Database Engineer

Company Overview

Date: August 10, 2025

Location: Saint Louis, MO, US, 63101

Company: Spire Inc.

At Spire, we believe energy exists to help people. To enrich their lives, grow their businesses, advance their communities. It’s a simple idea, but one that’s at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to understanding the needs of the homes and businesses we serve. That's why we're always looking for driven, collaborative people to join our team. Because we believe that offering our customers the best service means bringing together the best people.

And we find the best by hiring those who share our values of drive, safety, inclusion and integrity, and demonstrate our four essential behaviors that bring the Spire vision, mission and culture to life:

- We make it happen: We are a company of go-getters, acting on every opportunity to help our company advance

- We collaborate: We put teamwork first, bringing in everyone’s ideas, because our collective energy makes us stronger

- We seek out perspective: We challenge ourselves to be open to different ways of doing things, because learning from each other leads to breakthroughs

- We care: We treat people how we want to be treated, listening closely and doing what’s right, even when it’s hard

By living our values and behaviors every day, we strive to create an environment where every employee feels welcome, respected and valued.

Summary

Spire is seeking a Database Engineer to be tasked with implementing database solutions and help design Cloud Database Architecture, including building, maintaining and implementing database solutions across multiple application environments and ensuring all databases adhere to security and governance standards and best practices.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Monitor databases for performance problems and recommend performance-tuning actions.

- Recommend, install, and maintain relevant network components to ensure database access, consistency, and integrity.

- Recommend, test, and implement new releases of the Oracle and SQL database products.

- Work with Business and IT teams, design and implement new databases and assist in the development of utilities/programs to be used in the loading of data into the databases.

- Train other DBEs as needed in the Oracle and MS SQL database environment and on any application in which the DBE has knowledge.

- Initiate, review, and maintain policies and procedures pertaining to database recovery and disaster recovery.

- Install and maintain database products and utilities.

- Develop, implement, and maintain change control and testing procedures for modifications to databases.

- Recommend, establish and implement database policies and procedures to ensure the integrity, recoverability, and availability of data controlled by these databases.

- Ensure infrastructure meets industry standards for high availability, ensuring uptime SLAs are met.

- Work with the Operations team and Smart Desk to provide documentation, operating procedures and troubleshooting guides for ongoing support.

- Work with Information Security on secured configurations and policies for infrastructure systems.

- Work with the ITSM team regarding change control, incident management, problem management and IT policies in an ITIL driven organization.

- Fully embedded in Agile teams, participate in all ceremonies and planning.

- Review and develop procedures and document resolutions contributing to the Knowledgebase and detailing problem resolution.

Essential Characteristics and Competencies

Supervisory Responsibilities

Required Education (certifications, licenses)

- Bachelor's degree (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Physics or a related scientific/technical discipline), or foreign degree equivalent.

- Employer will accept a 3 or 4-year degree.

Required knowledge, skill and abilities

- 5 years of relevant experience.

- 5 years of engineering or administration experience with Microsoft SQL Server.

- 3 years of experience writing, reviewing, and optimizing T-SQL queries.

- 3 years of experience managing and maintaining disaster recovery and high availability configurations.

Physical demands, environment and schedule

- The position allows for occasional telecommuting within a reasonable distance of reporting office in St. Louis, Missouri.

- Position requires occasional short duration domestic travel up to 5% of time, including travel within Missouri and Alabama, in order to work on a project, attend a conference or business meeting.

Posting Requirements

Spire accepts online applications through our career site at jobs.spireenergy.com

Posting requirements: The above posting description is intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Spire, Inc., and its subsidiaries are Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all areas, including but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, selection, training, education, compensation, benefits, promotion, job transfer, upgrading, separation and recall regardless of the individual’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, and/or other protected categories under all Federal, State, and local laws. For more information, please view our Integrity and Inclusion pages of our career site.

Job Req ID:11115

Job Segment: ITS