Dieses Stellenangebot ist nicht mehr verfügbar
Senior Database Administrator
VetJobs
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Über
Job Description This is a mission‑critical role requiring deep technical expertise, operational ownership, and the ability to work independently while collaborating closely with our Managed Service Provider (MSP) and internal development teams. The successful candidate will serve as the primary internal database authority supporting business‑critical applications.
Environment Overview
On‑Premises, Cloud, and Hybrid infrastructure
Development, Test, Staging, and Production environments
Databases ranging from 400 GB to 1 TB+, depending on supported applications
Kubernetes (K8s) practices utilized for application deployment
CI/CD‑driven release processes
24/7 on‑call support shared with Managed Service Provider
Security aligned with cybersecurity best practices
Essential Functions & Responsibilities Enterprise Database Administration
Administers and provides support for Oracle database, Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) and Informix
Manages installations, upgrades, patching, migrations, and lifecycle management across all environments
Supports database integration within CI/CD deployment pipelines
Coordinates database changes aligned with Kubernetes‑based application deployments
Development Collaboration & Schema Design
Partners closely with application development teams to design and enhance database schemas
Reviews and optimizes data models to align with industry best practices and performance standards
Provides guidance on indexing strategies, normalization/denormalization approaches, and query optimization
Supports database design reviews during application development lifecycle
Ensures schema changes are properly versioned and aligned with CI/CD processes
Promotes scalable, maintainable, and secure database architecture standards
High Availability & Disaster Recovery
Designs, implements, and maintains high‑availability configurations
Manages backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies
Performs routine recovery validation testing
Supports failover and business continuity planning
Performance & Optimization
Conducts advanced performance tuning and optimization
Analyzes execution plans, indexing strategies, and workload performance
Proactively monitors capacity and scalability requirements
Optimizes databases supporting large‑scale (400 GB–1 TB+) workloads
Security & Safety
Implements database security hardening standards
Manages user roles, access controls, and permissions
Supports patching and vulnerability remediation
Ensures encryption and secure configuration alignment with cybersecurity policies
Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times
MSP Collaboration & Operational Leadership
Serves as the primary internal liaison to the Managed Service Provider
Coordinates escalations, patch cycles, and infrastructure‑level changes
Validates technical recommendations and ensures SLA adherence
Provides oversight and technical direction for database initiatives
Automation & Process Improvement
Develops and maintains automation scripts (PowerShell, shell scripting, or similar)
Supports change management processes across environments
Contributes to continuous improvement initiatives within CI/CD workflows
Maintains detailed documentation and operational standards
Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization, including participating in a 24/7 on‑call rotation
Qualifications
7+ years of hands‑on enterprise DBA experience (required)
Experience managing multiple environments (Dev/Test/Staging/Production) and working within a hybrid infrastructure including on‑premises and cloud (required)
Experience supporting databases in 400 GB‑1 TB+ range and environments utilizing Kubernetes and CI/CD practices (required)
Experience collaborating with Development teams on schema design/optimization, as well as with Managed Services Providers (required)
Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field (required)
Experience with Informix database administration (preferred)
Experience with database modernization initiatives (preferred)
Exposure to containerized or cloud‑native database integrations (preferred)
Advanced scripting/automation experience (preferred)
Competencies
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders
Ability to manage projects and process improvement initiatives; demonstrating sound personal judgement and a strong sense of accountability
Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
Strong expertise in Oracle database and Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL)
Strong knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery, performance tuning and optimization, backup and recovery strategies and security hardening
Ability to work independently and within a senior‑level capacity
Ability to detect and troubleshoot the Oracle database server related CPU, memory, IO, disk space and other resource contention
Strong knowledge of backups, restores, recovery models, database shrink operations, DBCC commands, clustering, database mirroring and replication
Strong knowledge of indexes, index management, integrity checks, configuration and patching; understanding of statistics, how indexes are stored, and how they can be created and managed effectively
Ability to write and troubleshoot database queries and design (stored procedures, functions, tables, views, triggers, indexes, constraints, etc.)
Strong documentation skills for processes and procedures (e.g. creating KBs, runbooks, topology, etc.)
Regular and predictable attendance to perform the functions and requirements of this role
Location Indianapolis, Indiana
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Sprachkenntnisse
- English
Hinweis für Nutzer
Dieses Stellenangebot wurde von einem unserer Partner veröffentlicht. Sie können das Originalangebot einsehen hier.