Senior Database Administrator
Core
Design, implement, secure, and optimize enterprise database platforms across cloud and hybrid environments to support critical student, faculty, and business systems.
Role type
Senior IC database administrator and technical leader
Builds
Highly available, secure, and scalable database solutions on OCI, AWS, and hybrid platforms
Domain
Higher education technology / Cloud database engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Oracle database administration, AWS database technologies, cloud migration, high-availability architecture, database security, performance tuning, disaster recovery, DevOps/CI-CD, change management
Preferred skills
Qlik Replicate, Qlik analytics, Talend integrations, large-scale cloud transformation, regulated industry experience
Technologies
Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, Oracle RAC, Oracle GoldenGate, Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Amazon Redshift, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, AWS DMS
Responsibilities
Design and manage enterprise-grade database environments; lead architecture and administration for Oracle Exadata and RAC; lead migration efforts from bare-metal to managed cloud services; establish and maintain RTO/RPO; lead database security initiatives; perform advanced performance tuning and capacity planning; troubleshoot complex incidents and lead root cause analysis; mentor junior and mid-level database administrators
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities