Principal Database Administrator #1008566
Job Description:

• As the most senior member of the DBA team, the Principal Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for architecting, managing, and optimizing the organization's database infrastructure.
• This role demands expert-level technical proficiency in database administration, particularly in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server platforms, along with specialized expertise in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) administration and configuration.
• This individual contributor position will lead complex database initiatives, provide strategic technical guidance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support high-availability, security, and compliance across all database environments.

 
Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
Database Architecture & Management:

• Act as the lead technical expert, providing guidance and mentorship to other DBA team members.
• Manage the architecture, administration, monitoring, and optimization of Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases for optimal performance and availability.
• Oversee complex installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching, including Oracle RAC clusters and Microsoft SQL Server HA clusters.
• Develop and implement advanced high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) strategies aligned with business needs.
• Design and implement cloud-based database solutions on platforms like Azure, AWS, and OCI to ensure scalability and resilience.
• Perform advanced performance tuning, capacity planning, and growth management to meet organizational demands, utilizing tools such as Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA).
• Implement automation to streamline routine database operations, including backup/recovery, performance monitoring, and alerting.

 
Application DBA Support:

• Oversee the configuration, installation, and deployment of Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), ensuring system stability, scalability, and compliance.
• Lead EBS patch management, upgrades, and environment cloning to support business applications.
• Collaborate with application teams to enhance EBS application performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize database design, queries, and schema structure.
• Support application deployment and update processes, ensuring integration of database changes with compliance to separation of duties requirements.
• Collaborate with application development teams to enhance database design, query performance, and schema structure.

 
Database Security and Compliance:

• Partner with internal and external audit teams to ensure compliance with SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) requirements, including control design, documentation, testing, and audit reporting.
• Manage database security, including user access control, encryption, and data masking, to protect sensitive information and adhere to regulatory standards.
• Provide SOX-related reporting and audit request compliance checks as required to satisfy audit requirements.

 
Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate closely with development, operations, and security teams to align database strategies with business objectives.
• Work with IT teams to develop and execute robust backup, recovery, and archiving plans.
• Ensure database systems meet industry-standard security protocols and internal organizational requirements.

 
Key Qualifications:

• 10+ years of hands-on database administration experience, with expert-level knowledge in Oracle Database technologies (e.g., RAC, ASM, Data Guard, OEM) and Microsoft SQL Server (e.g., HA, Clustering, SSIS, SSRS).
• Extensive experience with Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), including installation, configuration, environment cloning, patching, upgrades, and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of SOX compliance, with experience managing audit controls, documentation, and regulatory requirements.
• Advanced skills in performance tuning, capacity planning, and backup/recovery for high-demand environments.
• Proficiency in database security, encryption, and regulatory compliance.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field preferred but not required.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation to provide after-hours support as needed.

 
Working Environment/Safety Requirements:

• Ensure necessary working environment and capabilities to effectively carry out responsibilities if working from other location (remote work)
• Ability and willingness to handle work related issues during all hours of the day, every day of the week, understanding the responsibility of our organization’s requirement for 24/7 production support
• Ability, willingness, and flexibility to travel as needed for approved work purposes in accordance with project and management schedules

 
License Requirements/Certifications:

• Valid U.S. driver’s license (for rental cars when applicable)

 
Additional Information:
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused, operating in nearly half of the states in the U.S., Europe and India.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
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