Database Administrator

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain databases across production, QA, and development environments on premise and in Azure Cloud.
• Support databases associated with SAP applications and workloads (e.g., SAP HANA) in partnership with SAP Basis and application teams.
• Migrate Oracle databases to Postgres
• Monitor database health and performance; troubleshoot and resolve incidents; perform root-cause analysis and implement preventative actions.
• Plan and execute backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies; regularly validate recoverability (test restores) and document RTO/RPO support.
• Perform performance tuning at database and query levels (indexing, statistics, execution plans, configuration parameters, capacity planning).
• Implement and maintain database security controls, user/role management, and encryption/auditing as required; support security reviews and compliance/audit requests.
• Execute patching, upgrades, and migrations with documented implementation and back-out plans; coordinate maintenance windows and communications.
• Support high availability and resiliency solutions (e.g., clustering/replication/log shipping/DR) appropriate to each platform.
• Partner with application and integration teams on data model changes, deployment planning, and production readiness.
• Automate routine administrative tasks using scripting and scheduling tools; improve monitoring and alerting to reduce toil.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide off-hours support during maintenance windows, incidents, and major releases.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on database administration experience supporting enterprise production environments.
• Administrative experience preferably in Oracle or Postgres secondarily Microsoft SQL Server or SAP HANA.
• Experience with database installation/configuration, patching/upgrades, performance tuning, and HA/DR patterns.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and database fundamentals (indexing, transactions, locking, query optimization).
• Experience implementing and validating backup/recovery and disaster recovery procedures.
• Working knowledge of OS concepts and troubleshooting (Windows and Linux), storage concepts, and networking basics.
• Experience with monitoring/alerting and log analysis.
• Ability to troubleshoot under pressure and communicate clearly during incidents.
• Proficiency with automation/scripting to streamline operations.
• Ability to create clear technical documentation (runbooks, standards, implementation/back-out plans).