Senior Database Engineer

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS082, T4, Band 7

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Serve as a senior technical lead responsible for the design, operation, and maintenance of enterprise database environments across Oracle and SQL platforms.

- Install, configure, and manage database systems, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and scalability across production and non-production environments.

- Oversee database instance development, configuration management, and lifecycle maintenance activities.

- Monitor database performance, availability, and data integrity, implementing tuning and optimization strategies to improve efficiency and reliability.

- Manage backup and recovery processes, including validation, restoration testing, and disaster recovery readiness.

- Implement database security controls, patch management, and compliance practices to protect sensitive data and maintain system integrity.

- Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex database-related issues and outages.

- Support database migrations across on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.

- Coordinate with infrastructure, application, network, and incident response teams to support integrated system performance and incident resolution.

- Provide technical leadership and oversight to junior database engineers, ensuring adherence to standards, best practices, and operational policies.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

- 8+ years of experience in database administration, database engineering, or data platform operations, including experience supporting large-scale, enterprise environments.

- Demonstrated experience managing enterprise database environments, including Oracle and SQL Server platforms.

- Proven ability to perform advanced database administration, performance tuning, and optimization.

- Experience supporting high-availability and mission-critical systems with strict uptime requirements.

- Strong knowledge of database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.

- Experience implementing database security, patch management, and compliance controls.

- Ability to perform complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis across database systems.

- Experience supporting database migrations, upgrades, and lifecycle management activities.

- Ability to coordinate with cross-functional IT teams in integrated enterprise environments.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Experience with Oracle Database, SQL Server, and associated enterprise tools.

- Familiarity with database platforms in hybrid and cloud environments.

- Experience supporting high-volume, multi-instance database environments.

- Knowledge of ITIL-based operations, incident, and change management processes.

- Experience with d...