Database Administrator

Ascii Group, LLC
New York, United States of America
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 135K

Job location

New York, United States of America

Tech stack

Bash
Cloud Database
Profiling
Databases
Oracle Data Guard
Linux
Disaster Recovery
Memory Management
Python
PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Azure
Windows Server
MySQL
Oracle Applications
Oracle Rac
Performance Tuning
Powershell
Query Optimization
SQL Databases
Data Storage Management
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud Platform System
System Availability
Database Optimization
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Kubernetes
Multiplatform
Docker

Job description

Seeking an enterprise-grade Database Administrator with 6+ years of experience to manage, maintain, secure, and optimize mission-critical database environments supporting high-availability production systems. This 100% on-site role is strictly for New York local candidates capable of attending an in-person interview. The position encompasses hands-on database administration (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL), performance tuning, query optimization, automated backup/recovery strategies, disaster recovery (DR) execution, and production incident management., * Database Administration & Maintenance: Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and maintain multi-platform enterprise database instances across Linux/Unix and Windows Server environments.

  • Performance Tuning & Query Optimization: Monitor database health, profile slow-running queries, tune execution plans, rebuild indexes, and optimize system parameters to ensure low-latency transactions.
  • High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Configure, manage, and test High Availability (HA) topologies and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions (e.g., Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Always On Availability Groups).
  • Backup, Recovery & Security: Design and execute automated backup strategies, conduct routine recovery tests, manage user access controls, implement encryption, and enforce security compliance.
  • Production Support & Incident Triage: Provide 24x7 production support, perform root cause analysis (RCA) on database incidents, and manage database release deployments.
  • Capacity Planning & Storage Management: Monitor disk allocation, track growth trends, perform capacity planning, and optimize storage parameters for multi-terabyte database clusters.

Requirements

  • Experience: 6+ years of hands-on Database Administration experience supporting large-scale enterprise production environments.
  • Core DBMS Proficiency: Proven expertise in administering at least one primary enterprise database platform: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
  • Performance Optimization: Deep technical knowledge in SQL query tuning, indexing strategies, memory allocation, and database profiling tools.
  • HA/DR Architectures: Practical experience managing backup/recovery procedures, point-in-time recovery, and disaster recovery replication techniques.
  • OS Systems Literacy: Proficient in Linux/Unix shell environments and Windows Server administration.
  • Education & Location: Bachelor''s Degree in CS/IT/Engineering; candidate must be local to New York and available for an in-person interview.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Cloud Databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL) or containerized databases (Docker/Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with database scripting and automation (Shell, PowerShell, Python).
  • Experience supporting database platforms within Banking, Financial Services, Capital Markets, or Healthcare environments.

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