Database Administrator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and/or relevant experience
• 7+ years of experience in database administration, design, and development
• 5+ years of experience with tuning, performance, and scalability projects
• 2+ years of experience with cloud technologies
• Advanced experience with database platforms (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
• Deep knowledge of performance tuning, execution plans, indexing, and wait event analysis
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, OCI, AWS, Azure)
• Strong expertise in backup/recovery tools and HA/DR technologies (e.g., RMAN, Data Guard, Clustering, Always On, Commvault)
• Knowledge of replication tools (e.g., GoldenGate, Qlik)
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., OEM, Dynatrace, Spotlight)
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Critical thinking and research skills
• Written and verbal presentation skills to technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Partner with IT resources to ensure appropriate solutions/offerings are being utilized and supported across the organization
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to junior level DBAs to support new directions or solutions selected for the enterprise in a 24x7 environment
• Ensure database availability, reliability, and performance through proactive monitoring and tuning practices
• Responsible for implementing and supporting backup and recovery solutions and Disaster Recovery processes
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining high-availability solutions and be proficient in replication technologies
• Enforce security best practices (access control, encryption, auditing, patching)
• Troubleshoot complex incidents, including query performance issues, blocking, and deadlocks
• Recommend changes and enhancements to improve the environment and provide excellent customer service
• Help transform business requirements into environment specific database solutions
• Assist developers with tuning database access or SQL code to ensure successful implementations
• Lead the assessment and evaluation of tools supporting the databases
• Participate in the development of implementation plans and post implementation reviews
• Establish and maintain procedures for database administration, security standards and implement database best practices
• Support database deployments, schema changes, release and change management processes
• Automate routine DBA tasks using scripting (e.g., Shell, Python, PowerShell)
• Research and perform database upgrades and patching
• Participate in on-call rotation

Benefits

• Zero premium medical plan for employee only coverage
• Vision & Dental
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Flex Spending Accounts
• 401k Retirement plan with company match and additional company annual discretionary match opportunity
• Life Insurance
• Wellness Program
• 12 Days Paid Time Off
• 9 Paid Holidays including a birthday holiday
• Tuition Reimbursement for Drivers and Technicians
• Training and growth opportunities to build a career
• Ability to advance through our promote from within philosophy
• National Career Opportunities Available at our 260+ service centers