Senior Cloud Database Administrator & Automation

Apptad Inc; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptad Inc. is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to support production systems in a 24x7 environment. The role covers multiple database platforms including Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, YugabyteDB and cloud-native options like Aurora and Spanner.

Responsibilities include monitoring, performance tuning, backups, patching, and high-availability operations. Strong scripting, automation and collaboration with cross-functional teams are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of database administration experience (on production environments).
• Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, YugabyteDB, Aurora PostgreSQL/MySQL, and Spanner.
• Proficient in public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with IaC using Terraform and configuration management with Ansible.
• Proficient in GitHub and GitHub Actions for CI/CD and source control.
• Proficient in monitoring with Grafana/Prometheus and Oracle OEM.
• Experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Scripting skills in Shell, Python, and PowerShell.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7 production support; act as first point of contact for DB incidents and restoration.
• Manage DB startups, shutdowns, restarts, failover, switchover, and maintenance validations.
• Monitor DB availability, logs, OEM alerts, health checks; perform RCA for Sev1/Sev2 incidents.
• Troubleshoot DB performance using AWR, ASH, explain plans, locks, and long-running queries.
• Manage storage, ASM, archive logs, backups, RMAN, and DB recovery tasks.
• Support patching, upgrades, migrations, and OS/server maintenance.
• Schedule backups and DB jobs via OEM and CRON; configure alerts and dashboards.
• Manage users, roles, privileges, and application access; enforce security controls.
• Coordinate vendor cases for DBMS issues with cross-functional teams.
• Drive documentation, standardization and automation of DBA processes.
• Develop self-service tools and automation to improve ops.

Skills

Database administration

Production support

Incident response

Automation/DevOps mindset

Tools

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Microsoft SQL Server

YugabyteDB

Aurora PostgreSQL

Aurora MySQL

Spanner

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Grafana

Prometheus

Oracle OEM

Docker

Kubernetes

Shell

Python

PowerShell

Linux/Unix

Windows

Job description

Apptad Inc. is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to support production systems in a 24x7 environment. The role covers multiple database platforms including Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, YugabyteDB and cloud-native options like Aurora and Spanner.

Responsibilities include monitoring, performance tuning, backups, patching, and high-availability operations. Strong scripting, automation and collaboration with cross-functional teams are essential.