Multi-Cloud Lead SQL/Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)

NTT DATA•Plano, TX

About The Position

SQL Database Administration: Provision, configure, and maintain SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle DB instances in AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL Database, GCP Cloud SQL/AlloyDB, and OCI Autonomous Database. Design and implement high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions (e.g., multi-AZ, failover groups, cross-region replication). Perform database backup, restore, patching, and upgrade operations across all cloud platforms. Monitor and tune database performance using cloud-native monitoring tools and traditional database performance tools. Create Linked Servers to SQL Servers and other databases such as Oracle, Access, Informix etc. Ensure all key databases have deep insight monitoring enabled to enable improved capabilities around fault detection Cloud Object Database Management: Manage and optimize cloud-native object databases: AWS DynamoDB Azure Cosmos DB Google Cloud Firestore / Bigtable Oracle NoSQL Database Cloud Service Implement best practices for partitioning, indexing, throughput provisioning, and capacity management. Establish lifecycle management policies for object data, backup strategies, and encryption. Automation and Infrastructure-as-Code: Automate database provisioning and configuration using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM/Bicep templates, GCP Deployment Manager, and OCI Resource Manager. Implement CI/CD pipelines for database schema changes using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Cloud Build. Enforce database security policies, encryption (at rest and in transit), and access controls via IAM roles/policies across all clouds. Support audits by ensuring logging, alerting, and compliance with industry standards (HIPAA, PCI, SOC2). Collaboration and Support: Work closely with cloud engineers, DevOps teams, data analysts, and application developers to support development and production environments. Participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical systems. Assist the support staff to troubleshoot Oracle, SQL and any other database errors. Strong expertise in managing SQL Server databases with full managed services, including database backup/restore, HA, DR, patching, tuning, maintanance, security, networking, optimization, troubleshooting, ETL, monitoring Be able to build up and manage PaaS databases in AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI in SQL databases Participating in DR (Disaster Recovery)/COB (Continuity of Business) plans Document all database configurations, processes, and policies. Primary: SQL Secondary: Oracle, Exadata

Requirements

10+ years of experience as a SQL DBA in enterprise environments.
4+ years of experience as a Oracle DBA
3+ years of hands-on experience managing SQL databases in AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.
Strong experience with AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL Database, GCP Cloud SQL/AlloyDB, and OCI Autonomous Database.
Working knowledge of DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, Firestore/Bigtable, Oracle NoSQL Database.
Proficiency in writing and optimizing SQL queries, stored procedures, and triggers.
Solid understanding of cloud security principles, IAM, and encryption mechanisms.

Nice To Haves

Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or Oracle Certified Expert (OCE) credentials is a plus
Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Database Specialty, Azure Database Administrator Associate, Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer, OCI Database Cloud Professional).
Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other message queuing systems.
Knowledge of DataOps practices and database CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with Kubernetes and database operators (e.g., AWS RDS Operator, Azure Arc Data Services).

Responsibilities

Provision, configure, and maintain SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle DB instances in AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL Database, GCP Cloud SQL/AlloyDB, and OCI Autonomous Database.
Design and implement high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions (e.g., multi-AZ, failover groups, cross-region replication).
Perform database backup, restore, patching, and upgrade operations across all cloud platforms.
Monitor and tune database performance using cloud-native monitoring tools and traditional database performance tools.
Create Linked Servers to SQL Servers and other databases such as Oracle, Access, Informix etc.
Ensure all key databases have deep insight monitoring enabled to enable improved capabilities around fault detection
Manage and optimize cloud-native object databases: AWS DynamoDB Azure Cosmos DB Google Cloud Firestore / Bigtable Oracle NoSQL Database Cloud Service
Implement best practices for partitioning, indexing, throughput provisioning, and capacity management.
Establish lifecycle management policies for object data, backup strategies, and encryption.
Automate database provisioning and configuration using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM/Bicep templates, GCP Deployment Manager, and OCI Resource Manager.
Implement CI/CD pipelines for database schema changes using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Cloud Build.
Enforce database security policies, encryption (at rest and in transit), and access controls via IAM roles/policies across all clouds.
Support audits by ensuring logging, alerting, and compliance with industry standards (HIPAA, PCI, SOC2).
Work closely with cloud engineers, DevOps teams, data analysts, and application developers to support development and production environments.
Participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical systems.
Assist the support staff to troubleshoot Oracle, SQL and any other database errors.
Strong expertise in managing SQL Server databases with full managed services, including database backup/restore, HA, DR, patching, tuning, maintanance, security, networking, optimization, troubleshooting, ETL, monitoring
Be able to build up and manage PaaS databases in AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI in SQL databases
Participating in DR (Disaster Recovery)/COB (Continuity of Business) plans
Document all database configurations, processes, and policies.