Position Overview
Position: Oracle Database Administrator
Shift: 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM IST
Company Overview
With more than 1,300 clients and 1.6 million users, Intelex Technologies, ULC is a global leader in environmental, health, safety and quality (EHSQ) management software. Since 1992 its scalable, web-based platform and applications have helped clients across all industries improve business performance, mitigate organization-wide risk, and ensure sustained compliance with internationally accepted standards (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and OHSAS 18001) and regulatory requirements. Intelex is one of North America’s fastest-growing tech companies who has recently been recognized as a Great Place to Work for over 7 years, Best Workplace in Technology, Best Workplace for Millennials and Canadian HR Team for fewer than 500 employees and has been recipient of Waterstone’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures award, and Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies award. For more information, visit https://www.intelex.com/careers or see what our employees are saying by following our #ProudIntelexian hashtag.Fortive acquired Intelex in 2019.As a Database Administrator (DBA) at Intelex Technologies, you will play a critical role in managing and optimizing our Oracle, MS SQL Server database environments. You will be responsible for the design, implementation, performance tuning, high availability, and security of our database infrastructure across cloud deployments. Working within the CloudOps team, you will collaborate with DevOps engineers, Developers, and SREs to ensure seamless database operations supporting our mission-critical applications.Responsibilities and Deliverables
Database Administration & Architecture
- Design, implement, and optimize databases across Oracle, MS SQL Server, and Snowflake environments.
- Participate in troubleshooting, investigation, and RCA of database issues.
- Participate in architecture/design reviews, ensuring database structures align with application needs and performance goals.
- Define and maintain best practices for schema design, indexing strategies, and query optimization.
Performance Tuning & Scalability
- Conduct proactive query tuning, execution plan analysis, and indexing strategies to optimize database performance.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve performance bottlenecks across Oracle, MS SQL Server, and Snowflake.
- Implement partitioning, replication, resource governor, and caching to improve data access and efficiency.
High Availability, Replication & Disaster Recovery
- Design and implement HA/DR solutions for all supported databases, including MS Clustering, Oracle Data Guard, and AlwaysOn Availability Groups.
- Perform capacity planning, ensure proper backup and recovery strategies are in place.
- Automate, test failover and recovery processes to minimize downtime.
Security & Compliance
- Implement role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, auditing, and compliance policies across all database environments.
- Ensure adherence to SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and HIPAA security standards.
- Collaborate with security teams to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
DevOps, CI/CD, & Automation
- Integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automated schema migrations and rollbacks.
- Use Terraform or other IAC tools for database provisioning and configuration management.
- Automate routine maintenance tasks, monitoring, and alerting using New Relic and PagerDuty or similar.
Cloud & Data Technologies
- Manage cloud-based database solutions such as Azure SQL on VM, SQL on EC2, Oracle on EC2, and Snowflake.
- Work with NoSQL solutions like MongoDB when needed.
- Support data warehousing and analytics solutions (e.g., Snowflake)
Incident Response & On-Call Support
- Provide on-call support for database-related production incidents on a rotational basis.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement long-term fixes for database-related issues.
Qualifications & Skills Required
- 8+ years' experience managing Oracle in enterprise environments.
- Expertise in database performance tuning, query optimization, and execution plan analysis.
- Strong experience with replication, clustering, and high-availability configurations.
- Hands-on experience with cloud databases in AWS or Azure (SQL on EC2, Oracle on EC2, Azure SQL etc.)
- Solid experience with backup strategies, disaster recovery planning, and failover testing.
- Proficiency in T-SQL, PL/SQL SQL scripting.
- Experience automating database tasks using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
Desired
- Familiarity with AlwaysOn Availability Groups, Resource Governor.
- Experience working in DevOps/SRE environments with CI/CD for database deployments.
- Certifications such as Oracle DBA Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, or AWS Certified Database – Specialty
- SQL Server knowledge and hands-on
Education & Other Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Data Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- This role requires a satisfactory Criminal Background Check and Public Safety Verification.
Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive’s essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
About Intelex
Since 1992, Intelex Technologies, ULC. is a global leader in the development and support of software solutions for Environment, Health, Safety and Quality (EHSQ) programs. Our scalable, web-based software provides clients with unprecedented flexibility in managing, tracking and reporting on essential corporate information. Intelex software easily integrates with common ERP systems like SAP and PeopleSoft creating a seamless solution for enterprise-wide information management. Intelex’s friendly, knowledgeable staff ensures our almost 1400 clients and over 3.5 million users from companies across the globe get the most out of our groundbreaking, user-friendly software solutions. Visit www.intelex.com to learn more.We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.
Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.Since 1992, Intelex Technologies, ULC. is a global leader in the development and support of software solutions for Environment, Health, Safety and Quality (EHSQ) programs. Our scalable, web-based software provides clients with unprecedented flexibility in managing, tracking and reporting on essential corporate information. Intelex software easily integrates with common ERP systems like SAP and PeopleSoft creating a seamless solution for enterprise-wide information management. Intelex’s friendly, knowledgeable staff ensures our almost 1400 clients and over 3.5 million users from companies across the globe get the most out of our groundbreaking, user-friendly software solutions. Visit www.intelex.com to learn more.We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
