About the role
About Client:
Client is a global financial services firm that provides a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management, and investment management services. It is a prominent global financial services firm with a rich history and a strong presence in the financial industry.
The Client is committed to corporate responsibility and sustainability. It aims to make a positive impact on society through various initiatives, such as promoting environmental sustainability, supporting diversity and inclusion, and engaging in philanthropic activities.
Rate: $63.66/Hr
Job Description:
Database Operations & Reliability
Please note that ApTask offers subsidized insurance coverage to our employees.
About ApTask:
ApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services, dedicated to shaping the future of work. As an African American-owned and Veteran-owned company, ApTask offers a comprehensive suite of services, including staffing and recruitment solutions, managed services, IT consulting, and project management. With a focus on excellence, collaboration, and innovation, ApTask provides unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development. As a member of the ApTask team, you will have the chance to connect businesses with top-tier professionals, optimize workforce performance, and drive success across diverse industries. Join us at ApTask and be part of our mission to empower organizations to thrive while fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Candidate Data Collection Disclaimer:
At ApTask, we prioritize safeguarding your privacy. As part of our recruitment process, certain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) may be requested by our clients for verification and application purposes. Rest assured, we strictly adhere to confidentiality standards and comply with all relevant data protection laws. Please note that we only collect the necessary information as specified by each client and do not request sensitive details during the initial stages of recruitment.
If you have any concerns or queries about your personal information, please feel free to contact our compliance team at [email protected].
Applicant Consent:
By submitting your application, you agree to ApTask's (www.aptask.com) Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, and provide your consent to receive SMS and voice call communications regarding employment opportunities that match your resume and qualifications. You understand that your personal information will be used solely for recruitment purposes and that you can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at 732-355-8000 or [email protected]. Message frequency may vary. Msg & data rates may apply.
Client is a global financial services firm that provides a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management, and investment management services. It is a prominent global financial services firm with a rich history and a strong presence in the financial industry.
The Client is committed to corporate responsibility and sustainability. It aims to make a positive impact on society through various initiatives, such as promoting environmental sustainability, supporting diversity and inclusion, and engaging in philanthropic activities.
Rate: $63.66/Hr
Job Description:
- We are seeking an experienced Database Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support and operate mission-critical database platforms within a fast-paced enterprise environment. This role is focused on operational excellence, reliability, resiliency, automation, and continuous improvement across multiple database technologies.
- This is not a development role. We are looking for hands-on database professionals who thrive in production operations, take ownership of issues, understand urgency, and are passionate about improving systems, processes, and themselves.
- The ideal candidate views reliability as a product, proactively identifies risks before they become incidents, and continuously seeks opportunities to automate repetitive tasks and improve platform stability.
Database Operations & Reliability
- Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain enterprise database platforms.
- Ensure availability, performance, recoverability, and security of production database environments.
- Monitor database platforms and associated infrastructure, responding rapidly to incidents and service degradations.
- Lead troubleshooting efforts for database, operating system, storage, replication, and application connectivity issues.
- Execute failovers, disaster recovery testing, and recovery procedures.
- Partner with application teams to provide database guidance and operational support.
- Deploy, maintain, and optimize database infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
- Implement scalable, resilient database solutions.
- Evaluate and recommend improvements to architecture, monitoring, automation, and operational processes.
- Support capacity planning, performance tuning, and platform lifecycle management.
- Develop and maintain automation solutions using Python, Shell, Ansible, or similar technologies.
- Help eliminate manual operational activities through engineering and automation.
- Improve monitoring, alerting, reporting, and operational workflows.
- Drive incremental improvements that reduce risk, improve reliability, and increase operational efficiency.
- Performance & Incident Management
- Analyze and resolve database performance issues.
- Troubleshoot replication, backup/recovery, storage, network, and infrastructure-related incidents.
- Participate in root cause analysis and drive permanent corrective actions.
- Review operational metrics and trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Maintain accurate operational documentation, standards, and procedures.
- Generate and present operational metrics, service health indicators, and reliability reporting.
- Participate in incident response activities.
- Demonstrate strong ownership from issue identification through resolution.
- Strong experience administering enterprise database platforms, including:
- o Sybase ASE
- Oracle RAC
- Additional database technologies such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar platforms are a plus.
- o Installation
- Configuration
- Upgrades
- Patching
- Performance tuning
- Backup and recovery
- High availability and disaster recovery
- Experience with database replication technologies including:
- o SAP Replication Server
- Data Guard
- HVR (preferred)
- Strong Linux administration skills.
- Experience with automation and scripting:
- o Python
- Ansible
- Shell scripting
- Understanding of storage, networking, operating systems, and infrastructure services.
- Experience with Veritas Cluster Server, ASM, LVM, and SAN technologies.
- Familiarity with enterprise operational tooling such as Jira, Service Now and Confluence.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Takes ownership and drives issues to closure.
- Understands the urgency required to support critical production environments.
- Continuously improves systems, processes, and operational effectiveness.
- Learns quickly and adapts to new technologies.
- Balances operational stability with engineering innovation.
- Communicates clearly and effectively during incidents and high-pressure situations.
- Demonstrates a strong sense of accountability and professionalism.
- Leaves the platform better than they found it every day.
- Preferred Mindset
- We hire for attitude as much as technical skill.
- Customer obsessed
- Accountable and dependable
- Urgent without being reckless
- Continuously learning
- Driven to automate repetitive work
- Detail-oriented
- Collaborative but willing to lead
- Focused on long-term platform reliability rather than short-term fixes
Please note that ApTask offers subsidized insurance coverage to our employees.
About ApTask:
ApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services, dedicated to shaping the future of work. As an African American-owned and Veteran-owned company, ApTask offers a comprehensive suite of services, including staffing and recruitment solutions, managed services, IT consulting, and project management. With a focus on excellence, collaboration, and innovation, ApTask provides unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development. As a member of the ApTask team, you will have the chance to connect businesses with top-tier professionals, optimize workforce performance, and drive success across diverse industries. Join us at ApTask and be part of our mission to empower organizations to thrive while fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Candidate Data Collection Disclaimer:
At ApTask, we prioritize safeguarding your privacy. As part of our recruitment process, certain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) may be requested by our clients for verification and application purposes. Rest assured, we strictly adhere to confidentiality standards and comply with all relevant data protection laws. Please note that we only collect the necessary information as specified by each client and do not request sensitive details during the initial stages of recruitment.
If you have any concerns or queries about your personal information, please feel free to contact our compliance team at [email protected].
Applicant Consent:
By submitting your application, you agree to ApTask's (www.aptask.com) Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, and provide your consent to receive SMS and voice call communications regarding employment opportunities that match your resume and qualifications. You understand that your personal information will be used solely for recruitment purposes and that you can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at 732-355-8000 or [email protected]. Message frequency may vary. Msg & data rates may apply.