Oracle DBA

Responsibilities

• Day to day administration of ORACLE databases, Exadata and the UNIX (IBM AIX) servers they run on

• Monitoring of the ORACLE database infrastructure to ensure optimum performance

• Supporting continuous integration code releases at the database layer

• Improving database support/administration services via the use of automation and other appropriate tooling

• Suggest improvements to current services provided based on past experiences and know-how

• Work with Java Developers and .NET Developers that use ORACLE database

• Take part in new projects as ORACLE SME (subject matter expert)

• Participate in Agile SCRUM meetings

Requirements

• Experience administering ORACLE databases running on UNIX (IBM AIX or RedHat Linux).

• Experience with monitoring ORACLE instances via OEM

• Experience with Oracle Data guard and Oracle RAC

• Understanding of ORACLE and database concepts and architecture (Goldengate experience is desired)

• Experience tuning queries and the overall database for performance

• Experience with configuration management tools like puppet/Ansible

• Experience with containers and ORACLE’s pluggable database infrastructure

• Experience with UNIX, either IBM AIX and/or RedHat Linux (RHEL)

• Excellent communication /customer service skills

• Ability to understand others and clearly express thoughts

• Demonstrated commitment to customer service and quality deliverables

• Have an understanding of backup and recovery tools e.g. Cohesity, Spectrum Protect etc.

Nice to Have (but NOT required)

• Microsoft SQL SSxS tools (SSIS/SSRS)

• Splunk preferred

• Exadata preferred