Oracle Database Administrator

Texas  ‐ Onsite
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The successful candidate will understand and be current on Oracle database technologies - 10g and 11g. This position will interface with application support teams and with physical infrastructure support, so the duties are about 75% logical/25% physical. On the logical support side, having some development background would assist in discussions with the application support side. On the physical support side, must be able to evaluate multiple physical options and compare to the environment and make recommendations that are critiqued by infrastructure and business people. People/social skills a must; candidate must be able to describe the technology in different terms whether in front of a end-user business person, a developer on the apps team, or a system administrator on the infrastructure side.

Typical Oracle DBA duties for a large environment. Monitoring, change control, security, installations, upgrades, backup, recovery, performance analysis and capacity planning. Datawarehouse design and implementation experience essential.

Participates in the evaluation, design, implementation, maintenance, support, and enhancement of sophisticated database systems and technologies. Collaborates with all members of IT to ensure successful application and database implementations. Assists in solving production problems in a timely manner, including off hours and weekend support when necessary.

Expected Project Assignment(s): 3 month minimum engagement, contract.

Target Project Locations(s): Location is downtown Houston.

Job Requirements:

Technical Skills:

  • 5+ years of Oracle DBA experience both physical and logical.
  • Oracle 11g/10g/9i
  • Experience with performance monitoring and tuning using statspack and database management tools such as OEM/GRID Control.
  • Experience with UNIX environments. IBM AIX preferred.
  • Background in development with SQL databases such as Oracle and/or SQL Server

Additional Pluses:

  • SQL Server DBA experience 2+ years
  • Energy company experience

Education/Certification Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree from a 4 year college or university
  • Business Domain Experience:
  • Database Administration

Interpersonal Skill:

  • Must be a team player; able to work as part of a team but also work independently in areas of strength.
  • Collaborates with all members of IT to ensure successful application and database implementations.
Start date
ASAP
Duration
3 months contract - might extend
(extension possible)
From
Enterprise Solutions, Inc.
Published at
21.01.2012
Project ID:
302043
Contract type
Freelance
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