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In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day administration, availability, performance, security, backup and recovery, patching, and operational support of enterprise databases across Oracle, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You will play a critical role in ensuring the stability, reliability, and performance of business-critical database environments while supporting operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.\nWhat you will do:\nPerform day-to-day administration and L2/L3 production support for enterprise databases.\nMonitor database health, availability, performance, capacity, replication, and storage utilization.\nManage database configurations, users, roles, privileges, and access controls.\nPerform backup, recovery, restore, replication, and disaster recovery (DR) activities, and participate in DR exercises.\nExecute database patching, upgrades, maintenance, and vulnerability remediation activities.\nTroubleshoot database performance issues, including CPU, memory, I/O, locking, blocking, and query performance.\nManage incidents, problems, and changes in accordance with ITIL/ITSM processes.\nConduct root cause analysis (RCA) for major or recurring incidents and implement corrective actions.\nSupport high-availability (HA), clustering, and replication solutions.\nAdminister and support Oracle databases and database services hosted on OCI, including connectivity, monitoring, backup, and operational troubleshooting.\nDevelop scripts and automation solutions for health checks, monitoring, maintenance, and routine DBA activities.\nMaintain database operational procedures, runbooks, and technical documentation.\nCollaborate closely with Application, Infrastructure, Storage, Network, Security, and vendor teams.\nWhat you will bring:\nA minimum of 8 years of enterprise DBA experience, with strong hands-on production administration across Oracle and multiple database platforms.\nStrong experience with Oracle Database and OCI, including RMAN, ASM, RAC, performance tuning, patching/upgrades, OCI database services, and troubleshooting.\nHands-on administration experience with PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server, including replication, backup and recovery, HA/DR, and performance tuning.\nStrong knowledge of Linux/Unix and Windows environments.\nGood understanding of SAN/NAS storage, networking, and virtualization technologies.\nExperience with enterprise monitoring tools and ServiceNow/ITSM platforms.\nScripting and automation skills using Shell, PowerShell, Python, or equivalent technologies.\nStrong production troubleshooting, ownership, and incident management skills.\nOracle certification (OCP) or equivalent is preferred.\nPostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, or Cassandra certifications are an advantage.\nExperience working in large-scale enterprise or telecommunications environments.\nExperience supporting highly available, business-critical production databases.\nExperience with cloud database technologies is considered a plus.\nWhy join Ericsson? At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.\nWhat happens once you apply?Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. 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