Senior Database Administrator (DBA) – Oracle & SQL Server

We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator (DBA) with deep expertise in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server database platforms to join our DBA team.

This role will be responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise-grade database environments across both private cloud hosting platforms and public cloud providers (e.g., AWS, OCI, Azure).

The ideal candidate has strong experience with mission-critical, high-availability database systems, a deep understanding of database security and automation, and a proven track record of supporting multiple complex environments in regulated, enterprise-scale settings.

Experience managing multiple customers is a major plus.

Key Responsibilities Database Administration & Operations Manage, configure, and support Oracle and SQL Server databases across private and public cloud platforms.

Oversee database provisioning, upgrades, patching, migrations, and decommissioning.

Implement and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery solutions (e.g., Oracle Data Guard, Always On Availability Groups).

Perform performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning to ensure maximum database efficiency and uptime.

Cloud & Infrastructure Integration Design and implement database solutions in IaaS, PaaS, and hybrid cloud environments.

Support migration and modernization initiatives, including lift-and-shift and re-platforming of databases to cloud-native services.

Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to ensure secure, cost-effective, and scalable database deployments.

Security, Compliance & Best Practices Implement database security policies, including access controls, encryption, auditing, and compliance with regulatory standards.

Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability reviews, and remediation activities.

Establish and enforce database standards, policies, and procedures.

Monitoring, Automation & Scripting Develop and maintain proactive monitoring and alerting solutions.

Automate routine database tasks using scripting.

Continuously improve operational processes through automation and orchestration.

Collaboration & Leadership Work closely with DBA Team, application and infrastructure teams to design scalable and resilient database solutions.

Mentor junior DBAs and contribute to knowledge sharing and documentation.

Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation (typically every 4 weeks) for support, go live project work,  and incident response.

Ability to work with and communicate with customers.

Qualifications Required :

• 7+ years of hands-on DBA experience with Oracle Database (12c / 19c+) both Linux and Windows, and Microsoft SQL Server (2016+) .
• Expertise in private cloud environments (VMware, OLVM) and public cloud (AWS EC2, AWS RDS, OCI).
• Proven experience with HA / DR solutions , database clustering, replication, and backup / recovery strategies.
• Strong skills in performance tuning , query optimization , troubleshooting, and problem solving.
• Proficiency in SQL, PL / SQL, T-SQL , and scripting languages.
• Knowledge of database security best practices and compliance standards.
• Experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code tools.

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