IT Technical Engineer II - DBA SQL Server and Oracle - Digital and Technology Partners - Remote

In collaboration with the Operations team, you will lead initiatives to optimize, secure, and enhance database infrastructure across both on premises environments and Azure. The primary focus will be on administering and tuning SQL Server and Oracle databases to ensure high performance, availability, and reliability. The DBA will play a key role in proactively identifying, prioritizing, and resolving issues that could impact system performance or business operations.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related discipline preferred. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may substitute.
• 5+ years of experience in engineering and support of an institutional IT system, a segment of that system or a process, as assigned.
• Must have technical experience in networking and relational database software products and demonstrate seasoned IT skills and competency in most aspects of software activities. Must have excellent trouble-shooting, documentation and communication skills.

Other skills:

• 5+ in database administration within large enterprise environments, including the design, implementation, and management of SQL Server and Oracle database platforms.
• Deep expertise in database technologies, including performance tuning, indexing, query optimization, and understanding of upstream/downstream dependencies across application, storage, and infrastructure layers in both physical and virtual environments.
• Proven experience developing database strategies, roadmaps, and architectures for large-scale organizations, enabling scalability, high availability, and growth with minimal manual intervention.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels, adapting messaging as needed and demonstrating active listening.
• Experience with database migrations to cloud platforms, including Azure (e.g., Azure SQL, Managed Instance, or Oracle workloads in cloud environments).
• Proficiency in scripting and automation, using tools such as PowerShell, T-SQL, PL/SQL, or Python to streamline administrative tasks and improve efficiency.
• Extensive experience with database high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including backup/recovery strategies, replication, clustering, Always On Availability Groups, Data Guard, and capacity planning.
• Advanced understanding of database architecture concepts, including transaction management, concurrency control, data integrity, storage structures, and performance optimization techniques.
• Experience working with enterprise database ecosystems, including SQL Server and Oracle on operating systems such as Linux and Windows, with familiarity in integrating with storage and infrastructure components.
• Proven ability to present complex technical ideas in business-friendly language proven technical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to isolate root causes.
• Adapt to new different or changing requirements, quickly grasp new concepts, adapt and reflect on lessons learned - comfortable with ambiguity, analyzes and evaluates, defines problem/challenge, identifies alternatives and makes timely decisions
• Inspire a positive work environment and help champion quality, innovation, teamwork and service to the business.

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $82,000.00 - $123,000.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

This is a remote position, requires 1 day onsite yearly at Mount Sinai Health System at 150 E 42nd Street, New York, NY