Senior Database Engineer: Oracle, SQL Server & Cloud

Karsun Solutions, LLC; South Carolina; On-site; USD 155,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Karsun Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to provide database administration across Oracle, MySQL and SQL Server in enterprise environments. You will optimize performance, enforce security and manage lifecycle processes for production systems.

The role requires extensive AWS/Azure experience, on-prem and cloud deployments, and the ability to collaborate with development teams to size, backup and tune databases according to client specs.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT; Engineering, math, or science degrees acceptable substitute
• Minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in Oracle, MySQL, and SQL Server administration in an enterprise environment
• Extensive experience on Oracle, MySQL, and SQL Server hosted on On-premise, AWS EC2, AWS RDS or equivalent; Experience in AWS S3, AWS Data Migration Services
• Oracle, MySQL, and SQL Server database administration experience
• Experience in Microsoft based server environments
• Experience in Database Lifecycle Management (DLM)
• Experience in Data Scrubbing, Data Masking, Data Compare and Review
• Experience in improving Database user / systems authentication robustness
• AWS and/or Azure experience
• Relevant certification
• The ability to successfully obtain and maintain a U.S. Suitability/Public Trust Background Clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide database administration to databases running on Oracle standalone and Oracle RAC on Linux / SunSolaris servers
• Install, configure, and maintain database application with required patches and updates
• Manage database security and user permissions and privileges in accordance with application/database requirements
• Develop and/or maintain database objects (tables, views, indexes)
• Monitor and optimize database performance and tuning
• Manage and ensure compliance with database backup strategies
• Customer support to database and associated application development team, owners, and user stakeholders
• Maintain Database Lifecycle Management processes detailed by client specifications
• Provide impact information on proposed changes to application and it's database structure
• Provide schedule and resource requirements to stakeholders concerning proposed changes to the application and associated database
• Provide sizing recommendations for any new databases or changes to existing databases, including user/data growth projection and the impact on the server memory and performance characteristics
• Participate in meetings with Solution Delivery Service staff and stakeholders
• Work with other database administrators to ensure optimal efficiency and optimization of databases, server clusters, replications, back-up strategies, and database services to the client and its customers.

Skills

Database administration

Performance tuning

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Oracle

MySQL

SQL Server

AWS EC2

AWS RDS

AWS S3

Azure

Job description

Karsun Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to provide database administration across Oracle, MySQL and SQL Server in enterprise environments. You will optimize performance, enforce security and manage lifecycle processes for production systems.

The role requires extensive AWS/Azure experience, on-prem and cloud deployments, and the ability to collaborate with development teams to size, backup and tune databases according to client specs.