ROLE OVERVIEW
We are seeking a highly
skilled and proactive Database Administrator (DBA) to manage and
optimize enterprise database platforms supporting mission‑critical
applications. This role involves overseeing more than 100 production databases
across hybrid environments, ensuring performance, availability, scalability,
and security. The DBA will perform proactive monitoring, performance tuning,
patching, and upgrades, while collaborating with cross‑functional teams on
database design, capacity planning, and migration projects- including
transitions from legacy systems. The position requires strong technical
expertise, analytical problem‑solving, and flexibility to support off‑hours
operations when required.
The role will also be expected to contribute to technical documentation and
participate in project planning and implementation.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Database management: Administer, maintain, and support
diverse RDBMS and NoSQL platforms in production environments.
- Performance monitoring: Track database health, proactively
identify issues, and implement corrective actions.
- Maintenance operations: Execute backups, restores, and routine
health checks to ensure data integrity.
- Replication & clustering: Configure and maintain HA/DR solutions
to meet business continuity objectives.
- Troubleshooting: Diagnose abnormal behaviors, resolve
bottlenecks, and ensure SLA compliance.
- SQL optimization: Perform query tuning and collaborate
with application teams to enhance efficiency.
- Operational support: Provide daily support via ticketing
systems and incident response.
- Migration projects: Plan and execute upgrades, platform
transitions, and cross‑version migrations.
- Automation:
Develop and maintain scripts to streamline database operations.
- Collaboration:
Partner with developers, vendors, and analysts on design and
implementation.
- Capacity planning: Forecast growth, recommend resource
scaling, and optimize utilization.
- Documentation:
Prepare and maintain technical runbooks, procedures, and knowledge bases.
WHAT
DOES IT TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL
Qualifications
1.
Bachelor’s Degree, Post
Graduate Diploma, or Professional Degree in Computer Science, Software
Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
2.
Certifications in RDBMS (e.g.,
Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server) or NoSQL platforms (MongoDB, Cassandra) to
validate expertise in database administration and operations.
3.
Cloud certifications including
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or equivalent cloud credentials will be an added
advantage).
Work
Experience
1. 3–7
years of hands‑on experience managing production databases in enterprise or
financial environments.
2. Experience working in 24x7 operations environments,
including incident response and SLA adherence.
3. Experience
planning and executing database upgrades, platform transitions, and legacy
system migrations.
4. Proven
experience with AWS RDS, EC2, and cloud‑native database services.
Skills
& Competencies
1. Strong
knowledge of RDBMS concepts and database administration best practices.
2. Hands‑on
experience with MySQL, Oracle/Tibero, MSSQL, PostgreSQL
3. Experience
with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB) and cloud environments (AWS
primarily) will be an added advantage.
4. Proficiency
in SQL, query optimization, and troubleshooting.
5. Expertise
in backup, restore, replication, and clustering.
6. Strong
Linux command‑line and shell scripting skills.
7. Knowledge
of Python or PowerShell will be an added advantage.
8. Strong
analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
9.
Ability to work under
pressure, meet deadlines, and support off‑hours operations.