Senior Database Administrator (Remote, High Availability)

NTT Ltd.; Florida; Remote; USD 108,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA invites a Senior Database Administrator to ensure the availability, integrity, and performance of critical data assets across environments. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to support data-driven applications, troubleshoot issues and implement robust backup and recovery strategies.

Responsibilities include designing schemas, monitoring performance, applying patches, and enforcing security controls, while coordinating with Change Control and IT operations to maintain secure,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, information technology or related field.
• Relevant certification such as MCSE DBA, Oracle associate or equivalent preferred.
• Microsoft Certified; Azure Database Administrator Associate; Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) - DBA; MySQL/ PostgreSQL certs preferred.
• Completion of database management courses covering topics like database administration, data modelling, SQL, and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Performs installation, configuration, and maintenance of DBMS including SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL or others.
• Collaborates with developers/architects to design and optimize database schemas and data models.
• Writes database documentation including data standards and data dictionary definitions.
• Monitors performance, identifies bottlenecks, optimizes queries and indexing.
• Designs and implements backup and disaster recovery strategies for data availability.
• Monitors production databases and responds to issues, bringing databases offline if needed.
• Supports development of database utilities and automated reporting.
• Coordinates with Change Control and Release Management to deploy applications and customize existing ones.
• Plans and executes database software upgrades and patches to keep systems secure.
• Communicates with technical and operational teams to ensure integrity and security.

Skills

SQL & DBMS

Database security

Backup & recovery

Performance tuning

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Data architecture basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

MCSE DBA / Oracle / Azure certs

Other DB certs (OCP, MySQL, PostgreSQL)

Database courses & training

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

MySQL

Job description

NTT DATA invites a Senior Database Administrator to ensure the availability, integrity, and performance of critical data assets across environments. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to support data-driven applications, troubleshoot issues and implement robust backup and recovery strategies.

Responsibilities include designing schemas, monitoring performance, applying patches, and enforcing security controls, while coordinating with Change Control and IT operations to maintain secure,