Job Description:
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Location Requirement: Onsite or Remote? Remote - Candidate must be a WI resident or willing to relocate to WI prior to starting the role at their own expense. This role can work 100% remote from within the state of WI.
Candidate must be experienced in Oracle Database Administration, Architecture, and Configuration with hands on experience in migrating databases to Exadata and cloud platforms using multiple methods and technologies. Experience with Oracle releases 19.x and 26.x, RMAN, Data Guard, scripting and automation is required. Familiarity with the full license feature set such as multitenancy, advanced compression, partitioning, cloud management pack is preferred. Hands on experience with Exadata Critical Patch updates preferred.
The successful completion of the project will result in migrating all databases (both ERP and non-ERP) from the current Exadata X9s to the new Exadata X11 architecture with HA and DR configured as required.
This position is for an Oracle DBA expert to help UW with the migration, tuning, and troubleshooting of the database environments from the Exadata X9 servers to the Exadata X11 environment.
Goal of Engagement:
- Review current database Exadata architecture create/help create a new Exadata database architecture.
- Create/help create a migration strategy/plan.
- Migrate/assist with migration of databases to new Exadata.
- Provide tuning, troubleshooting, automation where required.
Required Skills (3) & Years of Experience:
- Minimum 3 years in depth technical and functional knowledge of Oracle database performance tuning
- Minimum 2 years experience using multiple methods and technologies with RMAN, and Data Guard required.
- Minimum 3 years experience performing detailed, highly technical root cause analysis of Oracle database systems.
- Minimum 2 years experience with ability to create scripts to automate processes in the Oracle database environments
Desired Skills:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings; writes clearly and informatively; varies writing styles to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively.
- Experience in Higher Education - Highly complex environment, with diverse stakeholders.