Database Administrator

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Date: May 12, 2026

Location: Rochester, NY, US, 14650

Company: Kodak

Role Overview

Kodak is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to support enterprise database platforms including Primary: Oracle and Postgres, Secondary: Microsoft SQL Server, and SAP HANA. This role is responsible for ensuring database availability, performance, security, and recoverability across production and non-production environments, partnering with infrastructure, application, and security teams to deliver stable and compliant data services.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain databases across production, QA, and development environments on premise and in Azure Cloud.
• Support databases associated with SAP applications and workloads (e.g., SAP HANA) in partnership with SAP Basis and application teams.
• Migrate Oracle databases to Postgres
• Monitor database health and performance; troubleshoot and resolve incidents; perform root-cause analysis and implement preventative actions.
• Plan and execute backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies; regularly validate recoverability (test restores) and document RTO/RPO support.
• Perform performance tuning at database and query levels (indexing, statistics, execution plans, configuration parameters, capacity planning).
• Implement and maintain database security controls, user/role management, and encryption/auditing as required; support security reviews and compliance/audit requests.
• Execute patching, upgrades, and migrations with documented implementation and back-out plans; coordinate maintenance windows and communications.
• Support high availability and resiliency solutions (e.g., clustering/replication/log shipping/DR) appropriate to each platform.
• Partner with application and integration teams on data model changes, deployment planning, and production readiness.
• Automate routine administrative tasks using scripting and scheduling tools; improve monitoring and alerting to reduce toil.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide off-hours support during maintenance windows, incidents, and major releases.
  
  

Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on database administration experience supporting enterprise production environments.
• Administrative experience preferably in Oracle or Postgres secondarily Microsoft SQL Server or SAP HANA.
• Experience with database installation/configuration, patching/upgrades, performance tuning, and HA/DR patterns.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and database fundamentals (indexing, transactions, locking, query optimization).
• Experience implementing and validating backup/recovery and disaster recovery procedures.
• Working knowledge of OS concepts and troubleshooting (Windows and Linux), storage concepts, and networking basics.
• Experience with monitoring/alerting and log analysis.
• Ability to troubleshoot under pressure and communicate clearly during incidents.
• Proficiency with automation/scripting to streamline operations.
• Ability to create clear technical documentation (runbooks, standards, implementation/back-out plans).
  
  

EOE Policy Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Estimated Salary: $85,000 - $95,000

Experience Level: 0-5 Years

Requisition ID: 2038

Nearest Major Market: Rochester

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