Senior Database Administrator

Key Responsibilities

• Administer configure and maintain enterprise database platforms to ensure availability performance security and reliability
• Perform database installation upgrades patching backup recovery and routine maintenance
• Monitor and optimize database performance troubleshoot issues and implement SQL and database tuning improvements
• Manage High Availability (HA) Disaster Recovery (DR) replication and clustering solutions to ensure business continuity
• Lead database migrations upgrades modernization initiatives and capacity planning activities
• Implement database security controls hardening auditing encryption and compliance measures
• Support and optimize cloud-based database platforms and services including AWS database solutions
• Develop scripts and automation to improve operational efficiency standardization and database management
• Collaborate with application infrastructure security and vendor teams to deliver reliable and scalable database solutions
• Maintain technical documentation support critical production incidents and drive continuous service improvement

Person Specifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field
• 4 years of hands-on Database Administration experience in enterprise production environments
• Experience with Oracle/Tibero Microsoft SQL Server PostgreSQL or MySQL database platforms
• Strong knowledge of database administration SQL optimization performance tuning backup and recovery replication clustering HA and DR
• Experience in database installation upgrades patching security hardening and production support
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and scripting skills
• Familiarity with AWS database services including RDS Aurora EC2 and AWS Backup
• Exposure to MongoDB or other NoSQL databases cloud migration and database modernization is an advantage
• Knowledge of database monitoring tools such as Grafana and Prometheus is desirable
• Relevant database cloud or infrastructure certifications are advantageous
• Strong analytical troubleshooting communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to support mission-critical systems

Vendor submissions - 12 months