Sr. Infrastructure Engineer – Data Platforms

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.​

OVERVIEW

Are you a database expert who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-platform environment? As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer on our Digital & Technology team, you will lead the migration and modernization of enterprise Microsoft SQL Server databases to the public cloud. You will administer mission-critical SQL Server 2019 and 2022 platforms in a 24/7 environment, focusing on Availability Groups, Distributed Availability Groups, PowerShell automation, and terraform. This is your opportunity to shape cloud database engineering at a Fortune 500 company.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead Microsoft SQL Server migration and modernization to the public cloud.
• Migrate SQL Server workloads to GCP or other public cloud platforms.
• Own migration processes, documentation, automation, and tooling.
• Administer mission-critical SQL Server 2019 and 2022 platforms in a 24/7 environment.
• Implement and support SQL Server Availability Groups.
• Implement and support Distributed Availability Groups.
• Perform database tuning, capacity planning, backup and recovery, patching, and upgrades.
• Use PowerShell to automate provisioning, monitoring, and support processes.
• Use Terraform to provision and manage database infrastructure in cloud environments.
• Meet cloud security standards and reduce operational and security risk.
• Collaborate with application stakeholders to resolve tickets.
• Resolve failures and critical alerts within an Agile framework.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience: 9+ years administering, designing, modernizing, or migrating enterprise SQL Server databases.
• Core Technical Skills: SQL Server 2019 and 2022; Availability Groups; Distributed Availability Groups; PowerShell; and terraform.
• High Availability and Recovery: Experience with HA, DR, backup and recovery, tuning, and production support.
• Cloud Experience: Experience with cloud adoption, security, governance, and integration.
• Automation and DevOps: Experience automating provisioning, support, monitoring, and lifecycle operations with PowerShell and Terraform.
• Operating Systems: Strong Windows Server and Windows clustering experience; Linux is beneficial.
• Engineering Practices: Working knowledge of DevOps and Agile practices and proofs of concept.
• Service Orientation: Experience designing user-centric database services, including self-service provisioning.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication and collaboration skills; flexible, reliable, self-starting, and customer focused.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Cloud Database Experience: Experience operating SQL Server workloads on GCP, Azure, AWS, or other public clouds.
• Automation Tooling: Ansible, GitHub, or similar tooling; Python scripting.
• Infrastructure Engineering: CI/CD practices and automated database provisioning workflows.
• Additional Experience: Agile methods, Linux administration, and PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.

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