DBA (Database Administration)

Introduction:

We are seeking an experienced DBA (database administration) to support and operate mission-critical database platforms within a fast-paced enterprise environment. This role is focused on operational excellence, reliability, resiliency, automation, and continuous improvement across multiple database technologies. The ideal candidate views reliability as a product, proactively identifies risks before they become incidents, and continuously seeks opportunities to automate repetitive tasks and improve platform stability.

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain enterprise database platforms.
• Ensure availability, performance, recoverability, and security of production database environments.
• Monitor database platforms and associated infrastructure, responding rapidly to incidents and service degradations.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for database, operating system, storage, replication, and application connectivity issues.
• Execute failovers, disaster recovery testing, and recovery procedures.
• Deploy, maintain, and optimize database infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Implement scalable, resilient database solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to architecture, monitoring, automation, and operational processes.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Python, Shell, Ansible, or similar technologies.
• Analyze and resolve database performance issues.
• Troubleshoot replication, backup/recovery, storage, network, and infrastructure-related incidents.
• Maintain accurate operational documentation, standards, and procedures.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Strong experience administering enterprise database platforms, including Sybase ASE, Oracle RAC, and additional database technologies such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar platforms.
• Experience performing installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Experience with database replication technologies including SAP Replication Server, Data Guard, and HVR (preferred).
• Strong Linux administration skills.
• Experience with automation and scripting with Python, Ansible, and Shell scripting.
• Understanding of storage, networking, operating systems, and infrastructure services.
• Experience with Veritas Cluster Server, ASM, LVM, and SAN technologies.
• Familiarity with enterprise operational tooling such as Jira, Service Now, and Confluence.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Disaster Recovery, Cloud Computing, Apache Cassandra, Oracle ASM, Performance Tuning, Recovery, and Python.

What Success Looks Like:

The successful candidate:

• Takes ownership and drives issues to closure.
• Understands the urgency required to support critical production environments.
• Continuously improves systems, processes, and operational effectiveness.
• Learns quickly and adapts to new technologies.
• Balances operational stability with engineering innovation.
• Communicates clearly and effectively during incidents and high-pressure situations.
• Demonstrates a strong sense of accountability and professionalism.
• Leaves the platform better than they found it every day.

Preferred Mindset:

We hire for attitude as much as technical skill. We''re looking for individuals who are:

• Customer obsessed
• Accountable and dependable
• Urgent without being reckless
• Continuously learning
• Driven to automate repetitive work
• Detail-oriented
• Collaborative but willing to lead
• Focused on long-term platform reliability rather than short-term fixes