Jobs · Consulting · California

Database Administrator/ DBA / Architect

Kaygen, Inc. · Costa Mesa, CA · 1 mo ago
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Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain enterprise database architectures supporting business-critical applications and operational platforms.
  • Experince in airport / airlines Develop logical and physical data models to ensure scalability, performance, and data integrity.
  • Install, configure, administer, and maintain relational and NoSQL database environments.
  • Monitor database performance and implement tuning strategies to optimize availability, reliability, and scalability.
  • Design and manage High Availability (HA), clustering, replication, failover, and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Develop and maintain backup, recovery, and business continuity strategies to ensure data protection and system resilience.
  • Implement database security, encryption, auditing, role-based access controls, and compliance with organizational security policies.
  • Support data integration initiatives using ETL processes, APIs, middleware, and enterprise integration platforms.
  • Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure teams, cloud architects, and business stakeholders to optimize database solutions.
  • Support enterprise reporting, business intelligence, analytics, and data warehouse initiatives.
  • Develop database standards, documentation, operational procedures, and governance frameworks.
  • Perform capacity planning, storage management, lifecycle management, and database health assessments.
  • Troubleshoot database performance issues and provide root cause analysis and resolution for production environments.
  • Evaluate emerging database technologies and recommend improvements aligned with business and technical objectives.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in database administration, database architecture, or enterprise data management.
  • Strong expertise with relational database platforms such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
  • Experience with database design, normalization, data modeling, indexing, partitioning, and performance tuning.
  • Experience implementing backup and recovery, replication, clustering, and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of SQL programming, stored procedures, triggers, query optimization, and database performance monitoring.
  • Experience supporting enterprise data integration using ETL tools, APIs, and middleware technologies.
  • Familiarity with cloud database services in Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud.
  • Knowledge of database security, encryption, auditing, access controls, and regulatory compliance.
  • Experience supporting high-volume transaction processing, real-time applications, and highly available enterprise environments.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with cloud-native database platforms and Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solutions.
  • Experience with data warehousing, business intelligence, analytics platforms, and data governance initiatives.
  • Familiarity with containerized database deployments, automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and DevOps practices.
  • Experience supporting mission-critical environments with stringent availability, performance, and recovery objectives.
  • Knowledge of enterprise asset management, operational systems, GIS, IoT, or other integrated enterprise platforms.
  • Preferred Certifications Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate Microsoft SQL Server Certifications AWS Certified Database - Specialty (or equivalent AWS database certification) Azure Data Engineer Associate or related Microsoft Azure certifications

Benefits

  • Free Healthcare Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Free Life Insurance
  • Sick Time Off

Achieve your Kaizen

A unique and exclusive talent community supported by KAYGEN, that includes programs like:

  • Mentorship Program
  • Certifications
  • Referrals
  • Family and Wellness benefits
  • Continuous Growth and Career Development

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