Database Administrator

Who We Are

About The Job

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What You’ll Be Doing

• Deploying, configuring, and maintaining Oracle databases on AWS (EC2 and/or RDS).
• Using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) for monitoring, alerting, automation, and diagnostics.
• Implementing and managing backup and recovery strategies, including RMAN.
• Performing database tuning, troubleshooting, and optimizing SQL/PLSQL.
• Managing database security, user access, encryption, and auditing policies.
• Support mission-critical SQL Server or PostgreSQL databases with advanced troubleshooting skills for performance and tuning. 
• Optimize database systems to ensure they are robust and efficient. 
• Supporting disaster recovery and high availability solutions (e.g., Oracle Data Guard, AlwaysON, Multi-AZ RDS for Postgres.
• Collaborating with DevOps, application, and infrastructure teams for CI/CD integration and cloud architecture improvements.
• Supporting database migrations and upgrades in a cloud-first environment.
• Participating in an on-call rotation to support 24/7 production environments.
  

What You Need

• Bachelor’s in computer science or related discipline; or equivalent work experience.
• 5-7 years or more of experience as an Oracle DBA in production environments.
• Strong experience managing Oracle databases in AWS Cloud (EC2 or RDS).
• Deep knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Expertise in SQL, PL/SQL, performance tuning, and database diagnostics.
• Experience with RMAN and database patching/maintenance.
• Familiarity with AWS-native tools (e.g., CloudWatch, IAM, S3) for database management.
• Strong understanding of database security, encryption, and compliance practices.
  

Technologies

• Databases: Oracle 19c, PostgreSQL (preferred), SQL Server (preferred)
• Cloud: AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, DMS)
• Monitoring: Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), AWS CloudWatch
• Tools: RMAN, Data Guard, AWS CLI, Linux shell scripting
• Scripting/Automation: Bash, Python (nice to have), AWS Lambda
• Other: Git, Jira, Confluence, Terraform (optional)
  

Bonus Points:

• Experience managing PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server on AWS (RDS or EC2).
• Experience with database migrations (e.g., Oracle to PostgreSQL) using AWS DMS or Ora2Pg.
• Ability to automate redundant tasks using scripts, jobs, and other technologies. 
• Strong communication, partnership, teamwork and influencing skills required. Experience with source control, with database engineering background. 
• A strong interest in cloud technologies and automation and a DevOps mindset 
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• AWS Certifications (Database Specialty, Solutions Architect Associate/Professional).
  

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