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**This position is Contract to Hire and Open to Remote (CST or EST time zone)
*MUST ANSWER PRE-SCREEN QUESTIONS WITH EACH CANDIDATE SUBMITTAL TO BE CONSIDERED**
PRE-SCREEN QUESTIONS
What database platforms and versions have you worked with: Oracle, HANA, MariaDB/MySQL, PostgreSQL, Progress OpenEdge,
SQL Server and how would you rate your level of expertise in each?
How would you describe your experience with performance tuning?
How would you describe your knowledge of High Availability configurations?
What is your level of experience with Unix shell scripting? Have you used Perl, Python, or other scripting languages for DBA tasks?
What tools have you used for database monitoring and alerting?
Have you worked with RMAN or other backup tools?
MANAGER'S NOTES:
Extensive experience in Oracle performance tuning, including: SQL query optimization, Index and execution plan analysis,
AWR/ASH report interpretation, Use of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and other diagnostic tools
Proven ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in OLTP and OLAP environments
Strong understanding of Oracle architecture, including memory structures, background processes, and storage management
Experience with Oracle high availability configurations such as: Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters), Data Guard (physical and
logical standby).
Familiarity with performance tuning in other RDBMS platforms such as: MariaDB (e.g., slow query log analysis, optimizer hints),
PostgreSQL (e.g., EXPLAIN plans, vacuum tuning), SAP HANA (e.g., query plan analysis, memory management)
PRIMARY PURPOSE: To develop, implement and maintain the Enterprise database system in a combination UNIX/NT environment; and
to develop policies, standards and procedures related to the database environment.