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Database Administration (SQL)

RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD
Singapore 5+ years Posted Jan 27, 2026

Salary Range

SGD 60,000 - SGD 108,000 /year

SGD 5,000 - SGD 9,000/month

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Skills Required

RDSOracleAzureBusiness ContinuityHigh AvailabilityMySQLScriptingReliabilityTuningReplicationSQLSQL ServerPerformance TuningDisaster RecoveryDatabasesData Guard

Job Description

Database Management & Operations

  • Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain relational database systems including Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

  • Manage databases in on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments (AWS RDS, Azure SQL).

  • Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of database platforms supporting business-critical systems.

Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery

  • Design, implement, and maintain backup and recovery strategies using native tools (SQL Server Agent).

  • Test and maintain disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity solutions such as replication, clustering, Multi-AZ, and geo-replication.

  • Perform regular restore testing and DR drills to ensure data integrity and recoverability.

Performance Tuning & Monitoring

  • Monitor database performance using tools such as OEM Cloud Control, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Performance Insights, and third-party tools.

  • Conduct query tuning, index optimization, and execution plan analysis.

  • Perform capacity planning and proactively identify performance bottlenecks.

Security & Compliance

  • Manage database security by configuring users, roles, privileges, and role-based access control (RBAC).

  • Apply regular patches, updates, and security fixes to ensure compliance and system stability.

  • Support audit requirements and enforce data protection and confidentiality standards.

Cloud & Migration Support

  • Assess on-premises databases for cloud readiness and support migrations to AWS RDS and Azure SQL.

  • Manage cloud database features such as read replicas, automated backups, failover, and scaling.

  • Support hybrid cloud architectures and data migration initiatives.

Automation & Scripting

  • Develop and maintain scripts for automation of backups, monitoring, maintenance, and reporting.

  • Schedule and automate routine database maintenance tasks such as integrity checks and statistics updates.

Support & Collaboration

  • Provide L1/L2 database support for production and non-production environments.

  • Troubleshoot database issues

  • Collaborate with application developers on schema design, data modeling, and SQL optimization.

  • Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

Technical Skills

  • Strong experience with Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

  • Hands-on experience with AWS RDS and Azure SQL Database.

  • Expertise in backup, recovery, performance tuning, and database security.

  • Knowledge of high availability and DR solutions (replication, Data Guard, clustering).

  • Proficiency in SQL scripting and database automation.

  • Experience with Unix/Linux system administration.

Education & Certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

  • Relevant certifications are a plus (Oracle OCP, Azure Database Administrator, AWS certifications).

Interested applicants please send your resume to [email protected]

Venessa Goh Wee Ni

R24124686

Recruit Express Pte Ltd

EA License No: 99C4599

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