Senior Engineer, Database Service - Oracle

Singapore Telecommunications Limited; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company seeks a Senior Engineer, Database Service in Kuala Lumpur. The role involves operational support for Oracle, MSSQL, MYSQL, and database clusters, including performance monitoring, disaster recovery, and patching. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent and a minimum of three years' experience with database management and troubleshooting. This position promises career growth and development in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in Oracle (Standalone+RAC/Cluster).
• Experience with MS SQL / MYSQL / EDB / Postgres / MongoDB.
• Strong analytical skills for problem-solving database-related issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational database support on Oracle, MSSQL, MYSQL, and others.
• Monitor and measure database performance and availability.
• Manage and maintain database backups and disaster recovery plans.

Skills

Oracle Server databases

MSSQL

MYSQL

Performance tuning

Troubleshooting

Database security

Backup and recovery procedures

Education

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Oracle

Cluster architecture

Postgres

MongoDB

Job description

Senior Engineer, Database Service

The Senior Engineer, Database Service is responsible for the day-to-day operational aspects of database administration to meet the business needs and service level for database in On-Prem & Cloud/Azure covering ORACLE (11g,12c,19c) including RAC & Non RAC plus another database language e.g. MSSQL/SQLMI/MYSQL/POSTGRES/Mongo including cluster.

Make an Impact by:

• Provide 1st and 2nd level operational database support on functions associated with maintenance of Oracle Server databases plus MSSQL/SQLMI/MYSQL/POSTGRES/Mongo cluster/standalone onprem/cloud including administration, performance, security & hardening, back-up, dataguard configuration and maintenance, reporting, and recovery procedures.
• Assist and respond promptly to incident, investigate & provide permanent resolution of incidents escalated.
• Manage database changes through change request process & provide status reports to the relevant parties.
• Monitor & measure the performance & availability of databases proactively; implement corrective actions identified to improve.
• Perform regular security patching for the DBs including RAC/Cluster db.
• Handle service continuity measures, i.e., backup/restore procedures & disaster recovery plan, to ensure continuous operation of the business.
• Manage / maintain & optimise Oracle DB space including tablespaces, ASM & database FS, periodic rebuild to defragment.
• Manage DB access and create, change, delete user accounts as per request following security guidelines.
• Monitor and maintain database backups.
• Create and maintain database related documents including asset, SOP etc.
• Review & perform application and core db deployments.
• Prompt 24x7 support and prepared to be on standby mode whenever needed.

Skills for Success

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Added advantage if have additional certification like Oracle, MSSQL, MYSQL, EDB, POSTGRES, MONGO Professional Certification.
• Minimum 3 years and above experience in Oracle (Standalone+RAC/Cluster) plus work experience on MS SQL / MYSQL/ EDB /Postgres /MongoDB.
• Experience in performing database patching, backup & recovery as well as excellent troubleshooting and performance tuning skill is a must (including cluster architecture).
• Implement and manage DR, Audit, Backup & Monitoring of DBs.
• Strong analytical skills for problem-solving database-related issues.

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