AZ-Database Administrator

INTRODUCTION
A & Associates is a reputable staffing agency with a proven track record in screening and recruiting as well as job placement and career development. With more than ten (10) offices throughout the United States, A & Associates is a company that can be trusted to provide a diverse level of services with excellence, diligence, and integrity. “Quality In Everything We Do” is far more than our mantra, it is our standard!!

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JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) with 6+ years of hands-on experience in database installation, administration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, security, and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in managing enterprise databases in production environments and ensuring high availability, reliability, and optimal database performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain database servers and related tools.
• Monitor database performance and optimize queries, indexes, and configurations.
• Perform database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Manage database security, user roles, permissions, and compliance requirements.
• Troubleshoot database issues, outages, and performance bottlenecks.
• Implement database maintenance plans and automation scripts.
• Support high availability and replication solutions.
• Collaborate with application developers and infrastructure teams for database design and deployment.
• Perform capacity planning and storage management.
• Ensure database documentation, standards, and operational procedures are maintained.
• Participate in on-call support and production issue resolution.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with databases such as:
• Oracle
• SQL Server
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• MongoDB (preferred)
• Expertise in:
• Database performance tuning
• Backup and recovery
• Replication and clustering
• High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)
• Database security and auditing
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Proficiency in SQL scripting and automation using Shell, PowerShell, or Python.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools and database management utilities.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Database certifications such as:
• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
• AWS Database Specialty
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Nice to Have

• Experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of data warehousing and ETL processes.

EEO STATEMENT
A & Associates, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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