Senior Database Administrator

Postgres
UNITED STATES
October 17, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: Syngenta
Location: Durham, NC
Workplace Type: On-site
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

Syngenta Seeds Field Crops is a global agricultural technology leader delivering innovative seed and trait solutions to support farmers and promote sustainable agriculture. We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator in Durham, NC, to lead the administration, optimization, security, and modernization of enterprise database platforms. This role combines hands-on operational administration with strategic platform ownership, automation, and cross-team collaboration.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee, tune, protect, and track enterprise datastores across AWS cloud and corporate networks, covering Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, and related platforms.
  • Troubleshoot critical production incidents and address latency, clustering, replication, failover, backup, and disaster recovery challenges.
  • Formulate database roadmaps, architecture benchmarks, operational runbooks, and service governance standards aligned with company goals.
  • Direct platform modernization projects by migrating legacy databases to cloud-managed solutions and strengthening infrastructure resilience.
  • Coordinate data ingestion, CDC pipelines, synchronization, schema structures, and data modeling for reliable business reporting.
  • Implement security policies, encryption controls, access governance, vulnerability patching, and change management routines.
  • Collaborate with cloud, engineering, and software teams while offering technical coaching and mentorship to junior DBAs.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Minimum of 7 years managing mission-critical enterprise database systems in 24/7 production settings.
  • Practical expertise running AWS managed databases, particularly Amazon RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL.
  • Comprehensive mastery of SQL, query plan analysis, partitioning, indexing strategies, clustering, and performance optimization.
  • Extensive background designing high-availability architectures, disaster recovery plans, automated backups, and replication streams.
  • Hands-on experience with production telemetry, operational alerting, incident triage, and root-cause remediation workflows.
  • Strong scripting, task automation, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication abilities.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical background.

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications

  • Familiarity with diverse database engines such as Oracle or MongoDB.
  • Demonstrated success leading cloud database migrations and infrastructure upgrades.
  • Working knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code tooling, CI/CD automation, and modern DevOps practices.
  • Understanding of enterprise security compliance frameworks within scientific or research environments.
  • Professional certifications in AWS or database administration.

Benefits & Perks

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision) starting on day one.
  • 401(k) retirement plan featuring company matching and profit-sharing contributions.
  • Paid time off, paid company holidays, parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.
  • Flexible working arrangements, wellness incentives, and corporate discount programs.

U.S. work authorization required without sponsorship. Syngenta provides equal opportunity employment without discrimination.

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