Principal Database Analyst

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain database solutions supporting BECS and related systems.
• Drive enterprise-grade availability, resilience, and performance optimization by implementing advanced monitoring frameworks, validating disaster recovery architectures, and managing backup and recovery processes across all database environments.
• Lead database upgrades, patching, migrations, and validation activities in alignment with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Collaborate with application teams, infrastructure engineers, and vendors to support system integrations and data workflows.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, SOPs, and training materials for support and operational teams.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior and cross-functional partners.
• Develop and enforce database security policies, access controls, and audit mechanisms to meet FDA, AABB, CAP, and other compliance requirements.
• Conduct advanced troubleshooting, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis for complex database and application issues.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.
• Understands and performs in accordance with all applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Complies with all standard operating policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7-9 years Oracle DBA experience in enterprise environments.
• Expertise in Oracle database architecture, backup/recovery strategies, and performance tuning.
• Knowledge of Linux system administration and shell scripting (preferred).
• Knowledge of additional database technologies (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) for cross-platform awareness (preferred).