Senior Database Administrator

Responsibilities and Deliverables

• Responsible for database design and participation in architecture/design reviews
• Create and maintain databases for labs and production usage
• Perform capacity planning for database creation and maintenance
• Conduct ongoing tuning of database instances in collaboration with development teams
• Install and upgrade databases and associated tools
• Plan and implement backup and recovery processes
• Set up replication and implement HA/DR configurations
• Manage migrations of programs, database changes, and reference data across the development lifecycle
• Implement and enforce database security standards
• Optimize database performance and ensure maximum uptime
• Collaborate with development to enforce standards for application design, code integrity, and performance
• Monitor database systems and ensure health checks are in place
• Document database designs and configurations
• Conduct impact analysis for changes to database objects
• Support and troubleshoot database and system issues via on-call rotation

Organizational Alignment

• Build, maintain, and develop collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Skills & Work Traits
• Proactive in building and managing relationships
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working within cross-functional teams
• Technical Competencies – Required
• Strong knowledge of MS SQL, Oracle, Azure SQL, MongoDB
• Experience with cloud databases: Snowflake, Amazon RDS, RedShift, Aurora
• Proficiency in MS Clustering, Replication, HA, DR implementations
• Experience with Windows Server maintenance and administration
• Ability to implement and troubleshoot scalable, highly available systems
• Experience with backup solutions
• Technical Competencies – Preferred
• Experience with IIS Server administration
• Knowledge of scripting and automation
• Experience with virtualization and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)
• Understanding of containerization and virtualization concepts
• Basic knowledge of network protocols and storage design
• Experience with analytics, big data, or data warehouse tools (Snowflake, SSAS)
• Experience with Linux Server administration
• SQL coding proficiency
• Experience
• 5+ years of experience in Database Administration (MS SQL Server, Oracle)
• Education
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Other Requirements
• Satisfactory Criminal Background Check and Public Safety Verification required