Senior Database Administrator

Industry: Logistics
Job Type: Permanent
Job Location: Makati
Work Setup: Hybrid
Experience Level: Experienced

Responsibilities

Database Architecture & Design

  • Design and optimize database schemas, indexing strategies, and normalization/denormalizationmodels.
  • Support solution architects and application teams in
  • designing efficient data models

Lead database

  • Standardization and enforce naming conventions and architecture principles.
  • Operations & Performance Management
  • Monitor and tune database performance (SQL, memory, CPU, I/O, locks).
  • Diagnose slow queries and optimize SQL code and stored procedures.
  • Ensure high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) strategies are implemented and tested.

Security, Compliance & Auditing

  • Implement and manage data access controls, roles, and encryption
  • Support internal/external audits and ensure compliance with data protection standards
  • Maintain and monitor audit trails and data change logs.

Backup & Recovery

  • Own and maintain enterprise backup strategies (full, incremental, differential)
  • Regularly test database restore procedures and document recovery steps.
  • Ensure RPO/RTO targets are met for all critical systems.

Cloud & Automation

  • Manage cloud-based databases (e.g., OCI) and hybrid deployments.
  • Automate routine database administration tasks using scripts, jobs, etc
  • Support database provisioning requirements

Collaboration & Leadership

  • Work closely with development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams.
  • Provide guidance to developers on database best practices.
  • Mentor junior DBAs and conduct knowledge-sharing sessions.ental and Quality Management System as required byISO 9001,14001 & 45001

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in database administration and performance tuning.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Oracle, and additional DB systems is an advantage.
  • Deep understanding of database internals, indexing strategies, execution plans, and queryoptimization.
  • Experience with HA/DR configurations: AlwaysOn, clustering, replication, log shipping, etc.

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