Senior Database Administrator

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,000+ people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues of US $14.5B for 12 months ending December 2025.

Role Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced L3 Database Administrator to join our

infrastructure and engineering team. The role involves advanced support and engineering

across multiple database platforms including PostgreSQL, MSSQL, MySQL,

Cassandra, Oracle, Oracle Cloud and others. The ideal candidate will be responsible

for maintaining database health, performance, security, and availability, as well as leading

incident resolution and participating in strategic planning and upgrades.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform installation, configuration, upgrades, and migrations of database systems.

• Ensure database availability, performance, and security across heterogeneous

environments.

• Troubleshoot complex database issues including crashes, deadlocks, and

performance bottlenecks.

• Apply security patches and perform regular maintenance tasks.

• Design and implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions (e.g.,

clustering, replication, failover).

• Conduct audits for data integrity and consistency across platforms.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders for change implementation and

incident resolution.

• Lead root cause analysis and provides permanent fixes for recurring issues.

• Participate in capacity planning, space management, and performance tuning.

• Maintain and update documentation, procedures, and knowledge base articles.

• Participate in CAB meetings and provide expert input on database-related changes

• Lead the technical DB Team and be first point of contact for critical situations

Must have at least 2 of 3 technologies:

• PostgreSQL – HA, Replication

• Oracle – DataGuard, Oracle OCI

• MSSQL – Upgrades, Performance tuning

Preferred Skills:

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in database administration.

• Strong expertise in PostgreSQL, including replication, HA, and performance tuning.

• Solid experience with Microsoft SQL Server (2008–2019+), including Always On,

replication, log shipping.

• Working knowledge of MySQL and Cassandra in production environments.

• Working knowledge of Oracle and Oracle Cloud

• Working knowledge of Azure Cloud

• Experience with backup and restore strategies using native tools and third-party

solutions.

• Familiarity with database security, access control, and auditing.

• Strong understanding of ITIL processes (Incident, Change, Problem Management).

• Ability to work in a global, multi-cultural, business-critical environment.

• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken).

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Oracle (12c–19c), Oracle Cloud Control and PostgreSQL.

• Exposure cloud database services (AWS RDS [Oracle@Azure], Azure SQL, Google

Cloud SQL).

• Scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python) for automation and reporting.

• Experience with monitoring tools and performance dashboards.

• Knowledge of backup platforms (TSM, Networker, pgbackrest) and storage

integration

What we offer:

• Competitive salary

• Opportunity for career progression

• Young and vibrant team environment

• Social benefits package

• Professional on-boarding and on-going trainings

Are you willing to build up your career with us? – We’ll be happy to receive your resume in English!

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