COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Req ID: 335209
NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a Multi-Cloud Lead SQL/Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to join our team in Austin, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

JOB DESCRIPTION:

We are seeking a highly skilled Multi-Cloud Lead SQL/Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to manage and optimize SQL and object database environments across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and having secondary skills in Oracle Database administration including Exadata. This role will focus on provisioning, performance tuning, high availability, backup, and security of SQL databases and cloud-native object databases in a multi-cloud environment, supporting mission-critical applications and analytics platforms.
**Minimal Travel expectation 10% to Austin, TX.
Key Responsibilities:Database Administration:
Provision, configure, and maintain SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle DB instances in AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL Database, GCP Cloud SQL/AlloyDB, OCI Autonomous Database and Exadata.
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.
Create Linked Servers to SQL Servers and other databases such as Oracle, Access, Informix etc.
Ensure all key databases have deep insight monitoring enabled to enable improved capabilities around fault detection
Cloud Object Database Management:Manage and optimize cloud-native object databases:
AWS DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Google Cloud Firestore / Bigtable
Oracle NoSQL 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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Primary: SQL
Secondary: Oracle, Exadata
10+ years of experience as a SQL DBA in enterprise environments.
4+ years of experience as an Oracle DBA
3+ years of hands-on experience managing SQL databases in AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.

HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Strong experience with AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL Database, GCP Cloud SQL/AlloyDB, and OCI Autonomous Database.
Working knowledge of DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, Firestore/Bigtable, Oracle NoSQL 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 and advanced SQL Server 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, RabbitMQ, or other message queuing systems.
Knowledge of DataOps practices and database CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with Kubernetes and database operators (e.g., AWS RDS Operator, Azure Arc Data Services).

Please refer the Job description for details