Database Administrator

JOB DETAILS:Reports To Senior Database Administrator Mission & Objectives To administer, secure and optimise UEDCL’s enterprise databases, ensuring reliable, recoverable and high-performing data services that support critical business operations, regulatory obligations and service continuity. Key Responsibilities Install, configure, administer, maintain and upgrade approved enterprise database platforms in accordance with documented standards, licensing requirements and change controls. Monitor database availability, health, scheduled jobs, query performance, storage usage, replication and capacity; investigate abnormalities and implement approved corrective action. Configure, monitor and verify database backups and recovery mechanisms, including point-in-time recovery where supported; participate in restoration and disaster recovery tests against agreed recovery objectives. Support database high-availability, replication and failover arrangements, working with infrastructure and application teams to minimise service interruption. Implement authorised database patches, upgrades, configuration hardening and vulnerability remediation, with impact assessment, testing, rollback plans and auditable records. Administer database accounts, roles and permissions under least-privilege and segregation-of-duties principles; monitor privileged access, activity logs and service accounts in collaboration with ICT Security. Protect data confidentiality, integrity and availability through approved encryption, retention, access, audit and secure non-production data handling controls, in line with applicable laws and UEDCL policies. Provide database operational support to mission-critical enterprise applications, including customer transaction and vending, billing, ERP and integration services, in liaison with application owners and vendors. Support development, test and production database environments, including approved schema changes, database migrations, deployments and controlled refreshes, without bypassing production change approval. Diagnose and resolve database incidents and recurring faults, perform root-cause analysis, document remedial actions and contribute to agreed out-of-hours major-incident support arrangements. Undertake capacity planning and performance optimisation, including indexing, query analysis, data growth assessment and resource forecasting, and recommend improvements for review. Maintain accurate database inventories, configuration baselines, runbooks, backup schedules, recovery procedures, dependency maps and technical documentation to support continuity and audit readiness. Collaborate with the Senior Database Administrator, SAP BASIS, infrastructure, cybersecurity, application, integration and project teams on database changes, migrations and service improvements. Prepare periodic database health, backup, availability, capacity, incident and security-control reports, escalating material risks and exceptions promptly. Eligibility & R

Verified vacancy originally published on 2026-11-03. Discovered via verified recruitment channels.