Senior Database Administrator (MSSQL/Oracle)

Professional experience

• Proven experience to support major & critical applications ideally with Investment Banking background.
• Have a good working knowledge of various infrastructure components (Windows, Storage, Networks) and the processes required to maintain the infrastructure.
• Have a good understanding of the business areas and application / service components used and an appreciation of applications from both a technical and business perspective.
• Understanding of Change Management and Incident Management processes and procedures. 
• Adherence to bank standards for change control, database security, database patterns, database builds and migrations.
• Experience of working in a highly regulated environment and the associated processes and tools
• Resolves critical incidents and problems and fluently applies escalation and notification procedures to leadership.
• Experienced with owning change planning, communication and approvals for significant changes / upgrades
• Collaborates and communicates well with partner teams – application run and build, service management, incident management, server and storage.

Technical skills

(MSSQL DBA)

• Strong knowledge in administering MSSQL SQL Server
• Experience with software installation and upgrades.
• Experience working with multiple VLDB database systems.
• Monitor system's health and performance
• Ensure high levels of performance, availability, sustainability and security
• Experience with backups, restores, Disaster recovery planning
• Experience with SQL Clustering database configuration.
• Experience with managing databases in High Availability (AlwaysON) & SQL Replication setup
• Analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time & Provide suggestions for solutions
• Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document change
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours
• Evaluate database software features and related products and identifies improvements to create a more effective and efficient database system.
• Perform Database tuning and performance monitoring.
• Setup and maintain documentation and standards related to database design and operations.
• Working with peers in the other technology teams to find the best solutions

(Oracle DBA Skill sets)

• Experienced in Oracle Installation and configuration
• Oracle upgrades & patching
• Backing up and recovering databases using export/Import, Hot/Cold backup and using Rman.
• Oracle Processes monitoring and tuning
• Understanding of database security, Logins/Permission
• Knowledge of Day-to-Day Basic Linux Command used for Oracle DB management

Other Skills:

• Working experience in 24x7 support environment for critical production system
• Working experience to support cross-region business hours and provide weekend support on rota basis.
• Experience in working with Vendor technical support staff, including vendor development teams.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills a natural passion for both finance and technology.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work under high pressure.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to diagnose problems and resolve issues across various tiers.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.