Database Administrator

Role & responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and upgrade database systems to ensure optimal performance and availability.
• Monitor database performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize queries to improve response times.
• Perform regular database backups, recovery testing, and disaster recovery planning.
• Manage database security, user accounts, roles, permissions, and access controls.
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, availability, and confidentiality across database environments.
• Identify and resolve database errors, performance bottlenecks, and connectivity issues.
• Perform database patching, upgrades, capacity planning, and routine maintenance.
• Develop and maintain database scripts for automation, monitoring, and administrative tasks.
• Support database replication, high availability, and failover configurations.
• Collaborate with developers, infrastructure teams, and application support teams to resolve database-related issues.
• Maintain database documentation, operational procedures, and technical reports.
• Ensure compliance with organizational security policies and database administration best practices.
• Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and preventive maintenance activities.

Preferred candidate profile

Candidates with hands-on experience in database administration, SQL, database performance tuning, backup and recovery, and database security. Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL is preferred.