Engineer - Database Administration

Job Description

• Manage day-to-day administration of databases (Oracle, SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Perform database installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching.
• Monitor database health, performance, and availability using monitoring tools
• Execute backup, restore, and recovery operations as per policies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database errors, performance issues, and incidents escalated from L1
• Manage user accounts, roles, and access privileges to ensure data security
• Perform routine maintenance tasks such as index rebuilding, statistics updates, and space management
• Generate and review database performance, capacity, and availability reports
• Coordinate with application, infrastructure, and storage teams for issue resolution
• Escalate unresolved issues/requests to the appropriate teams
• Knowledge of Oracle RAC, ASM, and Data Guard is an advantage
• Document standard operating procedures (SOPs), configurations, and change activities
• Ensure compliance with organizational security, backup, and disaster recovery policies
• Support database migration, replication, and clustering activities as required

Person Specification

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Professional Certifications such as OCA / OCP, Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator
• Knowledge in Database Architecture
• Sound understanding of Various Databases technologies
• Ability to work under tight schedules
• Ability to troubleshoot database related performance issues in order to identify the root cause
• 03+ Years of experience in Database Administration industry