Senior Database Administrator

About the job

At our leading financial services firm, you are empowered to make a lasting impact on your career and the broader finance industry. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving to drive continuous improvement across our technology landscape. We believe strongly in the value of in-office collaboration and require the selected candidate to work on-site at our specified locations.

As a Senior Database Administrator, you will help modernize and strengthen the database platforms that support our core B2B financial services. Partnering closely with engineering and product teams, you will support large-scale platforms in a fast-moving, agile environment. Your work—ranging from hands-on development and administration to strategic planning—will directly enable the scalable, reliable, and secure client-facing applications our business depends on.

Responsibilities

• Support and evolve Oracle (primary), PostgreSQL, and SQL Server environments through routine maintenance, lifecycle management, migrations, upgrades, and automation.
• Tune and optimize performance, availability, and reliability through capacity planning, indexing strategies, and workload analysis.
• Execute patching and change management, including scheduled after-hours and weekend maintenance when necessary.
• Troubleshoot production issues end-to-end, develop maintenance scripts, and drive root-cause resolutions to prevent future recurrence.
• Maintain and test high availability and disaster recovery capabilities, focusing on failover readiness, recovery processes, and operational validation.
• Implement and enforce database security concepts, including access controls, auditing, and compliance-aligned operations.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation, operational runbooks, and knowledge artifacts.
• Mentor junior and mid-level team members through coaching, pair programming, and peer reviews.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of hands-on Oracle Database Administration experience, including RAC (Real Application Clusters), ASM, and Data Guard.
• Experience with DEV and PROD DBA responsibilities, including upgrades, migrations, patching, backup/recovery, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Proficiency with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and GoldenGate.
• Advanced SQL and PL/SQL skills, with a proven track record in performance tuning and optimization.
• Experience with scripting and automation (e.g., shell scripting, Perl, PowerShell) to streamline operational tasks.
• Experience developing or supporting ETL and data movement processes for large datasets.
• Experience using collaboration and CI/CD tools such as Jira, Confluence, Remedy, Bamboo, and Bitbucket.
• Ability to work on-site, participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation, and accommodate weekend, night shift, or standard US working hours as required.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with PostgreSQL administration (including pgAdmin) on-premises or in the cloud; Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL experience is a strong plus.
• Experience in SQL Server administration and performance tuning.
• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) certification.
• Background in designing enterprise solutions for backup, monitoring, alerting, security compliance, and patching.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., GitHub, GitHub Actions).
• Prior experience working within the financial services industry.
• Experience utilizing Foglight or implementing process improvements using AI.
• Demonstrated success in mentoring others, reviewing technical approaches, and contributing to team learning standards.