Database Engineer (Oracle) (1-year renewable) #IAC

RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD in Singapore is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to manage Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases. The role emphasizes performance tuning, high availability, backups, and production support while coordinating with infrastructure, application, and security teams.

Responsibilities include security controls, incident response, and cloud database projects. Strong scripting in PowerShell and T-SQL/PL-SQL is essential for automation and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience supporting Oracle and/or SQL Server in enterprise production environments.
• Strong experience in database administration, performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with HA/DR and backup/recovery.
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work independently and handle critical production incidents.
• OCP, OCM, Microsoft SQL/Azure Database or ITIL certification is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, upgrade, patch and migrate Oracle and SQL Server databases.
• Manage database users, roles, permissions, schemas and storage.
• Monitor database performance, availability and capacity, and perform SQL/database tuning.
• Manage backup and recovery, including RMAN, Data Guard, Always On, Replication and Log Shipping.
• Support high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR) and recovery testing.
• Implement database security, access controls, encryption, auditing and vulnerability remediation.
• Troubleshoot database incidents, perform root cause analysis (RCA) and support major incidents.
• Develop automation using PowerShell, Shell Script, T-SQL and PL/SQL.
• Maintain SOPs, runbooks, recovery procedures and technical documentation.
• Support database migration, application deployment, cloud database and infrastructure projects.
• Work closely with infrastructure, application, security and vendor teams.
• Participatein on call/after-hours support when required.
• Any other ad-hoc duties as assigned by supervisor

Skills

Database administration

Performance tuning

Troubleshooting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

PowerShell

T-SQL

PL/SQL

SSMS

SSIS

SSRS

RMAN

Data Guard

Always On

Replication

AWR/ASH

VMware

Hyper-V

Azure/AWS databases

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, upgrade, patch and migrate Oracle and SQL Server databases.
• Manage database users, roles, permissions, schemas and storage.
• Monitor database performance, availability and capacity, and perform SQL/database tuning.
• Manage backup and recovery, including RMAN, Data Guard, Always On, Replication and Log Shipping.
• Support high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR) and recovery testing.
• Implement database security, access controls, encryption, auditing and vulnerability remediation.
• Troubleshoot database incidents, perform root cause analysis (RCA) and support major incidents.
• Develop automation using PowerShell, Shell Script, T-SQL and PL/SQL.
• Maintain SOPs, runbooks, recovery procedures and technical documentation.
• Support database migration, application deployment, cloud database and infrastructure projects.
• Work closely with infrastructure, application, security and vendor teams.
• Participatein on call/after-hours support when required.
• Any other ad-hoc duties as assigned by supervisor

Technical Requirements

Oracle

• Oracle11g/12c/19c/21c
• RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, ASM, OEM
• PL/SQL and performance tuning using AWR/ASH

Microsoft SQL Server

• SQL Server2016/2019/2022
• Always On, Failover Clustering, Replication
• SSMS, SSIS, SSRS
• T-SQL and performance tuning

General

• Windows Server and Linux (RHEL/CentOS)
• PowerShell /Shell scripting
• Backup and monitoring tools
• VMware /Hyper-V
• Azure/AWS database environments is an advantage

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience supporting Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise production environments.
• Strong experience in database administration, performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with HA/DR and backup/recovery.
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work independently and handle critical production incidents.
• OCP, OCM, Microsoft SQL/Azure Database or ITIL certification is an advantage.