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# Database Engineer/ DBA

- **Company:** Ascii Group, LLC
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Backup Devices, Unix, Databases, Disaster Recovery, Failover, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Runbook, Shell Script, System Availability, Database Optimization
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/81c941c4-f867-4b86-9eb4-8531e3c5e667

## About the Role

· 8+ years of experience in database engineering, administration, and production support.

· Hands-on experience with Oracle, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.

· Expertise in database performance tuning, replication, high availability, backups, and disaster recovery.

· Experience in production troubleshooting, root-cause analysis (RCA), and on-call support.

· Working knowledge of Linux/Unix and Python/Shell scripting.

## Description

Seeking an experienced Database Engineer/DBA to manage, optimize, and support highly available Oracle, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL production environments.

Responsibilities:

· Administer databases, including performance tuning, replication, clustering, patching, and upgrades.

· Monitor database health, troubleshoot production issues, and perform root-cause analysis.

· Manage backups, point-in-time recovery (PITR), failover, and disaster recovery.

· Automate database maintenance, monitoring, and operational tasks using scripts.

· Support on-call operations and maintain database documentation and runbooks.