Database Admin

Critical Focus Areas

• Administer maintain and optimize enterprise database systems to ensure high availability and performance
• Monitor database health troubleshoot issues and resolve incidents in a timely manner
• Implement database backup recovery and disaster recovery strategies
• Ensure data integrity security and compliance with enterprise standards
• Support capacity planning performance tuning and scalability initiatives
• Collaborate with engineering teams to support application deployments and database changes

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support database platforms (e.g. DB2 z/OS Oracle SQL Server PostgreSQL Netezza) across development test and production environments
• Perform database installation configuration patching and upgrades
• Monitor database performance and proactively tune queries indexes and configurations
• Implement and maintain backup recovery and high-availability solutions (e.g. replication clustering)
• Troubleshoot database-related incidents perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures
• Partner with application and product teams to review database designs and ensure optimal data structures
• Enforce database security standards including access controls encryption and auditing
• Automate routine DBA tasks using scripting languages (e.g. Python Shell PowerShell)
• Document database configurations processes and operational procedures
• Support data migrations releases and environment refreshes
• Participate in on-call support rotations and incident response

Education & Experience

• Database administration experience in a professional environment and/or comparable experience such as:
• Experience administering one or more database platforms (e.g. DB2 z/OS Oracle SQL Server PostgreSQL Netezza)
• Familiarity with database backup/recovery high availability and disaster recovery concepts
• Experience with performance tuning and query optimization
• Experience with scripting/automation (Shell Python PowerShell etc.)
• Familiarity with Agile or other rapid application development methodologies
• Understanding of distributed systems and multi-tier architectures
• Bachelors degree in computer science engineering or related field required; advanced degree preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with database monitoring and observability tools
• Knowledge of cloud database platforms (AWS RDS Azure SQL etc.)
• Experience with data modeling and database design principles
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases and big data platforms