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Senior Database Administrator - EchoStar
Database Administrator
Senior Database Administrator responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing high‑availability Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL environments, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security across mission‑critical services.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise‑grade Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL databases supporting high‑traffic consumer services.
- Implement and manage backup, recovery, and disaster‑recovery strategies to meet RPO/RTO objectives.
- Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and query optimization to ensure sub‑second response times.
- Develop automation scripts (PowerShell/Bash) for routine maintenance, monitoring, and provisioning tasks.
- Collaborate with application, security, and infrastructure teams to enforce data governance, compliance, and security best practices.
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands‑on experience administering Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL databases in production environments.
- Proven expertise in performance tuning, indexing strategies, and troubleshooting complex database issues.
- Strong knowledge of backup/recovery solutions, replication, and high‑availability architectures.
- Experience scripting automation tasks using PowerShell or Bash.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to work cross‑functionally in fast‑paced, innovative teams.