MS SQL & Maria Database Administrator

Position Title : MS SQL & Maria Database administrator

Department : T&O

Section : Information Technology

Reports To : Database Lead, Cloud Enterprise Service

Job Duties & Responsibilities :

• Administer and maintain databases including MS SQL DB, MariaDB, Oracle DB and PostgreSQL for various business applications.

• Primary expertise should be MS SQL & Maria Database. Oracle knowledge is a plus.

• Monitor database performance, capacity, backups and security.

• Expert in Backup & Recovery.

• Perform database patching, upgrades and ensure compliance with internal guidelines and external regulations.

• Participate in application development projects and be responsible for the database architecture and design.

• Handle database related incidents, problems and complaints in a timely manner.

• Responsible for developer SQL code review to ensure queries are optimized and tuned to perform efficiently prior to production release.

• Coordinate with internal teams on database requirements, changes, deployments and performance tuning.

• Understanding of basic database fundamentals: multi-version control, concurrency, transactions, indexing, locking.

• Analyze, recommend, and implement configuration for Optimized Performance.

• Ability to plan hardware capacity requirements for storage, memory, and CPU cycles.

• Provide technical expertise and guidance to peers on best practices for database administration and management.

• Understanding of UNIX environment with shell scripting & familiarity with Linux administration.

• Contribute to document company database standards, guidelines, and operational procedures.

• Perform a variety of tasks relying on experience and judgment to manage time, plan and accomplish goals on several client engagements.

• Provide 24 x 7 x 365 support through on-call rotation.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Required Experience :

• At least 6 years of experience administering SQL Server databases & Maria database.

• Excellent communication, customer service, organizational, project and personnel management skills.

• Knowledge of database security best practices and compliance requirements.

• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate effectively within a team.

• Independent thinking and ability to demonstrate good judgment required.

• Cloud computing experience would be an advantage.

Education / Preferred Qualifications :

• A degree in Computer Science or related subject is preferred.

Technical Competencies :

• Strong knowledge in MS SQL and Maria database, backup/recovery of database, Disaster recovery plan.

Personal skills :

• Strong matrix management skills including influence, conflict resolution and negotiation.

• Excellent relationship building and networking skills.

Additional skills :

• Team leadership, collaboration, decisiveness, energy and drive.

• 24 x 7 x 365 work culture.