Database Administrator 3

A government agency is seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator III to support enterprise applications with complex data models, workflows, and reporting requirements. The selected candidate will administer, optimize, secure, and migrate Oracle and Microsoft SQL databases within Azure/AWS cloud environments while working in an Agile Scrum team.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain enterprise Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Design, develop, and maintain logical and physical database models.
• Perform Oracle to Azure SQL database migrations, including schema conversions.
• Convert Oracle Stored Procedures, Functions, and database objects to Azure SQL.
• Optimize database performance through indexing, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Monitor database health, performance, capacity, and availability.
• Implement backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Configure high availability and load balancing environments.
• Manage database security, encryption, user access, and compliance.
• Develop and maintain database standards, policies, and technical documentation.
• Support ETL processes for loading and transforming enterprise data.
• Troubleshoot database issues and resolve production incidents.
• Collaborate with Java development teams supporting cloud-hosted applications.
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies and support CI/CD deployment activities.
• Ensure database solutions comply with accessibility and enterprise standards.

Requirements

• 10+ years of database administration experience.
• 8+ years administering Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server (or equivalent RDBMS).
• 8+ years of relational database administration experience.
• 8+ years of database design, data modeling, analysis, and performance tuning.
• 8+ years designing enterprise applications or enterprise database solutions.
• 8+ years creating technical and functional design documentation.
• 8+ years working within Agile Scrum software development environments.
• 8+ years supporting multi-tier enterprise applications, SOA, Microservices, or 3-tier architectures.

Skills

• Oracle Database
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Azure SQL
• Azure Cloud
• AWS
• SQL
• PL/SQL
• T-SQL
• Oracle Stored Procedures
• Database Migration
• ETL
• Performance Tuning
• Data Modeling
• Database Security
• Disaster Recovery
• Replication
• Clustering
• Backup & Recovery
• Git
• CI/CD
• Java/J2EE
• Agile Scrum
• Microservices
• SOA

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise databases.
• Experience with Azure cloud services.
• Experience building ETL processes and loading data into Azure SQL.
• Experience with Azure SQL Database.
• Experience with DevOps tools, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Java/J2EE enterprise applications.
• Azure Certification.
• Oracle or Microsoft DBA certifications.

The ideal candidate is a senior database professional with extensive Oracle and SQL Server administration experience, proven expertise in database migration to Azure SQL, performance optimization, disaster recovery, and enterprise database security. Experience supporting cloud-based applications, DevOps practices, and Agile development teams is highly desirable.