IT Database Engineer

It''s more than a job

In this IT role, you will manage, develop, and support the technology infrastructure that powers Kuehne+Nagel's global systems and operations. This contribution is vital to making both special and ordinary moments in the lives of people a reality. In fact, your work enables our teams to deliver fresh fruit, time-sensitive healthcare products and much more to people all around the world. Working in IT at Kuehne+Nagel contributes to more than we imagine.

We are seeking an IT Database Engineer to join our Global Database Services team. In this role, you will design, support, and optimize enterprise database platforms that power business-critical applications worldwide. You will leverage your expertise in PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server to drive operational excellence, automation, cloud adoption, and database modernization initiatives across global environments.

How you create impact

• Administer, monitor, and support enterprise database environments across development, test, and production systems, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing database architectures across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Manage database performance tuning, backup and recovery processes, disaster recovery planning, and security controls.
• Lead database modernization, migration, and standardization initiatives, including AWS RDS and hybrid cloud deployments.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions for database provisioning, monitoring, patching, maintenance, and operational workflows.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert, advising development teams, architects, and business stakeholders on database best practices and solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to deliver reliable database services, continuous improvements, and operational excellence.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

What we would like you to bring

• 5+ years of hands-on database administration experience supporting enterprise PostgreSQL, MySQL, and/or Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Knowledge of ITIL concepts and application.
• Strong expertise in at least two major database platforms (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server), including performance tuning, high availability, backup, recovery, and security.
• 3+ years of experience working with cloud and hybrid database environments, including AWS RDS, AWS EC2, or comparable platforms.
• Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Git, Python, PowerShell, or Shell scripting.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively in global, cross-functional teams.

What's in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. The target base salary range for this position is between $90,000 and $105,000. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI-KE1

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Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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