Database Administrator

Revel IT; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy in Columbus, Ohio, is seeking a Database Administrator to oversee the administration and maintenance of enterprise databases. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with MS SQL and Oracle, strong skills in SQL scripting, and the ability to provide high-availability solutions. This role requires on-call support in a 24/7 environment. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship and are expected to collaborate across teams to ensure optimal database performance.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with MS SQL and Oracle administration.
• 2+ years in High Availability database architectures.
• Excellent SQL and scripting skills required.

Responsibilities

• Support database development projects and physical database design.
• Install, patch, tune, and manage database systems.
• Provide on-call assistance for global operations.

Skills

SQL

PL/SQL

PowerShell

Unix shell scripting

Performance tuning

Database monitoring tools

Logical & Physical database design

Backup packages (RMAN/TSM)

Tools

MS SQL

Oracle

Oracle Exadata

IBM-DB2

Oracle GoldenGate

Snowflake

AWS services

Job description

Database Administrator

• Contract to Hire
• Hybrid onsite in Columbus, Ohio

Description:

Purpose: Perform activities related to the day-to-day administration and maintenance of enterprise databases. Support database development projects with SQL scripts and participate in physical database design. Assist in database installations, upgrades, backups, and configuration of secure, high-performing/high-availability database infrastructure. Confers with appropriate managers/leads regarding architecture, capabilities and issues of these databases.

Responsibilities

• 50% Support database development projects with scripting and physical database design
• 20% Install, create, patch, tune, and manage database systems and related technologies
• 20% Manage technologies and processes to provide high-availability and high-performing database solutions
• 10% Provide 7x24x365 assistance as necessary in support of NetJets global high-availability operations and provide on-call support for the database team

Qualifications/Experience

• Technical/Professional:
• 4+ years of experience administering/creating MS SQL and Oracle on Windows/UNIX/AIX and/or Linux platforms.
• 2+ years of experience with High Availability database solutions/architectures such as Windows
• 2+ years of setting up Standby Database databases and using Always On/DataGuard.
• 3+ years of firsthand experience with one of the major backup packages (RMAN/TSM)
• Must have excellent SQL, PL/SQL, PowerShell and Unix shell scripting skills. Java or Perl experience is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with MS SQL/Oracle performance tuning.
• Data warehousing experience is a plus, but not required.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with database monitoring tools is required.
• Logical & Physical database design experience is a plus.
• Experience with Oracle Exadata and IBM-DB2 is a plus, but not required.
• Experience with Oracle GoldenGate is a plus, but not required.
• Experience implementing Snowflake Cloud Datawarehouse platform services, AWS services including Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon Database Migration Service, and S3 is a plus, but not required.
• Business/Personal:
• Demonstrated ability to work under supervision on complex projects
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn and comprehend new concepts
• Demonstrated judgment and decision-making ability with the help of lead/senior DBAs
• Leadership/Professional:
• Consultative, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Cross-functional collaboration skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Availability to participate in an on-call support rotation for a 7x24x365 environment
• Other:
• The candidate must be authorized to work in the U.S. without an employer-sponsored visa unless otherwise noted below.