Database Administrator

We're looking for a Database Administrator who takes pride in keeping critical data platforms secure, fast, and always available. You'll work on mission-critical systems that support government, financial services, and enterprise clients, where reliability and data integrity matter.

This role is for you if you:

Enjoy solving complex performance and reliability problems

Care about data security, integrity, and compliance

Stay calm under pressure and communicate clearly during incidents

Like automating repetitive work instead of repeating it

Stay curious about new database and cloud technologies

What you will be doing

Install, configure, upgrade, and patch database systems across development, test, and production environments

Monitor database health and performance, and tune queries, indexes, and configurations to meet SLAs

Design and implement backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions, and test them regularly

Manage database security, including access control, encryption, auditing, and vulnerability remediation, in line with client and regulatory requirements

Support application teams with schema design, query optimisation, and release deployments

Plan and execute database migrations, including on-premises to cloud and version upgrades, with minimal downtime

Automate routine tasks using ing (Shell, Python, PowerShell) and infrastructure-as-code tools

Perform capacity planning and recommend improvements to storage, memory, and licensing

Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and document fixes and preventive actions

Maintain accurate documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures

Participate in on-call or standby rotation and planned after-hours maintenance

Work with infrastructure, security, DevOps, and application teams, and communicate technical issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders

MUST HAVE

5+ years of hands-on experience administering production databases

Strong experience with at least one major RDBMS, such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL

Solid knowledge of backup and recovery, replication, clustering, and high availability (for example Oracle RAC/Data Guard, SQL Server Always On, or PostgreSQL streaming replication)

Proven skills in performance tuning, query optimisation, and troubleshooting

Experience with database security, access management, and audit compliance

Proficiency in ing for automation (Shell, Python, or PowerShell)

Experience supporting 24x7 production environments and handling incidents

Good communication skills and the ability to work with multiple teams

Diploma or degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

GOOD TO HAVE

Experience with cloud databases (AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL, GCP Cloud SQL) and cloud migration

Exposure to NoSQL technologies (MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra)

Experience with containers and Kubernetes-based databases

Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and tools such as Ansible or Terraform

Experience in government or banking environments and their compliance standards

Relevant certifications (Oracle Certified Professional, Microsoft Azure Database Administrator, AWS Database Specialty)

Experience with data warehousing, ETL, or monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus, OEM, SolarWinds)

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