Assurity Trusted Solutions (ATS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Government Technology Agency (GovTech), dedicated to delivering comprehensive IT solutions and services to enhance security and operational efficiency. We collaborate with government agencies and commercial partners to provide reliable infrastructure and operational services, leveraging advanced technologies to mitigate cyber risks.
We are currently seeking a skilled Application Database Administrator to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing our database systems to ensure they support various application infrastructures effectively. This role requires strong technical skills, analytical capabilities, and a firm understanding of database management principles, especially in a cloud-oriented or hybrid environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborating with application developers and system architects to design and develop database structures that align with the requirements of the organisation's applications.
- Writing and optimising database queries to ensure efficient data retrieval and manipulation, thereby enhancing the performance of the applications.
- Monitoring and fine-tuning database performance to improve the overall responsiveness and efficiency of the applications.
- Creating and maintaining data models that accurately represent the organisation's data and its relationships, ensuring that the databases are well-structured and scalable.
- Implementing automation processes for database deployment, configuration, and maintenance to streamline operations and reduce manual effort.
- Implementing and maintaining security measures within the databases to protect sensitive data, including access controls, encryption, and security best practices.
- Working closely with application developers to understand their database requirements, provide guidance on database best practices, and support them in optimising database interactions within their applications.
- Resolving database-related issues, providing support to application developers, and participating in incident response and problem resolution efforts.
Requirements
Qualifications and Skills:
- Proficiency in database management systems such as Sybase, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or NoSQL databases.
- Strong understanding of database design principles, data modeling, and database development, including experience with SQL and database programming languages.
- Experience in performance tuning, query optimisation, and database indexing to ensure efficient data retrieval and manipulation.
- Knowledge of database security best practices, including access control, encryption, and compliance with relevant data protection regulations and standards.
- Familiarity with database backup and recovery strategies, including disaster recovery planning and implementation.
- Ability to troubleshoot database-related issues, provide support to application developers, and participate in incident response and problem resolution efforts.
- Understanding of data integrity, data validation, normalisation, and data quality management within databases.
- Proficiency in database automation, scripting, and scheduling tasks for database maintenance and management.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with application developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to support database requirements.
- Previous experience in a database engineering or administration role, with a focus on application databases and their integration with software applications.
- Ability to stay updated with the latest trends, tools, and best practices in database management and application development.
Join us and explore rewarding career opportunities at Assurity Trusted Solutions!
The compensation package will be commensurate with your qualifications and experience. If you are interested, please click "Apply Now".
We appreciate your interest and please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
By submitting your application, you agree that your personal data may be collected, used, and disclosed by Assurity Trusted Solutions Pte. Ltd. (ATS), GovTech and their service providers and agents in accordance with ATS’s privacy statement found at: https://www.assurity.sg/privacy.html or such other successor site.
Benefits
- A wholly-owned subsidiary of GovTech.
- We promote a learning culture and encourage you to grow and learn.
- Annual Leave Benefits with additional perks such as Family Care and Birthday Leave.
- Contract Staff enjoys the same benefits as Permanent Employees.
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