Database Platform Engineer (Telecom OSS)

Computer Task Group, Inc•Piscataway Township, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

CTG is seeking to fill a Database Platform Engineer (Telecom OSS) position for our client. This is an opportunity for an experienced database engineer with expertise in Oracle, Informix, Linux, and enterprise telecom OSS environments. The ideal candidate will support mission-critical operational systems, drive platform modernization initiatives, and collaborate across infrastructure, cloud, middleware, and application teams.

Requirements

Oracle Database Administration
Informix Database Administration
PostgreSQL and MySQL administration
SQL performance tuning and optimization
Unix/Linux administration (Solaris, HP-UX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
Windows Server administration
IBM MQ, Tuxedo, and Connect:Direct
Database backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery
Azure and AWS Outposts hybrid infrastructure
Automation and scripting
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities
8+ years supporting enterprise database and platform environments within large-scale distributed systems.
Extensive hands-on experience administering Oracle and Informix databases in production environments.
Experience supporting mission-critical systems with 24x7 operational requirements.
Experience with cloud migration initiatives and hybrid infrastructure deployments.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field preferred.
Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with telecom OSS/BSS platforms is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of landline or TDM voice network environments, including 4ESS and 5ESS switching systems, is preferred.
Familiarity with TDM provisioning, inventory management, and service activation workflows is a plus.
ITIL operational support experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Administer and support enterprise database platforms for Telecom OSS applications across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
Manage Oracle, Informix, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and other relational database platforms.
Perform database installations, upgrades, patching, migrations, backup/recovery, replication, and performance tuning.
Support platform modernization initiatives involving migration from Solaris, HP-UX, and legacy Windows environments to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and modern Windows platforms.
Monitor and optimize database performance for high-volume, mission-critical telecommunications systems.
Collaborate with application, middleware, infrastructure, cloud, storage, and network engineering teams during transformation initiatives.
Support hybrid deployment environments across on-premises data centers, Microsoft Azure, and AWS Outposts.
Troubleshoot complex production issues spanning database, middleware, storage, networking, and application platform layers.
Support middleware technologies including IBM MQ, Tuxedo, and Connect:Direct.
Participate in high availability, disaster recovery, resiliency planning, and operational readiness activities.
Develop automation scripts, operational procedures, and documentation to improve reliability and operational efficiency.
Maintain technical documentation, support runbooks, and operational standards.