Senior Database Administrator

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Responsibilities:

• Provides high-level technical support, database problem management, change management, and system maintenance.
• Performs problem analysis for complex configurations of critical databases.
• Performs complex installation, configuration, customization and tuning.
• Provides input on answers to technical questions and problems while adhering to standards and procedures.
• Assists in strategic planning and database architecture and design.
• Makes recommendations on functional and business requirements.
• Participates in project activities and provides technical assistance for assigned projects.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Has the ability to adapt to our culture and learn the way we manage and support our systems.

Position Requirements:

• Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles in functional areas. General knowledge of department/business lines, Reserve Banks, and / or System operations, policies, procedures and technologies.
• Communications: Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, creativity, attention to detail, and oral and written communications skills tailored for the intended audience.
• Risk Management: [The individual] is responsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision making and contributing to his or her function`s risk management.
• Decision Making: Works under direction and guidance in planning details of procedures and methods to attain definite objectives.
• Makes decisions within established or widely accepted standards.
• Achieves assigned/planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, training, business principles, and practical experience.

Technical Qualifications:

• Current, in-depth knowledge and work experience installing and configuring Oracle Relational Database Management System (RDBMS).
• Current, in-depth knowledge and work experience performing database monitoring and tuning.
• Current expert knowledge and work experience with.
• Database upgrade and patching.
• Backup and recovery mechanisms of Oracle using RMAN.
• Database security.
• Database design, database packages and structures.
• SQL and PL/SQL.
• Current expert knowledge and work experience with Oracle Clusterware (CRS) concepts, administration, and troubleshooting.
• Work experience required.
• Supporting Patch Set Update/Release Update (PSU/RU) patching.
• Data Guard configuration, switchover, and failover.
• Oracle Enterprise Manger (OEM) administration.
• Experience/knowledge in AIX/Linux systems, Unix, networking and storage.
• Experience in Windows Operating System.
• Intermediate level experience with Ansible.
• Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of scripting and automating Oracle functions.