Senior Database Administrator (Oracle, PostgreSQL & Cassandra)

Project overview

Job Title: Senior Database Administrator (Oracle, PostgreSQL & Cassandra) Location: Jersey City, NJ Position Level: Level 3 Senior DBA Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator (DBA) with strong hands-on expertise in Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Cassandra databases. The ideal candidate will be responsible for database administration, performance optimization, production support, troubleshooting, backup and recovery, and high availability across enterprise database environments.

Key Responsibilities

Required Technical Skills

Oracle DBA

PostgreSQL DBA

Cassandra DBA

Required Qualifications

Note: Candidates must have practical database administration experience, not just theoretical knowledge of the technologies.

Job Facts: Contract W2 | On-site | $55 - $60/hr

Skills: Analytical Skill, Apache Cassandra, Backup, Banking, Collaboration, Communication, Database, High Availability, Incident Management, Management, Network Layer, Optimization, Database Administration, Database Security, Disaster Recovery, Financial Services, Migration, Oracle, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle RAC, Oracle RMAN, Performance Tuning, PostgreSQL, Production Support, Query Optimization, Recovery, Replication, SQL Tuning, Scalability

Reference: Dice Id: 10114281 | Position Id: 9133316

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Cassandra databases.
• Monitor database performance and perform advanced troubleshooting and optimization.
• Manage database backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery processes.
• Ensure database availability, scalability, security, and reliability.
• Perform database upgrades, patching, migrations, and maintenance activities.
• Manage Cassandra clusters, replication, node operations, and performance tuning.
• Troubleshoot complex production database issues and provide L3 support.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and engineering teams to resolve database-related issues.
• Implement database best practices and ensure operational stability.
• Oracle database administration and performance tuning.
• RMAN backup and recovery.
• Oracle RAC and Data Guard.
• SQL optimization and production troubleshooting.
• PostgreSQL installation, configuration, and administration.
• Query optimization and performance tuning.
• Backup, recovery, replication, and high availability.
• Cassandra cluster administration and monitoring.
• Node management, replication, and partition management.
• Performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Backup and recovery.
• Strong hands-on experience in Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Cassandra administration.
• Experience handling complex enterprise database environments.
• Strong L3 production support and incident management experience.
• Knowledge of database security, monitoring, performance optimization, and disaster recovery.
• Experience working in banking or financial services environments is preferred.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Jersey City, NJ, US, US