (e.g. Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc)
Experience in Agile/Scrum methodology
Experience in shell and python scripting with focus on DevOps tools, CI/CD
Significant exposure in various OS administration tasks
Analytical Problem Solving
Effective Written Communications
Effective Verbal Communications

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
Experience:5+ years

Job Overview

Employees in this role are responsible for all activities associated with the administration of either mainframe or distributed computerized databases.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, maintains, and monitors databases
• Develops, documents, and implements guidelines, standards and   procedures, maintenance of database dictionaries, and integration of systems through database design
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Analytical Problem Solving
Effective Written Communications
Effective Verbal Communications
Bachelor's - Sciences
DBA/Administration
Database Applications
Database Connectivity
Database BackEnd
Performance Consulting

Preferred Qualifications

High School Grad / GED
Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
Experience:5+ years

NextEra Energy

Juno Beach, FL

NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear, and natural gas-fired facilities. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets with a focus on renewable generation facilities, natural gas pipelines, and battery storage projects; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.

As of December 31, 2018, the company operated approximately 24,500 megawatts of net generating capacity. It serves approximately 10 million people through approximately 5 million customer accounts in the east and lower west coasts of Florida with approximately 75,200 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines and 645 substations. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.