What are the responsibilities and job description for the Database Administrator position at Convergenz?
Responsibilities :
As a Senior Database Administrator, you will play a critical role in maintaining, optimizing, and ensuring the availability and security of the organization's database systems. Key responsibilities include :
- Database Administration :
- Manage and support relational databases, including Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL, hosted on AWS RDS and EC2 (or other future cloud providers).
- Implement and maintain a robust database environment aligned with industry best practices.
- Database Optimization :
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, capacity issues, and configuration inefficiencies.
- Proactively tune database performance to ensure optimal operation.
- Installation & Migration :
- Install, configure, and migrate databases across environments as needed.
- Test new database releases thoroughly before deployment.
- Security & Maintenance :
- Apply all relevant security patches and ensure databases comply with organizational security standards (e.g., encryption, masking, IAM policies).
- Regularly perform database health checks, backups, and restoration to safeguard data integrity.
- High Availability & Disaster Recovery :
- Design and maintain high-availability solutions, backup strategies, and disaster recovery plans.
- Monitoring & Reporting :
- Conduct day-to-day performance monitoring of databases and provide metrics on database health and application performance.
- Technical Support :
- Deliver application / system support and assist teams with database-related issues.
- Facilitate database migrations and troubleshoot system incidents effectively Required Skills :
Proven experience administering relational databases, including Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL, in cloud environments (e.g., AWS RDS, EC2).
