Database Administrator 3

Ampcus Inc
Austin, TX, United States
13 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Software as a Service Cluster Analysis Databases Continuous Integration Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Migration Data Recovery Relational Databases
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Database Design Database Development Database Schema Database Security DevOps Disaster Recovery Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Integrated Development Environments Microsoft SQL Server SQL Azure Oracle Databases Oracle (Applications) Performance Tuning Scrum Methodology Query Optimization Standard Sql Service-Oriented Architecture SQL Stored Procedures PL-SQL Transact-SQL Enterprise Software Applications Load Balancing System Availability Database Performance Indexer Git Database Migration 3-tier Architectures SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Database Monitoring Sql Tuning Microservices

Job description

A government agency is seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator III to support enterprise applications with complex data models, workflows, and reporting requirements. The selected candidate will administer, optimize, secure, and migrate Oracle and Microsoft SQL databases within Azure/AWS cloud environments while working in an Agile Scrum team. This role focuses on database architecture, performance tuning, disaster recovery, security, and Oracle-to-Azure SQL migrations., * Administer and maintain enterprise Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases.

  • Design, develop, and maintain logical and physical database models.
  • Perform Oracle to Azure SQL database migrations, including schema conversions.
  • Convert Oracle Stored Procedures, Functions, and database objects to Azure SQL.
  • Optimize database performance through indexing, query optimization, and performance tuning.
  • Monitor database health, performance, capacity, and availability.
  • Implement backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Configure high availability and load balancing environments.
  • Manage database security, encryption, user access, and compliance.
  • Develop and maintain database standards, policies, and technical documentation.
  • Support ETL processes for loading and transforming enterprise data.
  • Troubleshoot database issues and resolve production incidents.
  • Collaborate with Java development teams supporting cloud-hosted applications.
  • Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies and support CI/CD deployment activities.
  • Ensure database solutions comply with accessibility and enterprise standards.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of database administration experience.
  • 8+ years administering Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server (or equivalent RDBMS).
  • 8+ years of relational database administration experience.
  • 8+ years of database design, data modeling, analysis, and performance tuning.
  • 8+ years designing enterprise applications or enterprise database solutions.
  • 8+ years creating technical and functional design documentation.
  • 8+ years working within Agile Scrum software development environments.
  • 8+ years supporting multi-tier enterprise applications, SOA, Microservices, or 3-tier architectures.
  • Strong expertise in:
  • Oracle Database
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • SQL Performance Tuning
  • Database Security
  • Backup and Recovery
  • High Availability
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Database Monitoring
  • Data Migration
  • Indexing
  • Query Optimization

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting large-scale enterprise databases.
  • Experience with Azure cloud services.
  • Experience building ETL processes and loading data into Azure SQL.
  • Experience with Azure SQL Database.
  • Experience with DevOps tools, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with Java/J2EE enterprise applications.
  • Azure Certification.
  • Oracle or Microsoft DBA certifications.

Technical Skills

  • Oracle Database
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Azure SQL
  • Azure Cloud
  • AWS
  • SQL
  • PL/SQL
  • T-SQL
  • Oracle Stored Procedures
  • Database Migration
  • ETL
  • Performance Tuning
  • Data Modeling
  • Database Security
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Replication
  • Clustering
  • Backup & Recovery
  • Git
  • CI/CD
  • Java/J2EE
  • Agile Scrum
  • Microservices
  • SOA

Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is a senior database professional with extensive Oracle and SQL Server administration experience, proven expertise in database migration to Azure SQL, performance optimization, disaster recovery, and enterprise database security. Experience supporting cloud-based applications, DevOps practices, and Agile development teams is highly desirable.

About the company

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

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