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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. · 4 hours ago

Senior Database Engineer

Lowell, AR

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is a leading transportation and logistics company, and they are seeking a Senior Database Engineer. This role is responsible for the research, planning, design, development, maintenance, and optimization of corporate database systems, while also mentoring junior team members and establishing best practices across the database engineering team.

LogisticsShippingTransportation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain automation solutions using Python, PowerShell, and Azure DevOps pipelines

Design and implement processes that support operational activities for the database engineering team

Define, create, and maintain database documentation and metrics related to configuration, performance, and support

Diagnose and resolve highly complex database issues; participate in the team’s on‑call rotation

Research, evaluate, and implement new database technologies; plan and execute database software upgrades

Architect and implement automation for routine DBA tasks to improve efficiency and reliability

Collaborate with application development teams to optimize complex SQL statements and provide specialized database expertise and training

Maintain and tune database systems to ensure high performance, availability, and operational excellence

Qualification

SQL ServerMongoDBElasticsearchAzure DevOpsPythonPowerShellSQL DDL/DMLPerformance tuningQuery optimizationBackupRecovery strategiesCI/CD pipelinesDatabase CertificationBusiness Intelligence CertificationStructured Query Language Certification

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or foreign equivalent

5 years of experience in Database Administration or Database Engineering

5+ years with SQL Server, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, DB2, Google BigQuery

5+ years with SQL DDL/DML, performance tuning and query optimization, backup and recovery strategies

5+ years with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines

5+ years with Python, PowerShell

Preferred

Business Intelligence Certification - Vendor Specific Certificate (varies)

Database Certification - Vendor Specific Certificate (varies)

Structured Query Language Certification - Vendor Specific Certificate (varies)

Benefits

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time)

Six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave

Six paid holidays annually

Company

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

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J.B. Hunt specializes in freight shipping for customers of all sizes.

Founded in 1961

Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.jbhunt.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$1.7B

2025-11-25Post Ipo Debt· $1.7B

1983-12-02IPO

Leadership Team

Shelley Simpson

President and Chief Executive Officer

Nick Hobbs

Chief Operating Officer

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