oracle database administrator

Responsibilities:

• Timely resolution of system issues/problems while meeting/exceeding business SLAs.

• Work closely with the application development team in advancing their strategic initiatives.

• Build, monitor and continuously develop a high performance database infrastructure.

• Implement and continuously refine operational processes to ensure a stable, robust and highly efficient environment.

• Manage key application development clients, working on major projects and daily production support activities.

• Implement industry-wide best practices and daily health checks within host server and database environments.

• Work closely with internal IT partners on infrastructure strategies, operational readiness, engineering standards and designs.

• Oversee all aspects of assigned projects, ensuring successful delivery against project timelines.

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in Technology Infrastructure.

• 7+ years of experience managing large Oracle database installations is required, preferably in an IT organization within Financial Services.

• Previous experience in working with Engineers and/or architects in the development of new product requirements.

• Previous experience dealing with internal customers and discussing/agreeing on priorities, allocation of resources and deadlines.

• Strong knowledge on the platforms below:

o Windows O.S. and system software, clustering, backups, storage management

o UNIX and Linux O.S. including core system tools such as NIS, DNS and NFS.

o Oracle, SQL and Sybase database technologies

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences or related field is preferred.

• Excellent communication skills

• People skills suitable for contributing as a senior team member with technical staff

Desired Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical ability

• Experience working with resource scheduling tools.

• Excellent negotiation skills when working with executives

• Good knowledge of business initiatives and requirements to facilitate forecasting

• Client focused

• Strong mediation and facilitation skills

• Ability to coordinate local teams and to manage complex logistics

• Teamwork and communication/information sharing

• Performance management expertise

Essential Hard Skills:

• Seven years’ experience as an Oracle DBA, ideally including large databases and previous employment with a financial institution.

• 5 years’ experience with RMAN

• 3 years’ experience with Oracle RAC

• In depth knowledge of Oracle Grid

• In depth knowledge of Oracle Performance and Tuning

Desired Hard Skills:

• Knowledge of Oracle Golden Gate

• Knowledge of Oracle PeopleSoft Accounts

• Ability to administer another major database such as DB2 UDB, Sybase ASE, MS SQL Server, etc.

• Working knowledge of a column store database technology such as Sybase IQ, Vertica, etc.

• Working knowledge of a none structured database such as MongoDB, Hadoop, Spectral, etc.