Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fixity Technologies is seeking a Lead DBA Consultant to oversee database deployments across cloud platforms and develop governance frameworks for cloud database provisioning. The role involves collaboration with Cloud Engineering and DevOps teams, ensuring security compliance, and leading database administration teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead database deployments across cloud platforms including AWS RDS, OCI Autonomous Database, and hybrid architectures
- Develop governance frameworks for cloud database provisioning, cost optimization, and operational controls
- Partner with Cloud Engineering and DevOps teams to implement automation, CI/CD integration, and platform observability with a heavy emphasis on Infrastructure as Code
- Ensure database platforms meet enterprise security, audit, and regulatory requirements
- Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on vulnerability management, encryption standards, and access governance
- Implement secure configuration baselines and data protection strategies
- Lead and mentor both on-shore and off-shore database administration teams
- Manage vendor relationships and third-party service providers
- Establish operational procedures, service level objectives, and performance metrics
- Provide escalation leadership during critical incidents and production events
- Drive automation and standardization of database operations
- Develop monitoring, alerting, and proactive maintenance practices
- Improve reliability through continuous improvement initiatives
- Support enterprise programs including cloud migrations, platform upgrades, and data center transitions
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10+ years of progressive database administration experience in enterprise environments
- Demonstrated expertise across multiple database platforms (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Snowflake, MongoDB, DB2, Redshift, etc.)
- Proven experience managing hybrid cloud and on-prem database deployments
- Experience leading distributed technical teams including offshore resources
- Strategic thinker with strong execution capability
- Ability to balance governance with engineering innovation
- Strong incident leadership and crisis management experience
- Strong understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, and enterprise security practices
- Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (equivalent experience acceptable)
- Experience with Autonomous Database, AWS RDS, or large-scale cloud-native data platforms
- Background in IaC and CI/CD automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, or similar)
- Experience supporting mission-critical or regulated environments
- Knowledge of data warehousing, analytics platforms, and modern data engineering patterns
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