Senior IT Database Administrator (Senior Snowflake DBA)
GuideWell
Jacksonville, FL · Posted November 11, 2026
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About the job
All of our team members and contributors are expected to deliver results with accountability while collaborating seamlessly across boundaries. They embrace change with resilience, staying curious and learning continuously in a rapidly evolving landscape. Grounded in business understanding and comfortable with AI and digital tools, they solve problems with critical thinking and creativity. Above all, they are driven to serve—ensuring their work creates meaningful impact for members and the community we support.
For leadership roles, we seek individuals who think critically, embrace a future-focused mindset, and bring intentional perspective to their work —whether managing people, leading projects, or guiding teams. Our ideal candidates operate across matrix environments, applying systems thinking and evidence-based decision-making to drive sustainable results with economic discipline. We value those who lead change with courage and conviction, building trust across teams, and orchestrating both human and AI capabilities to amplify impact. Across all roles - managing direct reports, leading projects, or advancing individual expertise - they cultivate resources, strengthen capabilities, and create conditions for people and work to thrive. Above all, they are committed to building durable value—decisions and actions today that compound organizational strength tomorrow.
The Senior IT Database Administrator (Senior DBA) provides consultation related to database management and administration. The Senior DBA's perform detailed data flow analysis ensuring the highest levels of efficiency in database and query design in distributed data flows. Senior DBA's administer database systems to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data. The Senior DBA is responsible for maintenance, control and testing of complex databases which provide orderly methods of data storage and controlled access to data. Senior DBA's also maintain complex query language for established database systems, design and execute backup and recovery schemes and implement disaster recovery procedures. The Senior DBA serves as a subject matter expert providing consultation to end-users and project team members on database management, query development, system requirements and database change management initiatives and providing technical guidance to other DBAs.
What You Will Be Doing
Deploy, configure, and maintain Snowflake instances across development, staging, and production environments
Consults on database, architecture and related infrastructure technologies to all areas and levels within IT.
Consults on exploiting opportunities involving multiple hardware and software systems, issue resolution, providing innovative business solutions, etc. to both internal and external customers and partners.
Provides technical leadership on the implementation of leading-edge database technologies and the design and implementation of large-scale technical solutions based on business requirements.
Develops and ensures compliance with all system, disaster recovery and security audit policies.
Writes complex programming/scripts.
Participate in disaster recovery design, testing and execution
Manage databases, schemas, warehouses, users, roles, and resource monitors.
Manage compute resources, storage, and cluster configurations with a focus on performance optimization
Make highly complex physical changes to current databases, often this requires working after hours
The Successful Candidate Will
Have advanced SQL and Snowflake platform expertise
Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible) and automation frameworks
Data backup strategies, replication across geographic zones, and disaster recovery mechanisms
Data encryption, RBAC models, access control policies, and least-privilege principles
Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving abilities
Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Attention to detail in configuration management and compliance verification
What We Require
7+ years related work experience Snowflake Administrator in AWS or in a similar cloud data platform administration role
Related Bachelor’s degree or additional related equivalent work experience IT related field
Advanced SQL proficiency for database optimization and performance tuning and strong experience with Python.
Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, specifically working knowledge of Azure Entra
Exceptional leadership skills demonstrated through project or technical leadership experience
Leading edge proficiency in large database environments for decision support, parallel database environments for scalability and high availability and integrating business applications with integrated database technologies
Advanced proficiency in multi-dimensional modeling
In-depth knowledge of IT industry database technologies and processes and business applications integrated with database technologies
Extensive experience designing and executing backup and recovery concepts and procedures
Knowledge of Project Management Methodologies
Proven leadership abilities including effective knowledge sharing, conflict resolution, facilitation of open discussions, fairness and displaying appropriate levels of assertiveness
Experience with enterprise security standards, compliance frameworks, and audit processes
Document all administrative procedures and maintain current runbooks
Must be able to work on Eastern Standard Time Zone
What We Prefer
Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification
Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Administrator
HIPAA/SOC2 compliance certification or healthcare IT security training
AWS, Azure cloud platform certifications
Complete user access provisioning/deprovisioning within 24 business hours
Achieve compliance audit pass rates on security standards assessments
Reduce query execution times and optimize warehouse utilization by 10–15% annually
Maintain comprehensive audit logs with zero gaps in access tracking
General Physical Demands
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to move objects.
Jobs are sedentary if traversing activities are required only occasionally.
This position offers a hybrid work arrantement which combines flexibility with in office engagement. Team schedules are determined based on role requirements and business needs.
Travel to and from our corporate office may be required
What We Offer
As a Florida Blue employee, you will be at the heart of GuideWell’s vision – to lead the nation in transforming health through compassionate, connected, and technology-enabled care that delivers personalized value and empowered living.
To support your wellbeing, comprehensive benefits are offered. As an employee, you will have access to:
Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance
Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs
Leave programs to support personal circumstances
Retirement Savings Plan including employer match
Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well-being days
Additional voluntary benefits available; and a comprehensive wellness program
Employee benefits are designed to align with federal and state employment laws. Benefits may vary based on the state in which work is performed. Benefits for intern, part-time and seasonal employees may differ.
To support your financial wellbeing, we offer competitive pay as well as opportunities for incentive or commission compensation. We also conduct regular annual reviews with pay for performance considerations for base pay increases.
Typical Annualized Offer/Hiring Range: $109,300 - $136,600
Annualized Salary Range: $109,300 - $177,600
Final pay will be determined with consideration of market competitiveness, internal equity, and the job-related knowledge, skills, training, and experience you bring.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to cultivating a work experience where everyone feels like they belong and can perform at their best in pursuit of our mission. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.