Database Administrator - Cloud Data Warehousing

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.

Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

Database Administrators are responsible for establishing database management systems, standards, guidelines and quality assurance for database deliverables, such as: conceptual design, performance tuning, logical database, capacity planning, external data interface specifications, data loading plan, data maintenance plan, and security policy.

Database Administrators (DBA) are responsible for the maintenance, performance and availability of database management systems. This includes standards, guidelines and quality assurance for database deliverables, such as: performance tuning, capacity planning, cost optimization, high availability, disaster recovery, physical data model features (i.e. partitioning, indexing, etc.), database maintenance plan, and data security implementation.

The Data Warehousing DBA, is responsible for the upkeep of the Data Warehousing databases. The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge and experience working with Azure Synapse, Google BigQuery, and/or related technologies. The candidate will have hands-on experience supporting critical databases including Cloud implementations. The DBA will be actively involved in the evaluation, review, and management of database resources and services across the organization. This role also will partner closely with Product Owners, Data Architects, Platform/DevOps Engineers, Data Engineers etc. to design, build, test, implement, and maintain database resources.

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ROLE

● Maintains database security, integrity, and availability.

● Manages database performance and capacity.

● Works with team members to establish routine maintenance; monitoring; alerting; metrics collection/logging to proactively identify database related issues, ensuring the database is highly responsive at all times

● Reviews performance stats and recommends changes for SQL query tuning/optimization

● Develops automation for repetitive tasks

● Assumes ownership of database issues; pursues problem resolution and root cause analysis

● Works with the Cloud vendors/providers to create a strategy for migrating/upgrading databases to minimize business impact

● Stays current on the key facets of the applications that leverage the databases being supported.

● Learns and stays current on the features and functionality of Google BigQuery and Azure Synapse

● Develops a thorough knowledge and understanding of cross system interactions as well as an enterprise view of Costco’s Data Warehousing landscape

● Maintains detailed documentation.

REQUIRED

● 5+ years of Data Warehousing experience with at least 2 years being on multiple platforms.

● 2+ years of “hands-on” experience with Google BigQuery and/or Azure Synapse

● Strong understanding of Dimensional Modeling

● Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Actions

● Understanding of networking principles

● Participate in off hours 24/7 on call support on a rotational basis

Recommended

● CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) - Associate.

● Professional Cloud Database Engineer Google Certification

● Architectural level experience in information privacy, data compliance, and risk management.

● Knowledge of Terraform and/or Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodology

● Proficient in Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Gmail.

Required Documents

● Cover Letter

● Resume

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Pay Ranges:

Level 1 - $36.06/hr - $50.48/hr

Level 2 - $95,000 - $130,000

Level 3 - $120,000 - $155,000

Level 4 - $145,000 - $180,000

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. In some cases, applicants and employees for selected positions will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.