Database Administrator (DBA)

About Capgemini Group

Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of over 300000 team members in nearly 50 countries. With its strong 50-year heritage and deep industry expertise Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs from strategy and design to operations fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud data AI connectivity software digital engineering and platforms.

We are seeking for a Database Administrator (DBA) to support production database platforms in a run and support engagement. The primary objective is stability availability performance and incident resolution across relational and NoSQL databases in production.

This role is open to:
DBAs with existing Azure Cosmos DB support experience or
Strong relational DBAs (SQL Server and/or Oracle) who are willing and able to upskill into Cosmos DB operations

Must Have Skills & Experience
Core DBA & Production Support Skills
Strong hands on experience with SQL Server and/or Oracle
Experience supporting production databases in enterprise environments
Strong troubleshooting skills for performance availability and data issues
Experience with monitoring alerting and operational dashboards
Comfortable working within incident change and problem management frameworks
Willingness to participate in on call or shift based support as required
Strong understanding of:
SQL and query execution (for relational databases)
OLTP data models and indexing concepts
Transactions locking and concurrency (relational context)
Experience with database security fundamentals (users roles privileges)
Foundational understanding of cloud concepts preferably Azure:
Subscriptions resource groups regions
Basic networking and security concepts
Open mindset toward NoSQL and distributed systems
Willingness to upskill into Cosmos DB operations if not already experienced

Nice to Have / Bonus Skills
Azure & Cosmos DB
Hands on experience supporting Azure Cosmos DB in production including:
Containers and items
Request Units (RU/s)
Partition keys (operational awareness)
Experience with JSON based data models
Exposure to Azure services such as:
Azure SQL
Azure Storage
Azure Monitor
Automation & Support Tooling
Basic scripting skills (PowerShell Python or similar)
Familiarity with Git CI/CD or infrastructure automation concepts
Exposure to ITIL Agile or DevOps aligned support environments
Experience using Azure DevOps Boards for:
Incident/change/problem tracking
Kanban/Scrum workflows
Operational work queues

Key Responsibilities

Production Database Support
Administer support and troubleshoot SQL Server Oracle and/or Azure Cosmos DB in live production environments
Perform day to day DBA support activities including:
Performance monitoring and tuning
Backup restore and recovery
Capacity and health checks
Security access control and compliance
Respond to incidents service requests and alerts within defined SLAs
Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive actions

Azure Cosmos DB (Support & Operations)
Provide operational support for Azure Cosmos DB environments under established architectures
For candidates with Cosmos experience:
Independently support Cosmos DB performance availability and operational issues
For candidates without Cosmos experience:
Upskill into Cosmos DB support including:
Throughput (RU/s) monitoring and cost awareness
Partitioning awareness (diagnostics and issue triage not design ownership)
Latency availability and resiliency monitoring
Use Azure monitoring and logging tools to identify and troubleshoot issues
Escalate design level or architectural concerns appropriately while maintaining focus on run time stability
Operational Excellence
Work closely with application platform and cloud teams to ensure reliable database operations
Follow established incident change and problem management processes
Maintain clear operational documentation runbooks and knowledge articles
Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational stability and risk reduction

What you will love about working with us:

• At Capgemini were always looking ahead.
• We reimagine possibilities and we innovate with technology to bring ideas to life.
• We encourage flexibility in how when and where people get their work done allowing a better work-life balance and greater empowerment.
• They partner with their managers to find an arrangement that works best for their role and their circumstances.
• We offer game-changing programs to accelerate the growth of our people and the development of their expertise.

What you need to know about what we offer:

• Excellent compensation and benefits
• Career path trainings and real growth opportunities
• Engaging and challenging projects.
• Excellent work environment and culture.
• Open and Effective management.
• Highly professional and collaborative teams.

At Capgemini Mexico we aim to attract the best talent and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment so there is no discrimination based on race sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic of a person. All applications welcome and will be considered based on merit against the job and/or experience for the position.