QUANTEAM - North America (RAINBOW PARTNERS Group)
Database Administrator – Azure & AWS
QUANTEAM - North America (RAINBOW PARTNERS Group), Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
As the founding entity of RAINBOW PARTNERS, Quanteam is a consulting firm specializing in the fields of Banking, Finance, and Financial Services. Guided by our core values of closeness, teamwork, diversity, and excellence, our team of 1,000 expert consultants, representing 35 different nationalities, collaborates across 10 international offices: Paris, Lyon, New York, Montreal, London, Brussels, Geneva, Lisbon, Porto and Casablanca.
Role Overview We are seeking an experienced
Database Administrator
to design, implement, maintain, and optimize database systems supporting critical business applications such as trading, risk management, reporting, and operations. The role involves working across
hybrid infrastructures
— primarily cloud (Azure, AWS) and on-premises environments — ensuring high availability, data integrity, and performance at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Database Management:
Administer, configure, and optimize SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and cloud-native databases across hybrid environments.
Resilience & Continuity:
Design and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery (DR) architectures (AlwaysOn, clustering, geo-redundancy) to ensure business continuity.
Real-Time Processing:
Support and enhance real-time data pipelines and replication processes for critical applications.
Performance & Monitoring:
Proactively monitor, tune, and troubleshoot database performance using observability and alerting tools.
Security & Compliance:
Enforce access controls, encryption, and data protection standards in collaboration with cybersecurity and compliance teams.
Collaboration:
Partner with infrastructure, application development, and DevOps teams to optimize database design, queries, and integrations.
Documentation:
Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, DR procedures, and operational standards.
Incident Response:
Contribute to incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
Minimum 5 years of experience in database administration, ideally within complex or regulated environments (e.g., energy, financial services).
Advanced skills in SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, and experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.
Proven experience with Azure database services (SQL Database, Managed Instance, Cosmos DB) and familiarity with AWS RDS or Aurora.
Strong understanding of resilience, replication, and real-time data architectures.
Exposure to ITSM, monitoring, and incident management tools.
Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, Oracle Certified Professional, or AWS Database Specialty are a plus.
Strong analytical, communication, and troubleshooting abilities.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hybrid cloud environment.
Nice to Have
Experience supporting energy trading or financial systems (ETRM, market data, or analytics platforms).
Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, Oracle Certified Professional, or AWS Database Specialty are a plus.
Knowledge of Python or PowerShell for automation and database scripting.
Familiarity with CI/CD integration and DevOps practices for database deployment.
Understanding of data governance, lineage, and compliance frameworks (SOX, NERC CIP, GDPR).
Experience working with containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker) or Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible).
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Information Technology
Industries Services for Renewable Energy and Financial Services
Benefits
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Pension plan
Paid maternity leave
Child care support
Paid paternity leave
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Role Overview We are seeking an experienced
Database Administrator
to design, implement, maintain, and optimize database systems supporting critical business applications such as trading, risk management, reporting, and operations. The role involves working across
hybrid infrastructures
— primarily cloud (Azure, AWS) and on-premises environments — ensuring high availability, data integrity, and performance at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Database Management:
Administer, configure, and optimize SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and cloud-native databases across hybrid environments.
Resilience & Continuity:
Design and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery (DR) architectures (AlwaysOn, clustering, geo-redundancy) to ensure business continuity.
Real-Time Processing:
Support and enhance real-time data pipelines and replication processes for critical applications.
Performance & Monitoring:
Proactively monitor, tune, and troubleshoot database performance using observability and alerting tools.
Security & Compliance:
Enforce access controls, encryption, and data protection standards in collaboration with cybersecurity and compliance teams.
Collaboration:
Partner with infrastructure, application development, and DevOps teams to optimize database design, queries, and integrations.
Documentation:
Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, DR procedures, and operational standards.
Incident Response:
Contribute to incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
Minimum 5 years of experience in database administration, ideally within complex or regulated environments (e.g., energy, financial services).
Advanced skills in SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, and experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.
Proven experience with Azure database services (SQL Database, Managed Instance, Cosmos DB) and familiarity with AWS RDS or Aurora.
Strong understanding of resilience, replication, and real-time data architectures.
Exposure to ITSM, monitoring, and incident management tools.
Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, Oracle Certified Professional, or AWS Database Specialty are a plus.
Strong analytical, communication, and troubleshooting abilities.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hybrid cloud environment.
Nice to Have
Experience supporting energy trading or financial systems (ETRM, market data, or analytics platforms).
Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, Oracle Certified Professional, or AWS Database Specialty are a plus.
Knowledge of Python or PowerShell for automation and database scripting.
Familiarity with CI/CD integration and DevOps practices for database deployment.
Understanding of data governance, lineage, and compliance frameworks (SOX, NERC CIP, GDPR).
Experience working with containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker) or Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible).
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Information Technology
Industries Services for Renewable Energy and Financial Services
Benefits
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Pension plan
Paid maternity leave
Child care support
Paid paternity leave
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