Senior Database Administrator

About the Role

We are looking for a results-driven Senior Database Administrator to join our Managed Services team and drive enterprise-grade database reliability, security, and performance across mission-critical environments. This role is ideal for a seasoned Oracle and Microsoft SQL professional who thrives in a high-availability 24x7 operations setting and is passionate about delivering operational excellence at scale.

You will be responsible for end-to-end database administration, performance engineering, and L2/L3 support for enterprise systems. You will lead database optimization, hardening, migration, and automation initiatives, while partnering closely with internal teams and customers to uphold system integrity and ensure seamless business continuity.

Key Responsibilities

Database Operations & Performance Management

Manage and administer Oracle and SQL Server databases in a 24x7 enterprise environment

Conduct daily database health checks, performance tuning, optimization, and capacity planning

Implement database security measures, hardening standards, and patches

Automate database setup, backup, restore, and monitoring processes

Database Administration & Maintenance

Create and configure database structures, files, logs, indexes, and storage allocations

Oversee housekeeping activities, object validation, fragmentation checks, and re-indexing

Verify database integrity during system upgrades, deployments, and maintenance windows

Incident & Problem Management

Respond to database alerts, anomalies, and incidents with timely troubleshooting and root cause analysis

Work with service desk teams, customers, and third-party vendors to resolve database-related issues quickly

Support DR execution and ensure successful rebuilds for production or DR systems

Documentation & Reporting

Maintain accurate documentation including deployment guides, checklists, operations manuals, and DR procedures

Prepare monthly reports on database uptime, performance, and growth trending

Produce ad-hoc investigative reports for audits, capacity planning, and problem resolution

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in IT, IS, Computer Science, or related disciplines

Minimum 5 years of hands-on Oracle and Microsoft SQL database administration experience

Strong proficiency with Oracle 12c/19c, Oracle RAC, SQL Server 2016–2022, and cloud environments (Azure/AWS)

Skilled in database backup, recovery, security implementation, tuning, and high-availability environments

Solid understanding of UNIX and Windows OS

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills

Ability to work independently in a fast-paced operational environment

Experience supporting government sector environments is preferred

Please send your detailed resume in MS Word format to resume@goldtecHRs.com with

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