SQL Database Administrator; DBA - Multi-Cloud

Overview

NTT DATA seeks a Multi-Cloud SQL Database Administrator (DBA) to manage and optimize SQL and object database environments across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI, with secondary skills in Oracle Database administration. The role focuses on provisioning, performance tuning, high availability, backup, and security of SQL databases and cloud-native object databases in a multi-cloud environment to support mission-critical applications and analytics platforms.

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• SQL Database Administration:
  Provision, configure, and maintain SQL Server, Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, and Oracle DB instances in AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL Database, GCP Cloud SQL/Alloy
  
  DB, and OCI Autonomous Database.
• Design and implement high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions (e.g., multi-AZ, failover groups, cross-region replication).
• Perform database backup, restore, patching, and upgrade operations across all cloud platforms.
• Monitor and tune database performance using cloud-native monitoring tools and traditional database performance tools.
• Cloud Object Database Management:
  Manage and optimize cloud-native object databases – AWS Dynamo
  
  DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Google Cloud Firestore/Bigtable, Oracle No
  
  SQL Database Cloud Service.
• Implement best practices for partitioning, indexing, throughput provisioning, and capacity management.
• Establish lifecycle management policies for object data, backup strategies, and encryption.
• Automation and Infrastructure-as-Code:
  Automate database provisioning and configuration using Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, Azure ARM/Bicep templates, GCP Deployment Manager, and OCI Resource Manager.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for database schema changes using Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, or Cloud Build.
• Security and Compliance:
  Enforce database security policies, encryption (at rest and in transit), and access controls via IAM roles/policies across all clouds. Support audits by ensuring logging, alerting, and compliance with industry standards (HIPAA, PCI, SOC2).
• Collaboration and Support:
  Work with cloud engineers, Dev Ops, data analysts, and application developers to support development and production environments. Participate in on-call rotations for 24/7 critical-system support.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing SQL Server databases with full managed services, including backup/restore, HA, DR, patching, tuning, maintenance, security, networking, optimization, troubleshooting, ETL, and monitoring. Build and manage PaaS databases in AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI using SQL and Oracle databases.

• Primary Skill: SQL
• Secondary Skill:
  Oracle
• 5+ years of experience as a SQL DBA in enterprise environments.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience managing SQL databases in AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.
• 2+ years of experience as an Oracle DBA
• Microsoft SQL DBA or any SQL DBA certification

• Strong experience with AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL Database, GCP Cloud SQL/Alloy
  
  DB, and OCI Autonomous Database.
• Working knowledge of Dynamo
  
  DB, Cosmos DB, Firestore/Bigtable, Oracle No
  
  SQL Database.
• Proficiency in writing and optimizing SQL queries, stored procedures, and triggers.
• Solid understanding of cloud security principles, IAM, and encryption mechanisms.
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.
• MCTS, MCITP certifications
• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or Oracle Certified Expert (OCE) credentials is a plus
• Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Database Specialty, Azure Database Administrator Associate, Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer, OCI Database Cloud Professional).
• Experience with Kafka, Rabbit
  
  MQ, or other message queuing systems.
• Knowledge of Data Ops practices and database CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and database operators (e.g., AWS RDS Operator, Azure Arc Data Services).

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