Senior Database Administrator (FS)
ScalableOSAbout the role
This is a remote position.
SUMMARY
The Senior Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the architecture, performance, reliability, and strategic direction of a hybrid database environment supporting business-critical financial systems, including Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), risk systems, and front-office applications.
Operating within a 24/7 staff augmentation model, this role provides technical leadership across Microsoft SQL Server (primary), Oracle (OCI), and Azure database platforms. The Senior DBA serves as an escalation point for complex incidents, leads proactive optimization initiatives, and supports cloud migration strategies aligned with enterprise data centre exit goals.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Technical Leadership
o Lead administration of Microsoft SQL Server environments across Production, UAT, and Dev.
o Provide architectural oversight for hybrid database deployments (On-Prem + Azure + OCI).
o Serve as Tier 3 escalation point for high-severity incidents.
o Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action planning.
o Collaborate with business leaders to help deliver technical (database) roadmaps to support overall business goals.
- Performance & Optimization
o Proactively analyze and optimize database performance.
o Partner with development teams to tune complex queries and improve application efficiency.
o Identify systemic performance risks before business impact.
o Oversee capacity planning and database growth forecasting.
- High Availability & Resilience
o Design and maintain HA/DR solutions (AlwaysOn, clustering, replication).
o Ensure 24/7 operational readiness and SLA compliance.
o Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing exercises.
o Maintain trees escalation and critical response procedures.
- Cloud & Strategic Initiatives
o Support migration of on-prem EDW and risk database to Azure.
o Provide technical input into data center exit strategy.
o Advice on modernization of legacy database workloads.
o Support Oracle database hosted in OCI and coordinate with third-party vendors when applicable.
- Operational Governance
- Enforce best practices across
o Change management
o Incident management
o Documentation standards
o Ensure all operational work is tracked in Jira.
o Maintain high-quality documentation in Confluence.
o Mento
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