WHAT DOES A LEAD DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR DO?
Published: Jan 15, 2026 - The Lead Database Administrator oversees database and analytics development and support for the Management System to ensure quality, performance, and regulatory compliance. This role manages Oracle database installation, maintenance, data conversion, and performance optimization while supporting cross-functional implementation efforts. The lead also coordinates stakeholders, monitors risks and progress, and reports project status to leadership.
A Review of Professional Skills and Functions for Lead Database Administrator
1. Lead Database Administrator Duties
- Database Management: Configuring and managing new and existing database systems/services for various products/platforms
- Process Automation: Automate routine database-related activities/operations and refine existing automation jobs to improve the efficiency of the data
- Schema Administration: Creation of new and modification of existing schemas as per the company requirements
- Service Monitoring: Ensure the avoidance of any outage by closely monitoring the database services and proactively notifying the required teams
- Issue Troubleshooting: Helping other teams by troubleshooting prod/non-prod environments for any issues
- Routine Maintenance: Regular periodic maintenance to avoid any unplanned outages for database services
- Backup Oversight: Regular monitoring of back-up and archival for all database services
- Recovery Testing: Testing of the restoration process and recovery management (RPO and RTO)
- Technical Support: Provide technical assistance in case the dependent engineering teams are stuck
- Risk Optimization: Minimising risks by identifying potential weaknesses of the database software and optimizing accordingly
- Reporting Delivery: Multiple types of reports as per the needs of internal or external customers
2. Lead Database Administrator Details
- Integration Guidance: Provide technical direction on the integration of MROi solution components with DISA, OCI, Exadata Cloud Services, Cloud 1, ERP-CS and the System Implementer
- Security Management: Implement and maintain application and database security
- STIG Compliance: Assist with DISA and Oracle Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) and remediation of STIG findings
- Issue Resolution: Interface with Oracle Support and other stakeholders for technical issue resolution
- Query Analysis: Assist development and support staff with analysis of query execution plans and costing
- Environment Tuning: Implementation, upgrade, and tuning of large Oracle eBS environments
- Performance Optimization: Identify and implement system performance tuning and optimization enhancements
- Account Administration: End-user account creation and maintenance within eBS instances
3. Lead Database Administrator Responsibilities
- Issue Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot problems related to databases, applications, development tools and integrations with other system components and trading partner systems
- Process Automation: Assist with the development and implementation of automation procedures
- Patch Management: Proactive patch identification, assessment and application in an Oracle eBS environment
- Upgrade Coordination: Coordinate OS database, WebLogic, application and other solution component upgrades
- EBS Administration: Perform E-Business Suite application and database administration tasks
- Lifecycle Management: Work on the entire lifecycle of an instance from implementation to potential upgrades for new environments
- System Operations: Engage in day-to-day activities such as cloning, patching, performance tuning, capacity planning and monitoring all aspects of eBS system administration, user management, security, backup/disaster recovery, SR management, documentation, etc.
- Team Collaboration: Work with peers and extended teams to mentor, support and implement new and enhanced solutions to increase team productivity and improve Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
4. Lead Database Administrator Accountabilities
- Data Governance: Responsible for contribution and adherence to standards that ensure the integrity and security of the enterprise’s data resources
- Vendor Evaluation: Undertake technical evaluation of new and/or prospective implementations and work with vendors
- SDLC Management: Manage and work around issues or roadblocks in all phases of the SDLC lifecycle of the projects
- Oracle Tuning: Performance tuning, problem determination, analysis and correction of Oracle E-Business Application environments
- Documentation Control: Creating, maintaining, and reviewing environment procedure documentation (e.g., Instance Strategy and Backup and Recovery Strategy)
- High Availability: Definition and implementation of high availability solutions using technologies such as Oracle RAC and application clustering, Backup and Disaster Recovery using Data Guard, Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) configuration and setup
- Architecture Guidance: Guides the PMO on architectural decisions that have an impact on the performance and scalability of the solution
- Procedure Definition: Define operational procedures and create/review system documentations (CDRLs and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)) and any other documentation the government needs
5. Lead Database Administrator Functions
- Database Operations: Execute all database/analytics development and database support operations of the Casino Management System product
- Quality Assurance: Ensures that Management System database/analytics development is designed or re-designed, or new database/analytics products meet quality and customer, sales or Gaming Industry market objectives
- Cost Efficiency: Maintains an economical database/analytics development and database support methods
- Proposal Review: Recommends changes, reviews progress and creates and approves cost estimates of database/analytics development and database support proposals
- Stakeholder Engagement: Consults with and involves key stakeholders in all stages of key database/analytics development and database support activities
- Plan Execution: Works with the Manager, Database Administration Services, to drive cross-functional implementation of database/analytics development plans within Systems R&D, including monitoring progress toward milestones and delivery of artifacts
- Status Reporting: Reports the status of database/analytics development projects and database support activities to the Manager, Database Administration Services
- Risk Management: Identifies risks and develops mitigation strategies
- Cross-functional Planning: Contributes to planning, communication, and risk analysis cross-functionally within the department
- Project Coordination: Coordinates and performs tasks necessary for the database/analytics development project delivery and closure
- System Maintenance: Manages the installation and maintenance of new and existing customer systems (Oracle Databases), including backup and recovery, data integrity investigation and correction, replication of data between multiple sites, performance analysis and tuning
- Data Conversion: Manages the data conversion tasks associated with customer installations
- Policy Compliance: Complies with the company’s regulatory guidelines and corporate policies at all times