IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client is looking for an Oracle DBA to be responsible for providing Infrastructure DBA support for all Oracle databases and it is replacement for a Senior Level DBA leaving the team. The intention is to fill this position in the gap between the incumbent DBA leaves, and the position is backfilled which will take several months. We cannot afford not having a resource for the large and complex databases that we support and in that there are several Tier 2 level applications that are affected such as Master Person Index.

As a Senior Database Administrator, the resource, participates in 24x7 software and hardware support for complex applications in several versions of Oracle, with high availability and Disaster Recovery support, following industry and development standards. The role operates within a 24x7 support environment but does not require on-call coverage. If after-hours support is needed and the resource is available to assist, approved additional hours will be compensated. This also helps develop and/or submit for approval, plans for installation, patch management maintenance, upgrades and support for the Database systems.

Tasks

• Evaluate impacts of change and new technology, recommend solutions to persistent problems, and serve as Agency Services liaison to external consultants.
• Follow and enforce database standards, policies & procedures. Research and draft guidelines within the boundaries of current policies and standards.
• Monitor space allocation across databases, perform adjustments in test and development environments as necessary and as prescribed by predefined standards/guidelines.
• Calculate disk space requirements for existing and/or new installations of existing business needs
• Modify DBMS parameters based on capacity changes.
• Configure and execute database integrity checks.
• Monitor for database integrity checks
• Install database base management software for development and test environments.
• Install database patches and service packs for development and test environments.
• Implement the strategy to release unused space or repair fragmentation in test and development environments.
• Execute (run) scripts provided by Systems Analysts or Database Architect/Designer for creating and modifying database objects (tables, views, constraints, indexes, etc.)
• Monitor database jobs and scheduled processes in development, test and production environments. Participate in troubleshooting.
• Monitor database environments (using alert logs, trace files, alert mechanisms, and other tools) for issues and problems with database functionality, connectivity, or downtime.
• Follow standards and guidelines for database space allocation based on best practices and implementation considerations based on business requirements

NOTE: Candidates must be local to the Lansing, Michigan area (within 90 miles) at time of submission. Relocation not allowed. Schedule is hybrid 2 days per week on-site. There is no remote-only option

Location: Lansing, MI

Contract: 1 year

Skills Required:

• 15+ years - Database administration specifically on Oracle 18c and upwards
• 5+ years - Experience creating, updating and maintaining systems documentation
• Experience with high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) database solutions
• Experience supporting database replication and backup environments
• Experience supporting clustered database environments

Skills Desired A plus to have:

• Previous State of Michigan experience

*** Rate depends on experience

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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