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Sr Database Administrator
Location: Parsippany, NJ Hybrid
Contract Long term ,
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator with strong expertise in both Oracle and AWS PostgreSQL to join our engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for the stability, performance, security, and availability of enterprise databases supporting mission-critical applications. You will work closely with application, infrastructure, and security teams to proactively manage database health and drive continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
- 14 years of hands-on DBA experience with Oracle (11g/19c) and PostgreSQL (12 )
- Deep expertise in query tuning and execution plan analysis for both platforms
- Experience working in cloud environments AWS RDS/Aurora
- Proficiency with Oracle tools: SQL*Plus, RMAN, AWR, ADDM, OEM
- Proficiency with PostgreSQL tools: psql, pg_stat_*, pgBadger, pgBouncer, Patroni, pg_activity
- Experience designing and managing monitoring and alerting pipelines
- Strong understanding of HA/DR architectures Data Guard, RAC, streaming replication, failover clustering
- Solid scripting skills in Shell, Python, or PL/SQL / PL/pgSQL for automation
Preferred Qualifications
- Oracle OCA/OCP or equivalent certification
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible) for database provisioning
- Familiarity with containerized databases (PostgreSQL on Kubernetes, CrunchyData, CloudNativePG)
- Exposure to database observability platforms like Dynatrace, Datadog
- Prior experience supporting payroll, financial, or regulated-industry applications
Salary : $80,000 - $160,000