Database Administrator

Specialized Technical Services

We are seeking a highly skilled Database Administrator (DBA) with strong expertise in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server technologies. The DBA will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing mission-critical database environments, ensuring performance, availability, security, and compliance. The role will involve day-to-day operations as well as strategic initiatives such as migrations, upgrades, and high availability/disaster recovery planning.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Database Administration & Maintenance.
• Administer and maintain Oracle (including RAC, ASM, Data Guard) and MS SQL Server environments.
• Perform regular health checks, patching, upgrades, and backup/restore operations.
• Ensure database environments are stable, secure, and performing optimally.
• Performance Tuning & Optimization.
• Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and recommend optimizations.
• Apply best practices for indexing, partitioning, and SQL query optimization.
• Security & Compliance
• Implement user access controls, encryption, and auditing in line with compliance requirements.
• Support security reviews and ensure database policy enforcement.
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery.
• Configure and maintain Oracle Data Guard, MS SQL AlwaysOn, clustering, and replication.
• Develop, test, and document DR strategies for both Oracle and SQL Server environments.
• Capacity Planning & Monitoring.
• Track and analyze database growth trends to anticipate capacity requirements.
• Use monitoring tools to proactively manage database health and performance.
• Incident & Problem Management.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related incidents in a timely manner.
• Conduct root cause analysis and recommend preventive measures.
• Documentation & Knowledge Transfer.
• Maintain up-to-date runbooks, architecture diagrams, and change records.
• Provide training and knowledge transfer to internal teams as needed.