Cloud DBA

The Cloud Database Administrator is responsible to be part of a team of Data Engineers to perform database Administration activities such as database setup, defining/maintaining database objects, backup and recovery in a cloud environment. He/She is also heavily involved in database design and review, application SQL tuning and maintaining documentation meeting customer's expectation. He/She will also provide database consultancies such as performance tuning, data governance and data policies

• Monitor & measure the performance & availability of databases proactively; implement corrective actions identified to improve performance & availability.
• Regularly reviewing query execution plans to identify inefficient queries.
• Monitoring CPU and memory usage to detect resource bottlenecks, Setting up alerts for abnormal database behavior.
• Data Access Control for Azure Database Admin
• Implementing role-based access control, Assigning permissions based on the principle of least privilege,Regularly reviewing and updating access levels.
• Meet agreed service level, document & maintain the configuration of the databases; provide regular reporting to relevant parties.
• Propose and implement action plan when required.
• Prepare standard operations procedures for Database Administration activities.
• Participate in service continuity measures, i.e., backup/restore procedures & disaster recovery plan, to ensure continuous operation of the business.
• Involve and lead in database implementation.
• Define data governance policy related to database operations management. Manage database permission, hardening standards, database naming standards.
• Keep abreast of database technologies.
• Work with application team to review the database design and recommend suitable changes to the data model with understanding of the business and application environment
• Develop standards and procedures related to database environment and ensure that it is followed through for all implementations
• Engage customers to explain the rationale of the database design, or other technical issues
• Educate application team on best practices in coding and design
• Share knowledge with the team and develop and train junior Data Engineer
• Share knowledge with the rest of organization through CoPs or other in-house forums
• Conduct technical courses related to database management
• Contribute to knowledge repository on experience learnt through project implementation
• Maintain documentation related to database environment
• Assist and respond promptly to incident, investigate & provide temporary &/or permanent resolution of incidents escalated. Provide timely status updates to relevant parties.
• Adhere to strict security practices for compliance
• Depending on project requirement, there is a need to support 24x7 requirement. DBA is expected to come back to office and work.
• Implement and oversee backup procedures and disaster recovery strategies..

Requirement

• Minimum 5 years in database administrators in an operational support environment.
• Minimum 3 years in software development or server infrastructure Project
• Application development experience with relational databases such as SQL server Databases.
• Participated in development projects with full exposure as database administrator in either AWS Cloud or Azure Cloud environment.
• Good Operational Experience with Cloud database Administration
• Good practical experience in data modelling and review meeting play the role of data architect.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in trouble-shoot technical problems faced by the project team.
• At least 3 years of working experience in Application performance Tuning and database Performance management
• Experience in setting DB replication and Replication management environment
• Certification in SQL server or other database technologies is value add.
• Good to have experience in other Database products like DB2, MariaDB and MySQL.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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