Senior Database Administrator

Location: Jacksonville, FL
Work Mode: Onsite
Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Responsibilities:

• Formulate system scope through research and fact-finding to develop or modify moderately complex information systems.
• Evaluate and implement changes to existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary.
• Review flow charts, models, procedures, and feasibility studies to design possible system solutions.
• Review technical documentation to guide system users and assist with the ongoing operation, maintenance, and development of the system.
• Collaborate with system analysts, engineers, and programmers to design systems and determine project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements, systems performance standards, and interfaces.
• Identify and document all system constraints, implications, and consequences of various proposed system changes.
• Educate end users on system designs and functionalities through the creation of training materials and conducting demos.
• Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of application operations and troubleshoot problems.

Requirements:

• Minimum 6 years of hands-on experience in enterprise database administration, support, and management across multiple database platforms, including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, and Snowflake.

Preferred Skills:

• Expert-level knowledge and experience in database installation, configuration, upgrades, and patch management.
• Design, implementation, administration, and support of database clusters.
• High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) architecture, implementation, and support.
• Backup, restore, recovery, replication, and business continuity solutions.
• Database migration, consolidation, and platform modernization initiatives.
• Shell scripting and automation for database administration and operational tasks using AI.
• Application and database performance analysis, troubleshooting, and root cause investigation.
• Audit, compliance, risk management, and automated reporting solutions.
• Database performance tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning using tools such as Oracle Grid Control, Foglight, and native database monitoring utilities.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production environments with 24x7 availability requirements.
• Strong understanding of database security, governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, and good working knowledge of Snowflake database administration.