What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior DB2 DBA with Snowflake (Wealth Management / Investment Banking / Financial Services) - Inperson interview position at J-RAM IT Consulting Inc.?
Position: Senior DBA- (Wealth Management / Investment Banking / Financial Services)
Location: NYC, NY( in person interview is must)
Duration: 12 months
Client is looking for candidates who are available for an in-person from first round. Please also note that this is not a dedicated Oracle DBA or DB2 DBA role.
We are not looking for a regular Oracle DBA. We need someone strong with DB2 DBA Snowflake for this opportunity.
DB2 and Snowflake and looking for this person to help with performance fine-tuning of large database operations we have across 20 applications. The expectation is for this person should be local DBA and DB2 & Snowflake expert for rest of the developers globally. Snowflake preferred but not essential
8 Years of experience as Senior Database Administrator (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server(Knowledge), AWS) Database Administration & Management
Oversee end‑to‑end administration of Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server database environments, ensuring high availability, security, and optimal performance.
Perform installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and migration of database systems across on‑prem and cloud environments.
Design and implement backup and recovery strategies, leveraging RMAN, pgBackRest, native SQL Server backup tools, and AWS Backup.
Conduct proactive monitoring, capacity planning, and performance tuning using AWR, OEM, pg_stat views, DMVs, and cloud-native monitoring tools.
Performance Tuning & Optimization
Diagnose and resolve complex database performance issues involving SQL tuning, indexing strategies, execution plans, database parameters, and storage optimization.
Optimize large-scale OLTP and OLAP workloads for reliability and efficiency across multi-database platforms.
Manage and support AWS RDS (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) instances, including provisioning, scaling, monitoring, and security.
Deploy and maintain AWS Aurora PostgreSQL/SQL Server where applicable.
Implement automation using AWS services such as CloudWatch, Lambda, Systems Manager, IAM, KMS, and CloudFormation/Terraform.
Support cloud migrations including schema conversion, data migration, and cutover planning.
Implement and enforce database security standards including user management, roles, auditing, encryption, and patching.
Maintain compliance with corporate and industry standards (e.g., access controls, data retention policies).
Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and remediation.
Architect and maintain HA/DR solutions such as Data Guard, Oracle RAC, Always On Availability Groups, PostgreSQL replication, and AWS multi‑AZ replication.
Develop and regularly test DR playbooks and failover procedures.
Automate repetitive DBA tasks using Python, Shell scripting, PowerShell, or PL/SQL.
Develop and maintain database maintenance scripts and automated alerts.
Provide advanced troubleshooting for production incidents with strong root cause analysis.
Support 24x7 on-call rotation for critical systems.
Collaborate with application teams to support database‑related development, deployments, and performance improvements.
Partner with engineering, DevOps, and application teams on designing scalable, cloud‑ready data solutions.
Lead database modernization initiatives, cloud migrations, and cross-platform upgrades.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior DBAs and engineers.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation for database configurations, standards, and operational procedures.
Advocate for continuous improvement in database architecture, automation, and operational workflows.