DBA II at S.P. Richards Company – Atlanta, Georgia

S.P. Richards Company

S.P. Richards is an Equal Opportunity Employer and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. The company ensures that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion and job status, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Summary

The Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the reliability, security, performance, and availability of enterprise database platforms across development, test, production, and disaster recovery environments. This role partners closely with application development, infrastructure, and security teams to design, operate, and continuously improve highly available, scalable database solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Database Operations & Availability

• Ensure data integrity, availability, and performance across Oracle, SQL Server, and other supported database platforms.
• Maintain and test backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures, including participation in annual DR exercises.
• Monitor database health, proactively identify issues, and drive root-cause analysis.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Performance & Optimization

• Perform database performance tuning, capacity planning, and optimization to meet application SLAs.
• Partner with application teams to troubleshoot and resolve database-related performance and stability issues.

Change, Patch & Release Management

• Plan and execute database upgrades, patches, and migrations across development, test, production, and DR environments.
• Coordinate patching activities with vendors, infrastructure, and application teams to minimize business impact.

Architecture & Engineering

• Collaborate with development teams on database design, schema changes, and data access patterns.
• Support new application initiatives with guidance on database architecture, availability, and scalability.

Automation & Support

• Develop and maintain scripts and tools to automate routine DBA tasks.
• Open, manage, and resolve vendor support cases, including coordination for maintenance and repairs.

Qualifications:

Required

• Strong hands-on experience administering Oracle and SQL Server databases in production environments.
• Deep understanding of relational database design, implementation, and performance tuning.
• Experience supporting high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems, storage, and SAN technologies.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience with Oracle Exadata, RAC, Active Data Guard, and CDB/PDB architectures.
• Exposure to MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or other non-Oracle / SQL Server platforms.
• Experience with SQL Server SSAS and SSIS.
• Linux shell scripting and automation experience.
• Familiarity with cloud-based database services (OCI, AWS, Azure).

Success in this role looks like:

• Stable, well-performing production databases with minimal unplanned downtime
• Proactive identification and resolution of performance and capacity risks
• Smooth execution of patches, upgrades, and DR tests
• Strong partnerships with application and infrastructure teams
• Continuous improvement through automation and standardization

Education / Experience

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Minimum of 6–8+ years of DBA experience.

Language Ability

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in written form.

Math Ability

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, and percentages.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to organize and prioritize.

Computer Skills

Windows Server Operating Systems literate. Must understand the coordination of Windows and Microsoft SQL Server.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

The noise level in the environment is moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk and lift up to 10 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.