Database Administrator

Job Description · Responsible for keeping an organization’s database environments secure, stable, high-performing, and available for business-critical applications. · Able to lead the design, administration, optimization, and support of enterprise database platforms while working closely with infrastructure, applications, security, and business teams. · Manage, maintain, and support enterprise database systems across production, test, and development environments. · Administer database platforms such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or other relevant technologies. · Monitor database health, performance, storage, availability, and capacity. · Perform database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and migration activities. · Troubleshoot and resolve database incidents, outages, and performance issues. · Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures to protect business data. · Optimize SQL queries, indexing, and overall database performance. · Ensure database security, access control, encryption, and compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements. · Support high-availability solutions such as clustering, replication, failover, and standby environments. · Work with application and infrastructure teams to support system integration, deployments, and release activities. · Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and runbooks. · Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior DB administrators and project teams. · Participate in on-call support, incident response, and problem management as required.