Senior DBA with Telecom OSS Database Administrator

Hiring,
Greetings from Modern Agile Technologies.

Position: Senior DBA with Telecom OSS Database Administrator

Location: Piscataway, NJ (Onsite)

Type:       Contract

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support database platforms for telecom OSS applications across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Manage enterprise database technologies including:

• Oracle
• Informix
• Postgres/MySQL
• Additional relational database platforms as needed

• Perform database installation, upgrades, patching, migrations, backup/recovery, replication, and performance tuning activities.
• Support platform modernization initiatives involving migration from Solaris, HP-UX, and legacy Windows systems to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and modern Windows environments.
• Monitor and optimize database and platform performance for high-volume telecom operational systems.
• Collaborate with application, middleware, cloud, infrastructure, and network teams during transformation and migration programs.
• Support hybrid deployment environments spanning on-prem data centers, Azure, and AWS Outposts.
• Troubleshoot production issues involving database, middleware, storage, connectivity, and application platform layers.
• Support middleware and messaging integrations including:

• IBM MQ
• Tuxedo

• Participate in high-availability, disaster recovery, and resiliency planning for mission-critical OSS systems.
• Develop automation scripts and operational procedures to improve platform reliability and operational efficiency.
• Maintain technical documentation, support runbooks, and operational standards.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience supporting enterprise database and platform environments within large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong hands-on expertise with:

• Oracle Database Administration
• Informix Database Administration
• SQL performance tuning and optimization

• Experience supporting Unix/Linux environments including:

• Solaris
• HP-UX
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Working knowledge of Windows Server environments.
• Experience with middleware and messaging systems such as:

• IBM MQ
• Tuxedo

• Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, database, and application layers.
• Experience supporting mission-critical applications with 24x7 operational requirements.