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Primary activities include system software installation and support of Oracle 10g & 11g RDBMS, OEM Grid Control 10.2.0.5 or above, Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure on a multi-node cluster to include Active/Passive failovers; software tuning; problem identification and consulting; database backups and recovery using RMAN; and the application of software maintenance provided regularly by vendors. The ideal candidate will coordinate changes to Oracle database environments; troubleshoot application code with developers, test, and implement changes with a deep understanding of these database management systems. The candidate should be able to articulate the future architecture for Oracle database installations in the environment, and work towards moving the organization in this direction. The candidate should also have experience with planning and implementing Oracle upgrades and patching to include new major releases, patch set installations, and application of quarterly security patches. The candidate should have hands on use of the OEM functionality including diagnostics and tuning pack features, setting up and responding to alerts, & job scheduling. The candidate will all be responsible for specifying user access levels, as well as developing guidelines for appropriate user access. The candidate would be available to answer user questions, and confer with coworkers to determine the impact of changes in our environment in terms of both application availability/impact and opportunity costs. The candidate will establish database runtime parameters and calculate optimum settings by following industry standards, conduct performance tuning, and regularly review SUSE Linux server capacities for memory, cpu and other usage. The candidate may train other system database administrators and customers as needed. The Database Administrator should rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently perform a variety of complicated tasks, and collaborate with team members to develop standards. This position also provides customer service and consulting support on a broad array of service and participates in projects from genesis through completion. The incumbent will frequently work on projects that require a strong understanding of customer service, good communication skills and the ability to work with a team approach. The ability to function with an enterprise perspective and to work with technical staff, management and other entities staff on technical design and business issues is critical.