Database Administrator

Eastman Kodak is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to support enterprise database platforms including Primary: Oracle and Postgres, Secondary: Microsoft SQL Server, and SAP HANA. This role is responsible for ensuring database availability, performance, security, and recoverability across production and non-production environments, partnering with infrastructure, application, and security teams to deliver stable and compliant data services. This is an onsite role in Rochester, New York. Responsibilities: • Install, configure, administer, and maintain databases across production, QA, and development environments on premise and in Azure Cloud. • Support databases associated with SAP applications and workloads (e.g., SAP HANA) in partnership with SAP Basis and application teams. • Migrate Oracle databases to Postgres • Monitor database health and performance; troubleshoot and resolve incidents; perform root-cause analysis and implement preventative actions. • Plan and execute backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies; regularly validate recoverability (test restores) and document RTO/RPO support. • Perform performance tuning at database and query levels (indexing, statistics, execution plans, configuration parameters, capacity planning). • Implement and maintain database security controls, user/role management, and encryption/auditing as required; support security reviews and compliance/audit requests. • Execute patching, upgrades, and migrations with documented implementation and back-out plans; coordinate maintenance windows and communications. • Support high availability and resiliency solutions (e.g., clustering/replication/log shipping/DR) appropriate to each platform. • Partner with application and integration teams on data model changes, deployment planning, and production readiness. • Automate routine administrative tasks using scripting and scheduling tools; improve monitoring and alerting to reduce toil. • Participate in an on-call rotation and provide off-hours support during maintenance windows, incidents, and major releases. Qualifications: • 5+ years of hands-on database administration experience supporting enterprise production environments. • Administrative experience preferably in Oracle or Postgres secondarily Microsoft SQL Server or SAP HANA. • Experience with database installation/configuration, patching/upgrades, performance tuning, and HA/DR patterns. • Strong knowledge of SQL and database fundamentals (indexing, transactions, locking, query optimization). • Experience implementing and validating backup/recovery and disaster recovery procedures. • Working knowledge of OS concepts and troubleshooting (Windows and Linux), storage concepts, and networking basics. • Experience with monitoring/alerting and log analysis. • Ability to troubleshoot under pressure and communicate clearly during incidents. • Proficiency with automation/scripting to streamline operations. • Ability to create clear technical documentation (runbooks, standards, implementation/back-out plans).