Database Administrator (Contract)

Responsibilities:

• Database Management and Administration: Manage and administer the organization's databases to ensure

optimal performance, security, and availability. Perform regular database maintenance tasks such as backups,

restores, and disaster recovery planning.

• Performance Monitoring and Tuning: Monitor database performance and tune queries, indexes, and

database parameters for optimal performance. Generate and collect database statistics over time to analyze

and improve performance.

• Security and Compliance: Implement and maintain database security policies and procedures to ensure data

integrity and protection. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements related to data management and

security.

• Backup and Recovery: Implement and maintain database backup and recovery strategies to minimize data

loss and downtime.

• Database Design and Optimization: Collaborate with development teams to design and optimize database

schemas, tables, and indexes. Provide guidance on best practices for database design and data modeling.

• Monitoring and Auditing: Monitor database activity and maintain audit logs to track and report on database

usage. Ensure all actions performed by the DBA are logged in the audit trail as per security and compliance

requirements.

Primary Skills:

Database Administration: Proficiency in administering and managing

RDBMS systems.

• Performance Tuning: Experience in monitoring and tuning database

performance using tools and techniques such as query optimization and

index tuning.

• Backup and Recovery: Knowledge of database backup and recovery

strategies to ensure data availability and integrity.

• Security Management: Understanding of database security principles and

experience in implementing security measures and access controls.

• Data Modeling: Ability to design and optimize database schemas and data

models.

• Monitoring Tools: Familiarity with database monitoring tools and utilities for

performance monitoring and management.

• Compliance: Knowledge of regulatory requirements and best practices

related to data management and compliance.

• Technical proficiency in DB2