Senior Database Administrator Lead

Business Unit Cubic Transportation Systems Company Details When you join Cubic you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation Led by our talented teams around the world Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses including Cubic Transportation Systems CTS and Cubic Defense CD Explore more on Cubic com Job Details Job Summary A hands-on role responsible for leading a team of Database Administrators organized by subject matter expertise and or geographic location The Team Leader will be required to build a cohesive motivated team and work alongside a complicated set of geographically dispersed stakeholders including management technology architects and technology staff to assist in the lifecycle of new client services from design and development through to implementation and on-going support The role holder will ensure the team adhere to best practices will promote team working and clear communication and ensure workload prioritization The role holder will ensure that processes are in place to ensure assigned systems are monitored maintained and supported alongside ensuring that assigned project tasks or work streams are delivered on time and to budget As part of the full lifecycle management the Team Leader will contribute to and ensure adherence to the development communication and implementation of a clear strategy Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities Lead database teams ensuring alignment with business goals Management of the assigned SME or geographically located team Define and drive database roadmaps including upgrades migrations and cloud adoption Lead the administration and optimization of Oracle databases 12c 19c or later including RAC ASM OGG and Data Guard Design and implement backup recovery and disaster recovery strategies using RMAN and Oracle Data Guard Monitor database performance and proactively resolve issues using AWR ADDM and other diagnostic tools Manage database patching upgrades and migrations across environments Collaborate with application developers and infrastructure teams to support business-critical applications Ensure compliance with data governance and security policies Participate in capacity planning and architecture reviews Provide expert level troubleshooting to quickly identify and resolve database related incidents across a wide array of technologies and platforms Participate in root cause analysis and problem resolution triage sessions Makes technical decisions during high priority incidents focused on impact remediation and communicates clearly to call participants and leadership Understand current capacity issues and the capacity planning processes Work with team to review change requests Problem and Vendor Management Align day-to-day activities with broader organizational objectives Support a rigorous change control process including reviewing and implementing change records for database activities Participate in special projects representing database operations on new implementations or troubleshooting deep dives Conduct performance reviews and support career growth within the Oracle team Mentor DBAs and provide technical leadership Skills knowledge and experience Bachelor s or master s degree in computer science Information Technology or related field 12 years of experience in Oracle database administration and 3 years of exp Leading technical teams Oracle Database Architecture In-depth knowledge of Oracle RAC ASM Data Guard Performance Tuning Mastery of AWR ADDM SQL tuning and system diagnostics Backup Recovery Proficiency with RMAN and disaster recovery planning Cloud Platforms Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OCI AWS or Azure for hybrid or cloud-native deployments Security Compliance Implementing encryption auditing and regulatory compliance Knowledge of PostgreSQL and other opensource databases Excellent problem-solving communication and leadership skills Analytical Thinking Solving performance or architectural challenges with data-driven decisions Collaboration Working cross-functionally with application infrastructure and security teams Desirable Microsoft andor Oracle Certifications Foundation in ITIL Worker Type Employee