Mindsource

Mindsource

3 jobs near Ridgefield Park, NJ

Job Title: Database Administrator Contract Period: 6 month Payrate: $40-45/hour on W2 + Benefits Work location: Ridgefield Park NJ 07660 We're seeking an experienced Senior Database Systems Manager ...

DataOps Engineer

Englewood Cliffs, NJ

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Database Administrator

MindSource

Ridgefield Park, NJ

$40 - $45/hr

Contractor

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Job description

Job Title: Database Administrator
Contract Period: 6 month
Payrate: $40-45/hour on W2 + Benefits
Work location: Ridgefield Park NJ 07660
We're seeking an experienced Senior Database Systems Manager to lead the administration, optimization, and expansion of our relational database environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in SQL and Oracle, a strong background in Linux and scripting, and hands-on experience building and operating highly available, high-performance database clusters both on-premises and in the public cloud.
Key Responsibilities
  • Database Administration & Operations
    • Architect, deploy, and maintain mission-critical SQL Server and Oracle databases
    • Lead PostgreSQL administration efforts: installation, patching, replication, and performance tuning
    • Implement and manage high-availability (RAC, Data Guard, ASM, Always On) and disaster recovery solutions
    • Disaster recovery planning and execution (DR drills, RTO/RPO analysis)
  • Performance & Capacity Management
    • Monitor and optimize query performance; conduct regular health checks and capacity planning
    • Develop proactive alerting and self-healing mechanisms using monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Oracle Enterprise Manager, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor)
  • Cloud Infrastructure & Automation
    • Design and operate database deployments in AWS or Azure (RDS/Aurora, EC2, EKS/AKS)
    • Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates) for repeatable, compliant provisioning
  • Scripting & Tooling
    • Automate routine tasks and deployments using Bash, Python, or PowerShell
    • Integrate database workflows into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
  • Security & Compliance
    • Enforce database security best practices: access controls, encryption (TDE), auditing, and vulnerability scanning
    • Collaborate with Security and Compliance teams to meet SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA requirements
  • Leadership & Collaboration
    • Mentor junior DBAs and establish operational standards and runbooks
    • Communicate database health, project status, and risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders
    • Partner with cross-functional teams on schema design, data migration, and performance tuning initiatives

Required Qualifications (Must Have)
  1. Experience: 6+ years managing enterprise-scale database environments
  2. Core Technologies:
    • SQL & Oracle: Expert-level administration, backup/restore, replication, RAC, Data Guard
    • Linux Administration: RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu, filesystem tuning, kernel parameters
  3. Highly Available Systems: Proven track record with high-performance, 24×7 database clusters
  4. Scripting: Proficiency in Bash and one higher-level language (Python, Perl, or PowerShell)
  5. Communication: Exceptional verbal and written skills; comfortable presenting to executives
  6. Team Leadership: Experience mentoring DBAs and driving process improvements

Preferred Qualifications (Good to have)
  • PostgreSQL: Hands-on administration (logical/physical replication, partitioning, extensions)
  • Public Cloud: Operational experience with AWS RDS/Aurora or Azure SQL/VM deployments
  • Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager
  • CI/CD & DevOps: Database change management with Flyway, Liquibase, or similar tools
  • Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus/Grafana, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Cloud-native monitoring

Additional Desirable Skills
  • Performance schema and in-depth query optimization (e.g., Oracle AWR, SQL Server DMVs)
  • Experience with NoSQL or NewSQL platforms (MongoDB, Cassandra, CockroachDB)
  • Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) for database workloads
  • Data modeling and ETL processes (SSIS, AWS Glue, Apache Airflow)

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About Mindsource

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Beginning with a 100 square foot office in Mountain View, Dave Clark and his entrepreneurial partners built a thriving business in four months with their unique technical knowledge and high-touch approach. Our management team immersed themselves in the intricacies of the most technically challenging and sophisticated technical endeavors, requiring the best and brightest minds. Two decades later, we have used our technical savvy to grow our consultancy and to provide top-tier talent in the areas of mobile development, front-end development, and quality assurance. We provide our consultants with engineering job opportunities, QA analyst jobs, IT job opportunities, and many other rewarding careers with Silicon Valley’s top employers. At every step, we made good on our promise to deliver satisfaction, and because of this emerged as the leader in our field. The MindSource staff is a close-knit family of employees; many have been with the company for over a decade. We are motivated by generating and maintaining long-term relationships with both colleagues and clients as we have done for over 20 years. We value working with the best, and continue to do so, over and over again.

Company size

51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

Mountain View, CA, US

Year founded

1994

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