• Will build and maintain databases in both OLTP and OLAP environments.
• Must possess a strong inclination for problem solving and attention to detail.
• Must verify and ensure consistency across like platforms.
• Must rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Must be able to facilitate communication with other groups to implement various database-related tasks.
• Will provide a systems perspective advice to the company in the area of data and database technologies.
• Will partner with the Operations DBAs, developers, and other systems administrators to diagnose, plan, and execute on activities needing resolution, either planned or unplanned.
• Will support, prioritize and troubleshoot database, OS, application and hardware issues in conjunction with other systems personnel.
• Must be able to collaborate with programming and systems staff members in the creation of standards and procedures.
• Will perform a variety of tasks, including:
• Proactive administrative duties.
• Recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Disaster recovery monitoring, management and hardening.
• Database change control responsibilities.
• System performance monitoring and system optimization.
• Research, test, and develop systems maintenance and upgrade plans for new and existing technologies.
• Maintain in-depth technical expertise for Microsoft system and database products, industry trends, competitive offerings.

SKILLS /QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2+ years of Oracle RDBMS experience.
• 2+ years of Linux OS and shell script experience.
• 2+ years of experience in a demanding, 24/7 production environment.
• Must have operated within a rigorous change control environment. (i.e., managed separate Development, QA, UAT, Training and Production environments)
• Must have a demonstrated ability and initiative to automate and technology and process related to duties
• Degree or certification in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or closely related with a minimum of 2 years experience in database administration
• Environment Database, Network, and Operating Systems Theories
• Oracle PL/SQL
• Oracle 11gR2, 12cR2 Database, ASM, and RAC
• Oracle/Red Hat/CentOS Linux
• Oracle Data Guard and Exadata experience is a plus.
• Open source database MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL experience is a plus
• SQL Server and Windows Server experience is a plus
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to work within defined timeframes.
• Degree or certification in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or closely related with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in database administration