Remote Adv. Oracle Database Administrator

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Remote Adv. Oracle Database Administrator for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Healthcare Services clients for a Remote position.

Responsibilities:
The Adv. IT Database Administrator (Advanced DBA) provides consultation related to database management and administration. The Advanced DBA's perform detailed data flow analysis ensuring the highest levels of efficiency in database and query design in distributed data flows. Advanced DBA's administer database systems to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. The Advanced DBA is responsible for maintenance, control and testing of complex databases which provide orderly methods of data storage and controlled access to data. Advanced IT DBA's also maintain complex query language for established database systems, design and execute backup and recovery schemes and implement disaster recovery procedures. The Advanced IT DBA serves as a subject matter expert providing consultation to end-users and project team members on database management, query development, system requirements and database change management initiatives and providing technical guidance to other DBAs.

• Perform routine maintenance on several database environments including application of updates, patches, and hotfixes
• Installation/configuration and implementation of custom scripts for monitoring and Performance Dashboard.
• Creating databases, migrating database objects from non-production to production environment.
• Designing and building data models, schemas, views, and tables to support application requirements
• Working knowledge of Database Security mechanism, data encryption, obfuscation, auditing using tools such as
• Measure database performance and troubleshoot complex database issues, I/O bottlenecks, SQL Tuning/
• Provide 24 x 7 Support to Critical production systems.
• Consults on database, architecture and related infrastructure technologies to all areas and levels within IT.
• Consults on exploiting opportunities involving multiple hardware and software systems, issue resolution, providing innovative business solutions, etc. to both internal and external customers and partners.
• Provides technical leadership on the implementation of leading-edge database technologies and the design and implementation of large-scale technical solutions based on business requirements.
• Develops and ensures compliance with all system, disaster recovery and security audit policies.
• Writes complex programming/scripts.
• Participate in disaster recovery design, testing and execution
• Monitor and evaluate database performance and adjust database configuration as appropriate
• Provide technical leadership to other DBAs
• Design process for database change management issues related to environment migration
• Make highly complex physical changes to current databases, often this requires working after hours
• Maintain operational documentation (e.g., procedures, task lists, architecture blueprints)
• Provide subject matter expertise to corporate projects and initiatives
• Work with users and IT partners to understand requirements for a physical database design
• Provide database consulting expertise to corporate projects and initiatives applying PMM and development life cycle concepts
• Address customer concerns and issues related to database management
• Evaluate database performance and adjust configuration appropriately
• Provide production support for outages, restore/recovery events
• Optimize implementation of system design in order to optimize performance and effectiveness while realizing the optimum technical issues.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in an IT related field or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ year's professional experience as an Oracle database Administrator with strong working knowledge of Operational/Systems DBA to setup and support Oracle 12c/19c databases in RAC and Non-RAC environment on IBM Power (AIX) Systems.
• Must have knowledge of JSM/SOC2/Hitrust audit requirements and working knowledge of DISA STIGS
• Hands on working experience on Cloud infrastructure (OCI), supporting ATP databases
• In depth knowledge of the Oracle database architecture, hands on configuration experience.
• Working knowledge of Fleet Maintenance for Oracle
• Experienced in installing, configuring, and upgrading Oracle databases and clusters. In v19c.
• Experience in working container databases, Golden Gate.
• Experience in configuring and supporting Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Experience in deploying Oracle on AIX Power 10-11/ Linux-RHEL 7/8/9 and good understanding of operating system concepts of AIX and Linux (RHEL).
• Good knowledge of capacity planning and architecture design for database server deployment.
• Proven experience in working in a mission critical environment in a multi-terabyte database platform.
• Working knowledge of architecting, configuring, setting up data guard for HA solution.
• Experience in setting up backups using RMAN .
• Extensive experience designing and executing backup and recovery concepts and procedures
• Experience in using Splunk, Nimsoft for Availability and performance.
• Good understanding of licensing options and optimization.
• Experience in scripting languages (shell or python or Perl) for automating DBA administrative tasks.
• Experience with automation tools such as Control-M.
• Experience in implementing Oracle STIG implementation, testing, and other vulnerability remediation.
• In-depth knowledge of IT industry database technologies and processes and business applications integrated with database technologies.
• Knowledge of Project Management Methodologies
• Experience in working closely with the application development teams to resolve any performance related issues and provide application support.

Preferred Skills:

• Oracle Database Administration Certification.
• Added advantage of knowledge of administration of MongoDB Postgres, LDAP/OUD, MySQL.
• Working knowledge of Oracle cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and ATP databases.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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