Senior Database Administrator
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Senior Database Administrator maintaining MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server platforms for Main Digital’s high-traffic digital environments. Supporting performance, security, backups, and disaster recovery.
Responsibilities:
- Administer, maintain, monitor, and optimize MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server database systems supporting a high-traffic digital platform
- Manage database operations, user connectivity, security, backup and recovery, data integrity, updates, and reporting
- Install and configure database instances; tune instances and queries; manage storage and capacity; and support scalable website performance
- Implement and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery capabilities, including Oracle RAC and RMAN
- Define and apply best practices for database setup, monitoring, backup and recovery, installation, tuning, auditing, and operational support
- Manage scheduled database backups and conduct regular recovery testing
- Monitor database health and performance, identifying and resolving issues affecting availability, response times, or data accuracy
- Diagnose complex performance, connectivity, integration, and security issues involving critical applications and website databases
- Perform Linux and UNIX administration tasks required for database platforms
- Manage database users, roles, privileges, and access controls
- Develop, implement, and enforce procedures protecting database security, integrity, retention, and recoverability
- Support CMS integrations for content storage, retrieval, search, reporting, and archival needs
- Collaborate with developers, systems administrators, and content teams on releases, upgrades, data migrations, and production support
- Maintain documentation covering database architecture, configurations, dependencies, recovery procedures, and standard operating procedures
- Evaluate and recommend database tools, platform upgrades, automation opportunities, and process improvements
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or another related technical discipline
- 10+ years of related experience in database administration or database operations
- Hands-on experience with MySQL and Oracle, including installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, maintenance, performance tuning, backup, and recovery
- Experience administering database platforms in Linux or UNIX environments
- Experience supporting high-availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities for enterprise database systems
- Ability to troubleshoot complex database performance, connectivity, security, and integration issues independently
- Knowledge of database security, access controls, auditing, data integrity, backup governance, and recovery validation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in a client-facing consulting environment
- Experience with SQL Server is preferred
- Experience supporting content management systems, high-traffic websites, regulated environments, or federal security and records requirements is preferred
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits
- Extensive development opportunities
- Collaborative and forward-thinking team environment
- Equal employment opportunity and protection from harassment, discrimination, and retaliation
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