Database Administrator

Database Administrator II

Contract: 4-month contract with possibility to extend

No C2C or third-party submissions

Location: Brentwood 37027 (Near Old Hickory Blvd and Granny White Pike)

Schedule: 4 days onsite

Interview Process: 1st round with hiring manager; 2nd round with 2 additional team members

Needed:

• 7 years of experience in IT with a focus on relational database management and administration.
• 2 years of experience leading or mentoring technical teams in a database or platform engineering function.
• Experience managing databases in both on-premise and cloud (e.g., Azure, AWS) environments.

Other needs:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• A suitable combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
• Strong expertise in Oracle, SQL Server, and Exadata systems.
• Familiarity with cloud-native databases (e.g., Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL).
• Knowledge of big data frameworks (Hadoop, Spark), though not required.
• Proficient with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash).
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Preferred:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
• Oracle Database Certified Professional (OCP)
• AWS/Azure Cloud certifications

Duties:

• Participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation.
• Ability to support after-hours deployments or incident response as needed.
• The Team Lead, IT Database is responsible for leading the operational and strategic management of enterprise database systems across on-premise and cloud-based environments. This role ensures the availability, performance, recoverability, and security of data platforms, while providing leadership and direction to a team of database engineers and administrators. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise in relational and cloud-native databases with strong leadership capabilities and a proactive approach to innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity for all mission-critical databases like (Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, Couchbase, Redis etc.).
• Design, implement, and maintain backup, replication, and failover strategies aligned with RTO/RPO objectives.
• Oversee the development and enforcement of database performance monitoring, alerting, and telemetry standards.
• Own the incident response process for database outages, performance degradation, and data loss prevention.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of database engineers and administrators, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Provide technical leadership on strategic initiatives, cross-team architecture reviews, and major project implementations.
• Facilitate performance management, hiring, career development, and succession planning for the team.

Compliance, Security, & Governance

• Govern database access controls, security configurations, and compliance with regulatory requirements (SOX, PCI, etc.).
• Coordinate with InfoSec and Audit teams to ensure database systems are aligned with corporate security policies.
• Design and document policies for database change management, schema governance, and environment provisioning.

Collaboration & Strategy

• Serve as a liaison between development, infrastructure, and business teams for database-related needs.
• Anticipate and plan for future capacity, performance, and technology requirements for database platforms.
• Evaluate and recommend modern data infrastructure technologies, tools, and practices to improve reliability and efficiency.