Database Administrator II

Database Administrator II (Hybrid Contract Opportunity)

Location: Hybrid (Onsite & Remote)

Duration: Short-Term Contract with Possible Extensions

Employment Type: Contract

Experience Required: 5+ Years

Seeking an experienced Database Administrator II to support enterprise database environments, including database administration, performance optimization, security management, data warehousing, and disaster recovery initiatives. The ideal candidate will play a key role in maintaining database reliability, scalability, and availability while supporting reporting, analytics, and business intelligence solutions.

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain enterprise database systems.
• Support database migrations, upgrades, and data validation activities.
• Design, analyze, modify, and maintain database architectures and structures.
• Develop and execute backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Monitor database performance and implement optimization strategies.
• Manage database security, user roles, permissions, and access controls.
• Create and maintain database documentation, standards, and data dictionaries.
• Perform logical and physical data modeling for relational databases.
• Support data warehouse and data mart implementations.
• Collaborate with development and business teams to integrate database solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend database technologies, tools, and best practices.
• Troubleshoot database-related issues and provide technical support.
• Participate in capacity planning, benchmarking, and performance testing initiatives.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in database administration and database management.
• Experience supporting enterprise data warehouses and data marts.
• Experience creating and maintaining data dictionaries and metadata repositories.
• Strong understanding of database performance monitoring and tuning.
• Experience with data warehouse development lifecycle activities, including:
  • Business requirements gathering
  • Data modeling
  • Database design
  • Data integration and transformation
  • SQL development and optimization

• Strong knowledge of relational database management systems (RDBMS).
• Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, or similar enterprise database platforms.
• Knowledge of database security, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery practices.
• Experience with ETL tools such as Informatica, IBM DataStage, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with reporting and business intelligence tools such as Business Objects, Cognos, Hyperion, MicroStrategy, or equivalent platforms.
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts, decision support systems, and database design methodologies.
• Experience with Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, and highly normalized database structures.
• Strong SQL development and query optimization skills.

• Oracle Database Administration experience.
• SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) experience.
• Experience with legacy database environments.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and compliance requirements.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

If you have strong database administration experience and enjoy working with enterprise-scale data environments, we encourage you to apply.