Senior Database Administrator
Spectraforce
Atlanta, Georgia
4 hours ago
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Database Administrator (Senior DBA)
Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)
Duration: Direct Hire
Department: IT / Enterprise Applications
Overview:
Client is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support and optimize critical enterprise database environments, with a primary focus on Oracle (Exadata) and secondary support for SQL Server. This role will play a key part in maintaining high-performance transactional systems while supporting a major enterprise initiative to modernize and decommission legacy Order Management System (OMS) infrastructure.
This is a hands-on, operationally focused DBA role supporting primarily on-premise environments. The ideal candidate thrives in smaller, collaborative teams and enjoys working across database performance optimization, system modernization, and data lifecycle management initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Hard Requirements:
Bonus / Preferred Qualifications:
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 125000.00/Yearly.
Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)
Duration: Direct Hire
Department: IT / Enterprise Applications
Overview:
Client is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support and optimize critical enterprise database environments, with a primary focus on Oracle (Exadata) and secondary support for SQL Server. This role will play a key part in maintaining high-performance transactional systems while supporting a major enterprise initiative to modernize and decommission legacy Order Management System (OMS) infrastructure.
This is a hands-on, operationally focused DBA role supporting primarily on-premise environments. The ideal candidate thrives in smaller, collaborative teams and enjoys working across database performance optimization, system modernization, and data lifecycle management initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and optimize Oracle database environments, including Exadata infrastructure.
- Provide secondary DBA support across SQL Server environments.
- Support decommissioning of legacy OMS systems, including:
- Untangling legacy database dependencies and integrations
- Archiving and migrating historical data
- Supporting system retirement and data lifecycle strategy
- Monitor and optimize database performance across transactional, event-driven, and application-integrated workloads.
- Execute and maintain backup and recovery strategies.
- Perform database performance tuning and capacity planning.
- Partner with application teams and infrastructure teams to support production systems.
- Participate in on-call rotation (approximately every 3 weeks; remote during on-call week).
- Contribute to documentation, process improvement, and operational standards.
Hard Requirements:
- 5+ years of Database Administration experience.
- Strong Oracle DBA experience in enterprise environments.
- Hands-on experience with Oracle Exadata (required).
- Experience supporting SQL Server environments.
- Experience supporting transactional database workloads.
- Experience with performance tuning, backup, and recovery.
- Experience working primarily in on-premise database environments.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
Bonus / Preferred Qualifications:
- Exposure to MongoDB (nice to have; environment is being phased out).
- Experience supporting ERP, OMS, or supply chain-related systems.
- Experience supporting data migration, archival, or legacy system decommissioning initiatives.
- Experience working in smaller DBA teams or lean infrastructure organizations.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 125000.00/Yearly.