Description
Endeavour Recruitment is looking for an experienced Database Administrator, to join a large client in the financial sector, based in Belgium on an English speaking site, for an exciting 1 year contract.
The successful DBA will be able to work independently and show initiative.
As a Database Administrator, you will be a member of the team in charge of the Oracle DB Server infrastructure.
Your responsibilities will include:
Providing technical support for the database environment, including support of the production but also supporting the development and enhancement of applications
Helping to achieve a state-of-the-art environment that meets current and future business objectives, highest reliability and performance possible
Software installation procedure + configuration of the Servers
Release management
Upgrade/migrations of databases
Day-to-day administration of the infrastructure
Disaster recovery plans
Defining standards and guidelines
Security of DB Servers
Replication of data
Performance tuning
Research & Development: Assessment and implementation of new technologies and providing IT with a long-term perspective on the relationship of database technology to the business opportunities.
Providing and designing tools to assist in the management of the databases.
Participate in the watch duty role (24/24 on call for a total of about 7/10 days/month)
Your skills/experience
5+ years' experience with Oracle DB (as from version 11g and above) and MS SQL Server (as from version 2008R2 and above)
Strong operational focus including security, patch revision control, performance management and tuning, high availability and licensing
Experience with Oracle Management Server (installation, configuration & usage)
Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
OPERATING SYSTEMS: Red Hat Linux, AIX, Windows
Good written and oral communication skills
Please get in touch for further details on this excellent contract opportunity.