Database Administrator

Job summary

Administer enterprise relational databases and backup and recovery platforms, maintaining availability, performance, security, data integrity, and reliable recovery. Troubleshoot complex issues, document and validate recovery capabilities, collaborate on operational changes and disaster recovery, and improve processes through standards and automation.

Job details

We are seeking a senior-level Database Administrator and Backup Consultant to provide enterprise database administration and operational support for database, backup, and recovery platforms. The successful candidate will help maintain database availability, performance, security, and integrity while ensuring reliable backup operations, effective recovery capabilities, and compliance with established operational requirements. Key Responsibilities Administer enterprise relational database platforms, including installation, configuration, maintenance, patching, upgrades, security, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Monitor database environments to maintain availability, performance, security, and data integrity. Administer and monitor enterprise backup and recovery services to ensure successful backups, appropriate retention, and reliable recovery of supported databases, servers, virtual environments, mailboxes, and other in-scope assets. Investigate backup failures, perform and document restore testing, and maintain evidence demonstrating that defined recovery objectives and audit, compliance, and cyber-insurance requirements are met. Diagnose and resolve complex database, backup, and recovery issues by identifying root causes and implementing practical, risk-aware corrective actions. Collaborate with application teams, infrastructure staff, and vendors to resolve issues and support changes, projects, and disaster recovery activities. Strengthen operational sustainability by documenting procedures, addressing root causes, and implementing appropriate standards, automation, and tooling to reduce recurring effort and operational risk. Follow disciplined change, incident, and problem management practices, including planning, validation, documentation, and follow-up verification. Participate in on-call support as required. Required Skills and Qualifications Senior-level experience administering enterprise relational database platforms, including installation, configuration, maintenance, patching, upgrades, security, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Strong experience administering enterprise backup and recovery platforms, including scheduling, retention, monitoring, restore operations, disaster recovery testing, and recoverability validation. Ability to diagnose complex database, backup, and recovery issues, determine root causes, and implement practical corrective actions. Sound operational judgment under pressure, balancing service availability, data integrity, security, and recovery requirements during incidents. Experience with operating system administration, scripting, automation, and monitoring tools relevant to database and backup operations. Experience with change, incident, and problem management practices, including planning, validation, documentation, and follow-up verification. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical findings, risks, and recommendations to technical teams, vendors, and leadership. Ability to work independently, manage competing operational priorities, collaborate across teams, maintain effective documentation, and participate in on-call support. Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting financial services, pension administration, or other highly regulated environments. Experience producing backup verification, restore-testing, and recovery evidence for audit, compliance, or cyber-insurance purposes. Experience supporting database or data protection modernization, platform upgrades, and disaster recovery exercises. Experience applying scripting, automation, and standardized tooling to reduce recurring operational effort. Relevant database, backup and recovery, cloud, or IT service management certifications.

What you’ll do

Administer enterprise relational databases and backup and recovery platforms, maintaining availability, performance, security, data integrity, and reliable recovery. Troubleshoot complex issues, document and validate recovery capabilities, collaborate on operational changes and disaster recovery, and improve processes through standards and automation.

Requirements

Requires senior-level experience administering enterprise relational databases and backup and recovery platforms, along with strong troubleshooting, operational judgment, and relevant operating system, scripting, automation, and monitoring experience. Candidates should be effective communicators and collaborators, able to manage operational priorities, follow change and incident practices, maintain documentation, and participate in on-call support.

Listed skills

• Technical Documentation · Preferred
• Change Management · Preferred
• Incident Management · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Enterprise Database Administration
• Relational Databases
• Database Performance Tuning
• Database Security
• Backup and Recovery Administration
• Disaster Recovery Testing
• Restore Testing
• Root Cause Analysis
• Operating System Administration
• Scripting and Automation
• Monitoring
• Capacity Planning
• Change Management
• Incident Management
• Problem Management
• Technical Documentation

Job areas

• Technology
• Data & Analytics
• Consulting

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