Database Administration Engineer
Kimball ElectronicsIndiana, United States
Posted March 6, 2026
65000 - 90000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Who We Are - Kimball Electronics is a leading contract manufacturer of durable goods electronics serving a variety of industries on a global scale. Kimball Electronics continues to make the customer the focus of everything we do. Our touch is felt throughout daily life via the markets we serve: Automotive, Industrial, and Medical. Recognized with a reputation for excellence, Kimball Electronics is committed to a high-performance culture that values personal and organizational commitment to quality, reliability, value, speed, and ethical behavior. Our employees know they are part of a corporate culture that builds success for customers while enabling employees to share in the Company’s success through personal, professional, and financial growth. What We Do - Kimball Electronics is a preeminent Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider serving customers around the world. Our contract electronics manufacturing services teams provide manufacturing, engineering and supply chain services, design and testing services, as well as regulatory support processes which utilize common production and support capabilities for a variety of industries globally.
Job Description
The Database Administration Engineer leads the direction, standards, and modernization of Kimball’s database ecosystem, balancing strategic planning with hands-on technical leadership. This includes research and development of database solutions, defining and driving enterprise standards, guiding upgrades and migrations, architecting backup and recovery strategies, establishing security and audit approaches, and proactively optimizing performance and capacity. In addition to strategy leadership, this role supports all responsibilities performed by the Database Administrator, including monitoring, maintenance, installations, upgrades, access management, troubleshooting, documentation, and global operational support.
Requirements
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the current landscape, standards, and policies at KEI
- Assume the role of centralized technical resource for database systems, providing advanced support and troubleshooting
- Support the Disaster Recovery process to recover the data center priority 1 SQL Server Instances
- Define an initial 12–24 month database strategy roadmap focused on standardization, security, monitoring, and documentation improvements
- Lead assessment of database security, risk, and audit posture; identify and prioritize improvement actions.
Benefits
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
