Senior Database Administrator

Position Overview:

A Senior Database Administrator leads database design across large, distributed systems to ensure consistency, performance, and compliance. This role aligns database strategy with enterprise architecture, supporting long-term scalability and governance.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable, secure database architectures across platforms.
• Lead database design for new applications, migrations, or system integrations
• Align data architecture with organizational goals and regulatory frameworks.
• Provide architectural guidance on cloud adoption, multi-tenant systems, or hybrid environments.
• Oversee integration of multiple database platforms and legacy systems. Provide architectural oversight for cross-functional projects and system upgrades
• Define data modelling standards, normalization rules, and schema strategies
• Evaluate and recommend database technologies for specific business use cases
• Oversee performance planning, indexing strategies, and data retention policies
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to align data strategy
• Collaborate with developers and DevOps on application-layer integration, schema design & evolution and CI/CD pipelines.
• Define high availability, failover, and backup strategies. Oversees backup, failover, and performance monitoring for distributed clusters.
• Create documentation outlining database architecture, data flows, and integrations
  Support compliance efforts by embedding security and governance requirements into design

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or a related technical field. Master's degree preferred.
• (preferred) Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Exadata Specialist Certified, TOGAF, DAMA, or cloud-specific architecture certifications.
• At least 12 years total experience with 8 years of track record leadership in cross-functional technical environments. Strong documentation and systems planning ability.
• Clear communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advanced proficiency in data modelling and database design (relational and NoSQL).
• Deep understanding of SQL and one or more major DBMS platforms (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Casandra)
• Strong query tuning and data modelling skills in non-relational systems
• Deep understanding of database scaling, partitioning, and replication strategies
• Strong knowledge of compliance frameworks, backup planning and database security best practices and protocols (IAM, encryption, and VPC-based access controls, etc).
• Deep knowledge of cloud database offerings (e.g., Aurora, Cosmos DB, Spanner)
• Familiarity with database scripting languages like SQL, PL/SQL, or T-SQL
• Experience with data warehousing design and ETL processes, integration tools, and cloud-native data solutions (e.g., AWS RDS, DynamoDB, Azure SQL, Google Cloud Spanner, BigQuery and etc).
• Knowledge of cloud billing optimization and cost reporting tools.
  Strategic thinking and problem-solving mindset

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience integrating with microservices or serverless architectures
• Familiarity with data lake, data warehouse, or big data architecture design
• Proven track record of collaboration with global IT infra and information security, compliance, or audit teams.
• Familiarity with enterprise data catalogs and MDM platforms
• Strong background in data governance, compliance, and policy design
• Experience leading major database migrations or modernization initiatives
• Experience integrating diverse systems at enterprise scale
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code and DevOps pipelines supporting data systems