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Senior Database Administrator - Ideagen
Database Administrator
Senior Database Administrator responsible for installing, configuring, maintaining and optimizing MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB environments, ensuring high availability, security, performance and robust backup/recovery strategies.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Install, configure, upgrade and patch Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB across development, test and production environments.
- Monitor database performance, conduct capacity planning, and implement tuning measures to meet SLA targets.
- Design, implement and manage backup, restore and disaster‑recovery procedures, ensuring data integrity and minimal downtime.
- Enforce security best practices, manage user access, and conduct regular vulnerability assessments.
- Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to support releases, troubleshoot issues, and optimize database schemas.
Requirements
- 7+ years of hands‑on experience administering relational (MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases.
- Strong knowledge of backup/recovery strategies, high‑availability architectures, and disaster‑recovery planning.
- Proficiency in performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning.
- Experience with security hardening, auditing, and compliance frameworks.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast‑paced R&D environment.
Skills
mysqlpostgresqlmongodb