^Database Administrator - 6279596

Accenture•Charlotte, NC

20h•$50 - $54•Onsite

About The Position

Accenture Flex offers you the flexibility of local fixed-duration project-based work powered by Accenture, a leading global professional services company. Accenture is consistently recognized on FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For and Diversity Inc's Top 50 Companies For Diversity lists. As an Accenture Flex employee, you will apply your skills and experience to help drive business transformation for leading organizations and communities. In addition to delivering innovative solutions for Accenture's clients, you will work with a highly skilled, diverse network of people across Accenture businesses who are using the latest emerging technologies to address today's biggest business challenges. You will receive competitive rewards and access to benefits programs and world-class learning resources. Accenture Flex employees work in their local metro area onsite at the project, significantly reducing and/or eliminating the demands to travel. As a Database Administrator, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining databases. You will install database management systems and develop procedures for day-to-day maintenance and problem resolution. You are expected to perform independently and become a subject matter expert. Active participation and contribution in team discussions are required, along with providing solutions to work-related problems. Advanced proficiency in Database Optimization & Tuning is required. Advanced proficiency in Database Management, Database Performance Management, and Database Activity Monitoring is suggested.

Requirements

Minimum 10+ years of strong hands-on experience in SQL and PL/SQL development.
Proven experience supporting core banking applications or large-scale, mission-critical enterprise systems.
Strong expertise in database performance tuning, optimization, and troubleshooting.
Hands-on experience with Datical (or similar database release automation tools).
Solid experience integrating database deployments with Bitbucket, Jenkins, and XLR (or equivalent CI/CD and release tools).
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment strategies for database code.
Experience with Jira for requirement tracking, sprint execution, and defect management.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Bachelor's Degree

Nice To Haves

Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Exposure to database security, data governance, and regulatory compliance in financial systems.
Experience mentoring junior developers or leading database development initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead SQL and PL/SQL development for three core banking applications, ensuring high standards of code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
Design and develop robust, high-performance database solutions, including complex stored procedures, packages, triggers, and functions.
Perform database performance tuning and optimization, including query optimization, indexing strategies, and troubleshooting production performance issues.
Own end-to-end delivery of database code, from requirement analysis through development, deployment, and production support.
Manage and execute automated database deployments, integrating Datical with Bitbucket, Jenkins, and XLR to enable reliable and repeatable deployments across environments.
Ensure seamless code promotion across lower environments (DEV, QA, UAT) while adhering to release and change management processes.
Track requirements, development tasks, defects, and releases using Jira, ensuring accurate status reporting and delivery transparency.
Collaborate closely with application developers, architects, QA teams, and release managers to align database changes with application releases.
Provide ongoing production support, including incident resolution, root cause analysis, and implementation of preventive fixes.
Enforce database standards, best practices, and governance related to coding, performance, security, and deployment.