Senior Database Engineer (Oracle & Multi-Engine / Azure Cloud)

Morgan Philips Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Philips Group is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to manage enterprise Oracle environments (RAC and Standalone) across on‑prem and Azure cloud. You will ensure reliability, availability, and security with multi-engine proficiency (MS SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, EDB, MongoDB).

Responsibilities include incident escalation, change governance, performance tuning, and DR planning. Candidates should have 3+ years of hands-on experience and possess DataGuard familiarity and strong troubleshooting

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience managing enterprise Oracle environments (RAC and Standalone).
• Exposure to MS SQL / SQLMI, MySQL, PostgreSQL, EDB, or MongoDB clusters.
• Proven track record in performance tuning, diagnostics, and backup/restore procedures.
• Hands-on familiarity with DataGuard, DR strategy execution, automated backups, and baseline security controls.
• On-call availability and ability to work under pressure in critical environments.

Responsibilities

• L1/L2 operational support for standalone and HA database instances across engines.
• Serve as escalation point; perform RCA and deploy permanent fixes.
• Prepare, review, and execute routine database changes and system upgrades.
• Monitor key metrics; optimize storage and parameters including tablespaces and ASM.
• Plan patching and baseline security hardening across cluster and nodes.
• Administer DataGuard replication, backups, restorations, and recovery testing.

Skills

Oracle RAC

High availability

Performance tuning

DataGuard

DR planning

RBAC auditing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

MS SQL

MySQL

PostgreSQL

EDB

MongoDB

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Database Engineer specializing in enterprise database administration. This role focuses on maintaining reliability, continuous availability, and security compliance across both on-premises data center assets and modern cloud environments (Azure). The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in enterprise Oracle architectures alongside strong multi-engine database proficiency across relational and non-relational systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• L1/L2 Operational Support: Deliver comprehensive operational maintenance and tier-1/tier-2 support for standalone and high-availability database instances across primary and secondary engines.
• Incidents & Escalations: Serve as a key escalation point for technical incidents, performing root-cause analysis (RCA) and deploying permanent corrective measures.
• Change Governance & Deployments: Prepare, review, and execute routine database changes, code deployments, and system upgrades within defined change management frameworks.
• Health & Performance Optimization: Proactively monitor key operational metrics, execute storage cleanup/defragmentation routines, and optimize storage parameters (including Oracle tablespaces, file systems, and ASM).
• Patch Management & Hardening: Plan and execute recurring vulnerability patching and baseline security hardening across cluster and standalone nodes.
• Disaster Recovery & Continuity: Administer DataGuard replications, regular backup routines, restoration drills, and system recovery testing to meet target RPO/RTO objectives.
• Access Control & Governance: Manage user provisioning, role-based access controls (RBAC), privilege reviews, and audit compliance documentation.
• Documentation & Operations: Author and maintain operational runbooks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and hardware/software inventory lists.
• On-Call Availability: Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotational standby schedule to guarantee business continuity for critical systems.

Skills for Success:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience: 3+ years of hands‑on experience managing enterprise Oracle environments (RAC and Standalone), alongside exposure to MS SQL / SQLMI, MySQL, PostgreSQL, EDB, or MongoDB clusters.
• Proven track record in performance tuning, complex diagnostics, and backup/restore procedures across clustered architectures.
• Hands‑on familiarity with DataGuard, DR strategy execution, automated backups, and baseline security controls.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills under high‑pressure scenarios.
• Certifications (Bonus): Professional certifications in Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, EDB, or MongoDB.