Senior Database Administrator (SQL Server, IBM DB2
Executive Placements · Kensington
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Start free — we apply for you →We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Database Administrator to join our team and support enterprise-scale database environments across Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, and PostgreSQL .
This opportunity is also well suited to experienced Principal Database Consultants , Lead Database Administrators , and Senior Database Consultants with strong enterprise database administration experience.
The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, administering, optimizing, and supporting mission-critical database platforms while ensuring high availability, performance, security, resilience, and disaster recovery across complex production environments. You will also provide technical leadership, mentor junior team members, and collaborate closely with infrastructure, application, and development teams.
Key Responsibilities
1. Database Administration & Support
Install, configure, administer, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, and PostgreSQL environments.
Design and manage Development, Test, Staging, and Production database environments.
Configure database monitoring, alerts, and automated maintenance plans.
Deploy database releases, patches, and change scripts into production environments.
Manage database security, user permissions, and access controls.
Develop, maintain, and optimize SQL scripts, stored procedures, and database objects.
2. Performance, High Availability & Disaster Recovery
Design, implement, and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions aligned with business RPO and RTO objectives.
Configure and support High Availability (HA) and database replication solutions.
Monitor database performance, capacity, and health, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
Perform query tuning, index optimization, execution plan analysis, and server configuration improvements.
Support capacity planning and ensure optimal database performance across enterprise environments.
3. Technical Leadership & Collaboration
Produce and maintain technical documentation, database standards, and operational procedures.
Work closely with infrastructure, application, and development teams to deliver reliable and scalable database services.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and best practice guidance to junior Database Administrators.
Participate in database architecture, technology roadmap, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Support business-critical, high-availability production environments while ensuring operational excellence.
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