Title: Senior Database Administrator
Company Name: Gildan-G.A.B. Limited
Vacancy: 1
Age: At least 24 years
Job Location: Dhaka (GULSHAN 2)
Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in production database administration within a complex, multi-platform enterprise environment, including at least 3+ years functioning in a senior or lead capacity.
Database Mastery: Subject matter expertise and hands-on mastery of both Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server administration, high-availability architecture, and advanced performance tuning.
Cloud Solutions: Proven experience migrating workloads to or managing enterprise Cloud DB platforms, with direct hands-on experience in Azure and/or Snowflake solutions being highly advantageous.
Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical changes to both technical teams and business stakeholders.
Compliance & Security: Prior experience working within a regulated environment (such as SOX compliance) and managing strict database security protocols.
Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives with Infrastructure, Business Intelligence (BI), and Development teams across international sites.
Operational Flexibility: Flexibility and willingness to participate in a rotational, on-call framework to support a 24/7 global manufacturing operation.
Reporting directly to the IT Infrastructure Manager, the Senior Database Administrator (Sr. DBA) plays a critical, senior-level role in owning, architecting, and optimizing the continuous availability, performance, and security of Gildan’s global database ecosystem. In this role, you will serve as the technical authority across a complex multi-platform environment spanning Oracle, SQL Server, and cutting-edge cloud solutions. As part of a business that operates around the clock, this position requires commitment to a rotational on-call schedule including scheduled evenings and weekends to ensure seamless operational coverage, support international sites, and execute critical updates outside of standard business hours
The Role
Database Administration & Lifecycle Leadership: Architect, configure, and lead the lifecycle strategy (upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning) for global enterprise Oracle, SQL Server, and Cloud environments (Azure/Snowflake) while establishing and enforcing organizational deployment standards.
Advanced Performance Engineering: Serve as the tier-3 escalation authority to diagnose and resolve complex, systemic database system bottlenecks through advanced index, memory, CPU, and space analysis.
Architectural Advisor & Development Collaboration: Consult directly with BI and development teams as a data architecture expert to guide optimal database design, review complex SQL scripts, and optimize mission-critical stored procedures.
Change Governance: Act as a key stakeholder in the change management process, ensuring all high-risk environment modifications are rigorously validated to guarantee zero downtime or impact on integrated global systems and clients.
Enterprise Security & Compliance Ownership: Govern and enforce robust physical and network database security policies, oversee identity management, and take full accountability for SOX security compliance documentation and audit readiness.
Business Continuity Strategy: Own, test, and continuously optimize the comprehensive enterprise Disaster Recovery (DR) Plan to guarantee maximum business resilience, minimizing RTO and RPO metrics.
Documentation & Asset Governance: Oversee the integrity of accurate database architecture documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and long-term software license/asset inventories.
Senior Service Delivery: Provide high-tier, consultative technical support to internal business units, ensuring prompt resolution of critical database issues and strategic enhancement requests.
Innovation & Strategic Research: Drive technology modernization by conducting research and solution comparisons to provide data-driven, architectural recommendations for new technology acquisitions and cloud infrastructure enhancements.
Operational Communication Leadership: Oversighting and ensuring effective, proactive communication of critical planned and unplanned system changes to global users and executive stakeholders.
Transport Facilities: Pick and Drop (Depends on Availability)
Weekend: Saturday and Sunday;
Office Hours:
8am - 3pm in office including 1 hour lunch break (working at office);
8pm - 10pm (working from home);
Insurance:
Life & Disability Insurance (Employee only)
In-Patient Treatment (Employee and Dependents)
Out-Patient Treatment (Employee and Dependents)
Service Benefit;
Earn Leave Encashment;
Leave Facilities:
Casual Leave;
Medical Leave;
Earn Leave;
Compassionate Leave;
Paternity Leave;
Wedding Leave;
Maternity Leave for Female;
Pilgrimage Leave;
Other facilities will be provided as per company policy etc.