Senior Database Administrator
insightsoftware
IndiaremotePosted 13 days ago
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Key highlights
- 10+ years Oracle administration experience required
- 3+ years MS SQL and PostgreSQL experience required
- Solarwinds monitoring tool experience is essential
- 24/7 on-call rotational support
Role overview
insightsoftware is a global provider of reporting, analytics, and performance management solutions that empower over 32,000 organizations to make timely and intelligent decisions. We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to maintain a reliable, scalable, and fault-tolerant database infrastructure for our growing customer base.
Responsibilities
- Install, maintain, and troubleshoot RHEL/OEL OS supporting Oracle databases in physical and virtualized environments.
- Provide DBA services to application development, professional services, and support teams, including database design, query validation/execution, and performance tuning.
- Troubleshoot database alerts, logs, jobs, disk groups, tablespaces, and resolve performance-related issues.
- Automate database tasks and develop scripts to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
- Lead the design and implementation of database infrastructure solutions to meet business requirements.
- Manage the implementation of technical controls to enforce security policies.
- Ensure compliance with SOC2/ISO27001 audits and adhere to all audited controls.
- Design, implement, and maintain DR methodologies, ensuring documentation is up to date.
- Periodically validate Oracle 19c backup/recovery operations using RMAN.
- Assume responsibility for documenting and maintaining disaster recovery plans for each supported system.
- Research, evaluate, design, test, and recommend new database software versions and related tools.
- Act as a mentor for junior DBAs and provide technical guidance.
- Assist development teams in improving database design and PL/SQL best practices.
- Provide 24/7 on-call rotational support, including occasional weekend coverage.
Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on experience as an Oracle Administrator / experience with Oracle 19c+ administration.
- At least 3+ years of experience with MS SQL 2012+ and PostgreSQL.
- Hands-on experience using Solarwinds as a monitoring tool is essential.
- Strong expertise in PL/SQL coding, debugging, and query optimization.
- Proficiency in Linux system administration and bash scripting.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud, Azure SQL, and PowerShell scripting.
- Strong knowledge of infrastructure design, security best practices, and compliance.
- Experience with high-availability database solutions (clustering, replication, failover strategies).
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with monitoring tools like DataDog, Solarwinds, site24/7 or OEM.
Additional details
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
- Background checks are required for employment with insightsoftware, where permitted by country, state/province.
- At insightsoftware, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
- Originally posted on Himalayas