Job Purpose
Reporting to the Manager of DataCenter Operations, the Senior Database Administrator will be a key member of the team to support the lifecycle and maintenance of enterprise database platforms. The Senior Database administrator is implementing the enterprise database solutions for applications / systems, technical processes, and performing necessary activities to complete solution testing and deployment. The Senior DatabaseAdministrator will work with / manage external technology vendors, System Integrators (SI), service providers and internal IT groups and business units for projects and initiatives.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead in implementing, optimizing and automating database technologies (e.g. Oracle Database, Oracle Real Application Cluster (Oracle RAC), Postgres, SQL server & etc) on-prem and in the Public Cloud.
- Lead in Implementing, optimizing Oracle Golden Gate (OGG) technologies for real time change data capture (CDC) on-prem and in the Public Cloud.
- Implement and maintain robust solutions for enterprise database technologies to meet business demands including performance tuning, upgrades, clustering, redundancy and disaster recovery.
- Provide subject matter expertise and represents the highest level of technical escalation for Database technologies on prem and in the Public Cloud.
- Consult with and serve as liaison for end users and application developers in the support of mission critical applications.
- Ensure appropriate standards and procedures are adhered to, and develop and implement standards for installation, maintenance and enhancement of database platforms to support quality deliverables.
- Clearly articulate design trade-offs of availability, performance, interoperability and costs to both technical and executive audiences in regard to database technologies.
- Provide guidance and cross training to other members on the team.
Requirements
- Minimum 5-8 years experience in a production IT environment managing enterprise database technologies (e.g. Oracle RAC, OGG, Postgres, SQL server).
- Provide L2/L3 database administration and operational support.
- Hands-on experience setting up and optimizing Oracle RAC, OGG, Postgres, SQL server.
- Hands-on experience fine-tuning SQL query and optimizing indexes and plan management to speed up SQL query performance.
- Experience in executing projects, including planning and implementing a short and long term work plans and successfully completing projects on schedule.
- Experience in implementing enterprise database and Cloud technologies.
- Minimum 3 years experience of any of the following Linux / Unix platforms: RHEL / Solaris / AIX.
- Experience with application and database performance tuning, capacity planning and reporting.
- Practical experience troubleshooting database problems.
- Experience in managing and dealing with third party system integrators and solution providers.
- Experience working with clustered systems and high availability systems.
- Good Knowledge of Database platforms (Oracle RAC/OGG/Postgres/SQL server
- Good Knowledge of cloud-based database technologies in the Azure Cloud.
- Knowledge of managing IBM Websphere Application server, Apache Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic is a plus.
- Knowledge of Oracle Transportation Management, Oracle Business Intelligence and Oracle ODI is a plus.
- Good knowledge of other technologies used in IT enterprise infrastructure such as server hardware, virtualization/VMWare, networks, load balancers, firewalls, SAN Storage, backups, databases, AD / LDAP, SSO and cloud solutions such as OCI. Working experience with several of these areas highly desirable.
- Knowledge of managing Snowflake is a plus.
