Why this opportunity stands out
Lead database performance, stability and recovery at enterprise scale in this senior DBA contract based in Midtown Manhattan.
About the role
167 Solutions, a specialist technology recruitment business, is recruiting a senior Database Administrator on behalf of a global financial technology client. The successful candidate will be engaged as an independent contractor to lead database operations, incident resolution, recovery and ongoing platform optimisation across AWS-hosted Oracle and PostgreSQL environments.
The engagement is based at the client's Midtown Manhattan, New York office, with daily on-site collaboration expected. The indicative day rate is $570 and the contract duration is to be confirmed.
Applicants must be legally authorised to work in the United States. 167 Solutions does not offer visa sponsorship for this engagement. The engagement is contracted between the client and the contractor; 167 Solutions is not the employer of record.
167 Solutions is an equal opportunity recruiter. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Candidates who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruitment process may contact harshil@167solutions.com.
Engagement may be subject to background checks and standard financial-services onboarding requirements set by the client.
Key responsibilities
• Drive database stability, incident response and proactive root cause analysis.
• Optimise SQL, indexing, partitioning and overall database performance.
• Manage backup, Oracle RMAN, AWS recovery processes and DR exercises.
• Support replication, upgrades, releases, multi-AZ and change management.
• Automate operational work using Python, PowerShell and AWS-native tooling.
What they're looking for
• Expert Oracle and PostgreSQL administration, tuning and availability engineering.
• Strong AWS database services, backup, recovery and resilience experience.
• Hands-on SQL scripting, production troubleshooting and stakeholder communication.
• Legally authorised to work in the United States without visa sponsorship for this engagement.
Benefits
• Engagement based at the client's Midtown Manhattan office, with daily on-site collaboration.
• Engagement within a financial technology sector environment.
• Exposure to Oracle 19c, PostgreSQL 17, AWS RDS, Aurora, EC2 and RMAN.
• Contract duration to be confirmed between the client and the contractor.