Sr. DBA

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Take the next step in your journey at Inspira Financial. You will help businesses and individuals thrive today, tomorrow, and into retirement. Become part of a company that is people centric and client obsessed in every interaction; a community of forward-thinking individuals focused on driving results to deliver our mission with an unwavering commitment to integrity. Join us as we strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey -- relentlessly pursuing better outcomes for all. We believe in finding the best talent! While some roles are based at one of our office locations, remote roles can sit in any of the following states: AL, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA and WV. Remote status and role locations are subject to change. Relocation is not provided.
Employees within a 90-minute radius of our Oak Brook, IL headquarters are required to adhere to the company in-office work guidelines of 4 days per month minimum from 10 am to 2 pm (1 of the 4 days must be a Monday or Friday).
This requirement does not apply to support specialist positions.
Don't meet every single requirement? Here at Inspira Financial, we believe there is no "perfect" candidate and want to encourage applying even if all the requirements listed aren't met. Our goal is to build an authentic workplace by valuing diversity in our candidates. We work to ensure that our team reflects the diversity of the businesses and clients we serve. We are always looking to expand our growing team with dynamic and enthusiastic individuals. If you enjoy a collaborative, fun environment that champions career development, Inspira Financial is the place for you! We look forward to receiving your application! Check out this Inspira Financial video to learn more about our company!
Inspira Financial provides health, wealth, retirement, and benefits solutions that strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey. With more than 7 million clients, representing over $62 billion in assets, Inspira works with thousands of employers, plan sponsors, recordkeepers, TPAs, and other institutional partners -- helping the people they care about plan, save, and invest for a brighter future. Inspira relentlessly pursues better outcomes for all with our automatic rollover services, health savings accounts, emergency savings funds, custody services, and more. Learn more at inspirafinancial.com .
We have been recognized for our remarkable growth on lists such as Crain's Fast 50 and Inc. 5000, and for our outstanding workplace culture and benefits with Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work and Gallagher's 2022 Best-In-Class Employer awards.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
The Sr. DBA will report to the IT Operations Manager in the Technology Department. This role is responsible for providing technical and operational support of the database platforms, as well as, implementing the overall Data Architecture and Business Intelligence layer at Inspira. This role serves as the primary interface with the development and client service teams to build, support, and provide processes for the management, manipulation, and storage of data. Working within a collaborative environment, the Sr. Database Administrator participates directly in solution creation, implementation of the underlying data architecture and ongoing support and training. The incumbent must be creative, client focused, solutions-driven, organized, and have exceptional interpersonal skills.• Design logical data models and physical database designs optimized for performance, availability, and reliability.• Architect and manage the Enterprise data model which spans internal systems and, external third-party processing systems for the firm's collective benefit. • Implement data governance, and drive efforts in defining data standards, designing classification taxonomies, developing data management processes, and ensuring proper meta-data management.• Work with software engineers and SMEs to analyze business processes and develop/document requirements for all application solutions.• Serve as a query tuning and optimization technical expert providing feedback to the software engineers.• Review, commit, and maintain day-to-day database change scripts.• Assist the Infrastructure Manager with deployments and migrations.• Maintain and monitor operational database maintenance plans.• Troubleshoot operational database issues (isolate problem queries or connections, capture and analyze traces, etc.)• Mentor team members• Proactively help to resolve difficult technical issues.• Keep management informed of work activities and schedules.• Support of all inbound calls/emails and maintain tickets within the issue tracking application related to data management.• Assist with the implementation of new software and upgrades of existing software.• Cross-train other team members to facilitate coverage.• Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
Years of Experience: • 5-7 years of experience in Database Administration . Degree: • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field . Certification: N/A . Skills & Abilities: • Excellent analytical skills with a proactive nature • Microsoft SQL Server including optimization and tuning.• Data Security and Availability• Strong organization skills with a drive to meet deadlines. • An affinity for accuracy and efficiency • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word (including mail merge) and Outlook• Strong verbal and written communication skills • An aptitude for prioritization and multi-tasking • Strong collaboration skills • A drive to learn and apply new concepts quickly.
Compensation & Benefits
$107,000-$120,000 per year