Database Administrator (6months)
Database Administrator (6months)
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Job Description
- Database Administration & Operations
- Architect deploy and maintain mission-critical SQL Server and Oracle databases
- Lead PostgreSQL administration efforts: installation patching replication and performance tuning
- Implement and manage high-availability (RAC Data Guard ASM Always On) and disaster recovery solutions
- o Disaster recovery planning and execution (DR drills RTO/RPO analysis)
- Performance & Capacity Management
- Monitor and optimize query performance; conduct regular health checks and capacity planning
- Develop proactive alerting and self-healing mechanisms using monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus Oracle Enterprise Manager AWS CloudWatch Azure Monitor)
- Cloud Infrastructure & Automation
- Design and operate database deployments in AWS or Azure (RDS/Aurora EC2 EKS/AKS)
- Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform CloudFormation ARM templates) for repeatable compliant provisioning
- Scripting & Tooling
- Automate routine tasks and deployments using Bash Python or PowerShell
- Integrate database workflows into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI Azure DevOps)
- Security & Compliance
- Enforce database security best practices: access controls encryption (TDE) auditing and vulnerability scanning
- Collaborate with Security and Compliance teams to meet SOC 2 GDPR HIPAA requirements
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Mentor junior DBAs and establish operational standards and runbooks
- Communicate database health project status and risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Partner with cross-functional teams on schema design data migration and performance tuning initiatives
Salary: 85000 -90000 /yr.
Contract Period: 6 months
Qualifications :
Required Qualifications (Must Have)
- Experience: 6 years managing enterprise-scale database environments
- Core Technologies:
- SQL & Oracle: Expert-level administration backup/restore replication RAC Data Guard
- Linux Administration: RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu filesystem tuning kernel parameters
- Highly Available Systems: Proven track record with high-performance 247 database clusters
- Scripting: Proficiency in Bash and one higher-level language (Python Perl or PowerShell)
- Communication: Exceptional verbal and written skills; comfortable presenting to executives
- Team Leadership: Experience mentoring DBAs and driving process improvements
Preferred Qualifications (Good to have)
- PostgreSQL: Hands-on administration (logical/physical replication partitioning extensions)
- Public Cloud: Operational experience with AWS RDS/Aurora or Azure SQL/VM deployments
- Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform CloudFormation or Azure Resource Manager
- CI/CD & DevOps: Database change management with Flyway Liquibase or similar tools
- Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus/Grafana Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud-native monitoring
Additional Desirable Skills
- Performance schema and in-depth query optimization (e.g. Oracle AWR SQL Server DMVs)
- Experience with NoSQL or NewSQL platforms (MongoDB Cassandra CockroachDB)
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker Kubernetes) for database workloads
- Data modeling and ETL processes (SSIS AWS Glue Apache Airflow)
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
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