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Mid-Senior DBA

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$113K - $188K/yr

Lead and manage database administration activities within a NIH EI portfolio. Administer and ... Serve as a technical expert and provide guidance or supervision to team members. Maintain and ...

Englewood Cliffs, NJ DURATION:- 12+ Months Local candidate only on W2. • The lead DBA role requires hands-on production database administration skills, deep technical expertise MySQL including ...

Responsibilities : • The lead DBA role requires hands-on production database administration skills, deep technical expertise MySQL including various third party versions like Percona Server. • ...

Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)

Washington, DC · On-site

$57.50 - $78/hr

The role works closely with the Technical Lead and Middleware Engineer to ensure efficient data ... Key Responsibilities Administer and maintain Oracle database environments, including availability ...

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Database Administrator

$112K - $179K/yr

Review technical designs, reports, documentation, and other materials produced by staff. * Create ... Strong organization skills to prioritize work, balance, and lead complex projects. * Leadership ...

Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical documentation ... Prior experience in a senior or lead database administrator role on large-scale system migration ...

Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical documentation ... Prior experience in a senior or lead database administrator role on large‑scale system migration ...

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Lead Cloud Database Administrator

Wayne, PA • On-site

Vangard, Inc.
Convention and Trade Show Organizers • 11 - 50 employees

Full-time

Re-posted 25 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Provides expert level DBA services, including physical database design, creation, and maintenance for critical business applications and databases.

  • Performs database administration tasks such as monitoring, optimizing, supporting database development, and building backup and recovery jobs.

  • Conducts performance analysis, reviews application designs for compliance, and develops policies to ensure database security, integrity, and performance.


Job description

The Lead Cloud Database Administrator role provides expert level database administrator (DBA) services for production, test, and development databases across multiple platforms. Provides expert level physical database design, creation, and maintenance services. The role combines hands-on DBA expertise with strategic data architecture planning, performance tuning, and support for high-impact business applications.

Core Responsibilities

  • Provides expert level DBA services and performs physical database design and development for critical business applications and databases with the largest numbers of interfaces and users.

  • Develops and maintains database logs and bug lists. Understands the business requirements for applications and implements supporting database technical capabilities.

  • Performs database administration for mid-tier server and cloud platform databases. Performs day to day monitoring and optimizing, and provides developer support for creation of databases, tables, and indexes. Builds backup and recovery jobs (as needed).

  • Conducts performance analysis of applications and database management systems. Identifies opportunities for continuous quality improvement of technical standards, processes, and technologies. Utilizes logical models to ensure efficient and reliable database performance.

  • Reviews application designs for compliance with production acceptance requirements. Ensures backup, recovery, security, reliability, and performance of the systems. Develops and maintains policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of a database.

  • Trains and mentors staff. Resolves the most complex issues elevated from staff with less experience.

  • Tests and evaluates IT vendor products.

  • Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

  • Designs and specifies the overall structure of databases and data warehouses based on functional and technical requirements.

  • Develops strategies for data acquisition, archival recovery, and overall database implementation in alignment with long-term scalability and business continuity.

  • Manages data migration and conversion activities, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity across systems.

  • Troubleshoots and resolves complex data processing issues related to large-scale database environments.


Qualifications

  • Minimum of eight years database administrator, data modeling, business systems analyst, development, or related work experience.

  • Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience

  • Expertise in physical and logical data modeling, database design, and performance optimization

  • Strong hands-on experience with multiple mid-tier server and cloud database platforms (e.g., On-Prem - Oracle, SQL Server, AWS/RDS - Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, RedShift)

  • Knowledge of data migration, data warehouse architecture, and database implementation strategies

  • Strong experience in database administration and management across both cloud (AWS, Azure) and on-premise environments

  • Expertise in database performance monitoring, tuning, and optimization

  • Proficiency in Linux scripting and automation for database and system operations

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification preferred or equivalent cloud certification

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.