Senior Telecom OSS Database Administrator (DBA)

DCM Infotech Limited

• $100K — $130K *
Piscataway, NJ 08854In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in enterprise database and platform support for distributed systems.
  • Expertise in Oracle and Informix Database Administration with SQL performance tuning.
  • Experience with Unix/Linux environments (Solaris, Client-UX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and Windows Server.
  • Knowledge of middleware and messaging systems, particularly IBM MQ and Tuxedo.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, database, and application layers.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and support database platforms for telecom OSS applications across all environments.
  • Manage enterprise database technologies including Oracle, Informix, Postgres/MySQL, and others as needed.
  • Install, upgrade, patch, migrate, back-up, recover, replicate, and tune databases.
  • Support platform modernization initiatives from older systems to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and modern Windows.
  • Monitor and optimize performance for high-volume telecom operational systems.
  • Collaborate across teams during transformation and migration efforts.
  • Develop automation scripts and operational procedures to enhance system reliability.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a wide range of enterprise database technologies.
  • Engagement in modernizing telecom platforms and systems.
  • Chance to participate in high-availability and disaster recovery planning.
  • Exposure to cloud environments, including Azure and AWS Outposts.
  • Collaboration with diverse teams across infrastructure, applications, and middleware.
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities
  • Administer and support database platforms for telecom OSS applications across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
  • Manage enterprise database technologies including:
    • Oracle
    • Informix
    • Postgres/MySQL
    • Additional relational database platforms as needed
  • Perform database installation, upgrades, patching, migrations, backup/recovery, replication, and performance tuning activities.
  • Support platform modernization initiatives involving migration from Solaris, Client-UX, and legacy Windows systems to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and modern Windows environments.
  • Monitor and optimize database and platform performance for high-volume telecom operational systems.
  • Collaborate with application, middleware, cloud, infrastructure, and network teams during transformation and migration programs.
  • Support hybrid deployment environments spanning on-prem data centers, Azure, and AWS Outposts.
  • Troubleshoot production issues involving database, middleware, storage, connectivity, and application platform layers.
  • Support middleware and messaging integrations including:
    • IBM MQ
    • Tuxedo
  • Participate in high-availability, disaster recovery, and resiliency planning for mission-critical OSS systems.
  • Develop automation scripts and operational procedures to improve platform reliability and operational efficiency.
  • Maintain technical documentation, support runbooks, and operational standards.


Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience supporting enterprise database and platform environments within large-scale distributed systems.
  • Strong hands-on expertise with:
    • Oracle Database Administration
    • Informix Database Administration
    • SQL performance tuning and optimization
  • Experience supporting Unix/Linux environments including:
    • Solaris
    • Client-UX
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Working knowledge of Windows Server environments.
  • Experience with middleware and messaging systems such as:
    • IBM MQ
    • Tuxedo
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, database, and application layers.
  • Experience supporting mission-critical applications with 24x7 operational requirements.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Telecom OSS/BSS domain experience supporting landline or TDM voice network environments.
  • Understanding of telecom switching systems such as:
    • 4ESS
    • 5ESS
  • Familiarity with TDM network operations, provisioning systems, inventory management, and service activation workflows.
  • Exposure to legacy telecom communication frameworks such as Datakit and lib-e/G2.
  • Experience with cloud migration and hybrid infrastructure deployment models.
  • Knowledge of automation, scripting, and DevOps practices.
  • ITIL process knowledge and operational support experience preferred.


Leadership & Soft Skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities in complex distributed environments.
  • Ability to coordinate effectively across infrastructure, application, middleware, and network teams.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities within large-scale transformation initiatives.
  • Strong ownership mindset with focus on reliability and operational excellence.
* Ladders Estimates

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