Role and responsibilities
- Installing, tuning and upgrading RDBMS infrastructures
- Proactively and regularly making recommendations for database improvements (policies, procedures & standards)
- Monitoring system performance and identifying problems that arise
- Responding in a timely manner to user-reported errors
- Protecting the database against threats or unauthorized access by establishing and maintaining security and integrity controls
- Ensuring that the database is adequately backed up and able to be recovered in the event of disaster
- Reporting on metrics regarding usage and performance
- Suggesting changes and improvements for database maintenance, performance, reliability and protection
- Regularly liaising with IT project teams including database programmers
This position includes participation in the watch duty role (24/7 on call for a total of about 7 to 10 days per month).
Required Qualifications
- 9+ years of experience with Database Administration for SQL Server
- Bachelor's degree in IT/ Engineering
- Experience in Oracle Cloud
- Analytical mindset in troubleshooting and resolving database problems
- Good understanding in Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
- Experience with backups, restores and recovery models
- Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options
- Expertise in SQL language
- Experience in implementing operational automation using scripts (PowerShell, Ansible playbooks)
- Experience working with Windows servers, including Active Directory and proper disk configurations
- Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
- Good communication and documentation skills in English
- Team player highly organized with a sense of ownership
- Capable of working under pressure
Must have
- Oracle administration
- MS SQL administration
- Scripting (Ansible, Powershell)
- Mongo db and PL SQL scripting
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