Database Administrator

Title: Database Administrator (DBA)
Location: Scottsdale, AZ or Anchorage, AK; hybrid
Type: 3 month Contract-to-Hire

Your role:

• Engineer and manage database systems to ensure optimal performance, security, and stability.
• Conduct routine database upkeep, including data backups, index optimization, software patching, license administration, and version upgrades.
• Analyze and enhance database performance, addressing bottlenecks and inefficiencies to ensure smooth operation.
• Implement and oversee access controls, encryption, and data protection measures to maintain database security and regulatory compliance.
• Diagnose and resolve database-related problems to ensure business continuity.
• Oversee and fine-tune cloud-based database environments within platforms like Oracle PaaS and Azure, including configuration, scaling, and performance optimization.
• Administer on-premises database instances, servers, and supporting infrastructure to guarantee uninterrupted service and minimize downtime.
• Set up, monitor, and maintain operating systems and server hardware that support database environments.
• Work closely with IT teams to align database environments with overall system architecture and business needs.
• Create and maintain scripts to automate administrative tasks, such as build deployments and system monitoring.
• Develop and implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies for database systems.
• Provide support for database compliance and regulatory audits as required.
• Serve as a technical expert for IT, business teams, and occasionally clients, understanding their data analytics needs, application requirements, challenges, and data integration goals.
• Analyze, document, and clearly communicate technical and functional requirements related to databases, data processes, data quality, and data governance.
• Guide and assist application development teams in database schema design and query optimization.
• Support data analytics teams in the creation and execution of data models, dashboards, and reports.
• Provide expertise in data integration processes, including ETL workflows and API/file-based data interfaces.
• Collaborate with application development teams to ensure database integration with software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes.
• Contribute to the design, testing, and deployment of applications by offering database-related insights and recommendations.
• Guarantee effective management of database changes within version control and deployment pipelines.
• Develop scripting solutions using languages like PowerShell, Python, or SQL, and participate in code reviews with a focus on SQL and database design best practices.
• Support the integration of database systems within Agile and DevOps workflows.
• Work with stakeholders to establish data governance standards and best practices.
• Provide training and support to team members on database systems and tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and improve data-driven solutions.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of database environments, architecture diagrams, configurations, and procedures.

What you've got:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a similar field.
• 5 years of experience as a Database Administrator with experience in system administration.
• 3-4 years of experience with web services, RESTful services (JSON and XML), database management, and SQL development.
• Proficiency in database platforms like SQL Server, Oracle, or ETL tools like Databricks.
• Solid understanding of system administration, including Linux/Windows servers and virtualization.
• Practical experience with cloud platforms such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or Azure.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python or PowerShell.
• Familiarity with data integration tools and techniques, such as Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Oracle Integration Cloud, Databricks, or custom ETL pipelines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, including experience using data to inform decisions and independently resolve software engineering challenges.

Preferred:

• Certification in database administration such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle DBA.
• Experience with DevOps tools like Docker, Kubernetes, or CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and project management practices.
• Experience with application integration platforms and/or data analytics platforms (e.g., Oracle Integration Cloud, data lake solutions, data mart & warehouse solutions, Databricks data storage and orchestration solutions) or related experience such as software development management positions.
• Background in Oracle Fusion ERP/HCM, Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, Oracle Integration Cloud, Power BI, Power BI Server, and Power Apps.

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