Position Objective:
At AIA, we believe in helping our employees grow, professionally and personally. New career opportunities are one way for you to learn new skills and continue to build our business that helps our customers and the community live healthier, longer, better lives.
Responsible for managing information technology infrastructure as well within AIA and providing technical support to internal users.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain efficient, secure, and scalable database solutions.
- Develop and execute backup and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability.
- Monitor database performance and implement performance tuning techniques to optimize system efficiency.
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate database solutions into application development projects.
- Perform regular database maintenance, including updates, upgrades, and patching.
- Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and standards.
- Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues promptly and effectively.
- Document database administration processes and procedures.
- Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements in database technology.
- Shift duty and on-call may be required
Communication Requirements:
Internal (70%)
- Actively communicate with project teams, including PM and architects in the project
- Periodically review meeting with management team on company architecture
External (30%)
- Actively communicate with Kyndryl
- Independently manage requests from related state holders
- Periodically meeting with key project owners to get feedback on deliveries
- Exert strong influencing and positive win/win negotiation skill with stakeholders via continuous dialogue to impact choices on project planning and implementation and to keep the project on course
Most challenging type of communication – Collaborate/ co-work with Kyndryl to ensure alignment among database domain. Associated with proposed/ alternative database solutions
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience as a DBA in a corporate environment.
- Strong knowledge of SQL and database management systems, such as Azure SQL, MS SQL Server.
- Proven experience with database design and architecture.
- Excellent understanding of database security best practices.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate
- Effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent documentation and reporting skills.
- Certification in database administration (e.g., Microsoft Certified: SQL Server Database Administrator) is preferred.
