Database Administrator III (PostgreSQL)

Postgres
UNITED STATES
October 20, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: O’Reilly Auto Parts
Location: Springfield, MO
Workplace Type: On-site
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

O’Reilly Auto Parts is seeking a Database Administrator III to design, implement, and support the organization’s databases, data warehouses, and data marts. This role focuses on physical database design, performance tuning and optimization, backup and disaster recovery execution, routine queries/updates, and security enforcement within a Linux-based enterprise environment. Additionally, this position will support critical interfaces, drive automation, and mentor junior team members.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Performance Optimization & Diagnostics: Perform database and SQL tuning based on application tests; monitor, diagnose, and resolve performance bottlenecks and system faults promptly to ensure optimal uptime.
  • Standardization & Automation: Drive standardization across environments; develop and implement automation scripts for routine maintenance tasks, deployments, and database monitoring.
  • Governance & Change Management: Align with organizational change management processes; contribute to the review and approval of database specifications to ensure data integrity and compliance.
  • Security & Access Control: Implement and maintain required security controls including RBAC, ACLs, and audit logging; monitor access and performance logs to detect anomalies.
  • Backup, Recovery & Business Continuity: Ensure databases are fully recoverable in compliance with SLAs; regularly monitor and test backup/recovery procedures and participate in Disaster Recovery exercises.
  • Database Architecture & Physical Modeling: Design resource distributions and provide physical modeling and design services to tune database applications for optimum performance and scalability.
  • Documentation & Leadership: Create technical runbooks and operational documentation; share technical knowledge by mentoring junior DBAs and collaborating across cross-functional engineering teams.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Core Database Platform: 5+ years of strong, hands-on administration, configuration, maintenance, and performance tuning experience in PostgreSQL within enterprise on-premises and Linux-based environments.
  • Database Administration & Architecture: Proven track record managing physical database design, index optimization, query tuning, and storage allocation in mission-critical production environments.
  • Automation & Scripting: Demonstrated ability to build automation scripts and workflows to streamline routine database administration tasks and deployments.
  • High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Deep working knowledge of backup and restore strategies, replication, clustering, failover mechanisms, and SLA-driven recovery procedures.
  • Change Management: Strong understanding of change management frameworks, system protocols, and data governance standards.
  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications (if applicable)

  • Multi-platform experience supporting other enterprise relational database systems, specifically MySQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Relevant professional accreditations or cloud database certifications (e.g., AWS RDS/Aurora, GCP Cloud SQL, Azure SQL).

Benefits & Perks (if applicable)

  • Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
  • Stock Purchase Plan & 401(k) with Employer Contributions
  • Starting Day One Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
  • Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
  • Opportunities for Career Growth and promote-from-within philosophy

O’Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or another protected status. Qualified individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodation by contacting rar@oreillyauto.com or calling (800) 471-7431.

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