Description
Senior Oracle DBA
This is an Oracle DBA position on AIX platform. We're looking for a hands-on database technologist with both system and application database administration experience. Advanced expertise in performance tuning activities and excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, able to drive tasks to completion independently, and able to learn new skills on the job as project requirements expand.
You need
1. Advanced expertise in performance tuning activities and excellent verbal and written communication skills
2. 6 years Oracle DBA experience on a UNIX platform (AIX) including installing/configuring/patching Oracle database software on AIX/UNIX platform
3. 5 years or more experience in the database development life cycle
4. 3 years or more experience in design, development and support of large Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence related database applications
5. 3 years database programming including stored procedure and trigger development
6. Experience with IBM platforms (IIS - DataStage, DB2 LUW, and/or Netezza) is a huge plus
7. Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree & a minimum of 7 years overall IT experience
Primary responsibilities:
Supporting the day to day development activities by working with the application development team on database issues
Performance tuning/troubleshooting complex queries and server performance issues
Run system performance tests in the non-production environments
Recommend improvements in the reporting and batch processing code based on analysis of system snapshots and database logs
Participate in the production support activities on a 24x7 basis. Participate database code reviews
Skills Required
6 years Oracle DBA experience on a UNIX platform (primarily AIX and Solaris a plus) including installing/configuring/patching Oracle database software on AIX/UNIX platform
5 years or more experience in the database development life cycle
3 years or more experience in design, development and support of large Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence related database applications
3 years database programming including stored procedure and trigger development
Strong SQL skills including the ability to rewrite complex queries to improve performance
Ability to prioritize, multitask and work with onshore and offshore teams Skills Desired
Other RDBMS platforms such as DB2 LUW on AIX/zLinux or DB2 on zOS is a big plus
DataStage ETL development and administration. UNIX and Shell Scripting skills
Experience in a programming language is a plus
For more information and a confidential discussion please call Michael or e: (see below)