You will be responsible for the administration and management of the enterprise databases which support ITE businesses. This involves working closely with the various stakeholders from project implementation to subsequent maintenance and operational support. You would need to be able to plan, design, install and upgrade databases located on-prem as well as on Microsoft Azure. Scope of work will also include capacity planning, backup recovery procedures, performance tuning and applying security patches to meet the ICT standard and policies. All these are to ensure availability, optimal performance and compliance. In addition, you will also need to manage access and application changes through the data and change request process.
Database Administrator - IT Systems & Operations [ITE Headquarters]
Institute of Technical Education
Fixed Terms
Closing on 25 Aug 2025
What the role is
What you will be working on
Daily Operation and Administration
- Manage and maintain database standards, integrity, and access rights.
- Attend to database service requests such as DML and data queries, deployment of PeopleSoft Projects via PeopleTools and Data Mover for Oracle as well as deployments on MSSQL databases (Azure SQL / Managed Instances / Databricks);
- Ensure smooth operation of database servers, services and connectivity with relevant application systems;
- Perform daily DB server health checks as well as login failures assessments; and
- Ensure databases are backup successfully.
Incident Management and Recovery
- Diagnose, troubleshoot and rectify database errors and issues; and
- Perform database recovery and restoration from backup.
What we are looking for
- Minimum 3 years of working experiences in database administration with MSSQL and Oracle Databases in production environments across different versions and platform (Windows/Redhat Linux/Solaris), including Microsoft Azure IaaS / PaaS
- Certification in cloud technology would be an added advantage
- Experiences in supporting, troubleshooting and resolving issues related to databases and associated applications such as Oracle PeopleSoft
- Experience in RMAN and Veritas NetBackup for performing backups, restoration and recovery for the databases.
- Experience with SQL Server Always-On; and
- Familiar with Oracle Dataguard
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
About Institute of Technical Education
The Institute of Technical Education is a globally-recognised world-class institution for excellence in technical education. Here, you make an extraordinary difference because ours is a unique Hands-on, Minds-on, Hearts-on College Education. Our awards include the prestigious Singapore Quality Award with Special Commendation and the inaugural Harvard-IBM Innovations Award in Transforming Government, affirmations of transformational leadership and passionate staff who bring us closer to becoming a Global Leader for Innovations in Technical Education.
About your application process
This job is closing on 25 Aug 2025.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Institute of Technical Education or the wider Public Service.