Akira Technologies

Database Administrator

• Provide expert leadership and specialized technical guidance in Database Administration, including cloud-hosted environments
• Oversee, plan, and manage complex database administration projects while offering technical oversight for other database administrators
• Work across functional domains as both a database administrator and data analyst, including navigating ambiguous circumstances
• Support users by resolving database issues across on-premises and Azure-hosted systems; mentor and provide direction to junior DBAs
• May serve as Task Order Manager for one or more task orders
• Deliver expert support for production application databases, ensuring availability, reliability, scalability, and integrity in both on-prem and cloud environments
• Collaborate with application developers to design logical and physical database structures that align with best practices, optimize performance, and efficiently utilize resources in hybrid infrastructures
• Create and maintain new and existing databases, tables, indexes, and procedures across SQL Server, Oracle, and Azure SQL Database
• Manage database deployment pipelines, including promotion of database objects between environments (e.g., development, test, production, cloud)
• Provide technical leadership on database capabilities and features, query optimization, design, and cloud-native database utilities
• Define and implement robust backup and recovery strategies, including on-premises and Azure-native disaster recovery solutions
• Perform database recovery when necessary to ensure business continuity
• Lead development of data architecture and cloud migration strategies, aligning with enterprise standards
• Oversee the identification, usage, and availability of business-critical information across hybrid cloud ecosystems
• Conduct research, design, creation, and maintenance of database management solutions to support evolving requirements
• Manage DBMS-specific software and environment performance, including upgrades, patches, and certification of on-premises and Azure cloud solutions
• Share knowledge and mentor team members to foster a well-trained, cloud-enabled staff