L3 Database Administrator & Middleware Engineer (Weekends, Shift) #Ikr

Note: Successful candidates need to be comfortable with working on weekends and shift as and when required About the Role We are looking for Database Administrators and Middleware Engineers to manage the full lifecycle of relational database and middleware infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. The role covers database provisioning, patching, performance tuning, schema management, access control, high availability, backup and compliance audit — alongside middleware stack management. The emphasis is on consistent, automated management with strong operational and security standards. Key Responsibilities •Provision database instances with standardised baseline configurations across on-premises and cloud •Apply database patches and manage CVE remediation across all platforms on schedule •Manage database users, schemas, access permissions and role-based privilege control •Monitor database performance — query throughput, resource utilisation and capacity trends •Tune queries, execution plans and indexes to maintain performance within agreed thresholds •Manage database backup policies and validate restore procedures on a regular schedule •Monitor and manage high availability replication; execute failover and maintain RPO within targets •Conduct database access auditing and produce compliance and audit reports •Monitor database health and capacity; report on trends and escalate capacity risks proactively •Manage middleware platforms — Apache, Nginx and IIS installation, patching and configuration •Participate in DR drills for the database tier and validate recovery procedures •Maintain database runbooks, standard operating procedures and change documentation •Any other ad-hoc duties as assigned by supervisors Required Skills & Competencies •Relational databases — Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and PostgreSQL •Cloud-managed databases — AWS RDS and Azure SQL Database •Database provisioning and lifecycle management — consistent, repeatable deployments •Database patching and CVE management — lifecycle patching across all database platforms •Performance tuning — query analysis, execution plan optimisation and index management •Schema management — schema design support, object lifecycle and version control •Database access management — user provisioning, role-based access control and privilege governance •Database backup and restore — policy management, backup validation and restore procedures •Replication and high availability — synchronous/asynchronous replication, failover and RPO management •Database monitoring — performance metrics, capacity utilisation, alert management and trending •Compliance and audit — database access auditing, activity monitoring and compliance reporting •Middleware — Apache HTTP Server, Nginx and Microsoft IIS installation, configuration and lifecycle •Configuration management — Ansible or equivalent for database and middleware automation Interested applicants, please email your resume to Karin Chan Wei Kien Email: karinchan@recruitexpress.com.sg CEI Reg No: R1104584 Recruit Express Pte Ltd UEN: 199601303W EA Licence No:99C4599