Oracle DBA

Job description

·  Job Description:

Work in a team environment performing System DBA tasks supporting Oracle Database DBA on, Linux, UNIX & Windows.

The job includes working with the various technology teams, vendors, and management of new hardware and operating systems infrastructure supporting databases in standalone and clustered environment.

The individual will be responsible for the installation, configuration and implementation of complex systems for multiple projects.

Specific responsibilities include:

·  Architect, design and implement complex system configurations at an expert level in demanding customer environments.
·  Assess, design, plan, and implement complex infrastructure projects
·  Directly interact with cross-functional teams and solution architects to identify, develop, and obtain complete information for solutions.
·  Plan and execute technical program including developing, validating, executing, and delegating project technical processes and procedures. Serve as escalation point for technical project issues.
·  Apply best practices, strategies, methodologies and approaches to large scale projects.
·  Achieve high level of Customer Satisfaction on all consulting engagements. The candidate for this position must demonstrate strong team leadership and focus on results enabling businesses to operate more effectively
·  Manage change requests using ServiceNow.
·  Install and configure OEM agents and OEM targets
·  Able to work independently with minimal supervision
·  Able to implement build procedures per standard document
·  Required to work extended hours per DXC standards
·  Required to be available for 24x7 on-call rotation to support escalations from support team

Qualifications

Oracle Database DBA on Linux, UNIX & Windows with experience with Oracle 10g, 11g, and 12c

Substantive 8+ experience providing database administration services in the following environments - Oracle 12c/11g/10g databases on clustered environments such as Oracle Clusterware and Veritas Clusters.

Extensive and varied experience in these technical areas:

• Strong systems architectural skills and knowledge in design and build of database systems.

• Develop solutions to meet customer requirements.

• Extensive knowledge to perform software installations, upgrades, migrations and apply patches

• Extensive hands on expertise on Oracle databases (RAC and non-RAC), Oracle Clusterware, Oracle Dataguard and ASM

• Strong skills, hands-on and knowledge in installation, configuration and management of Oracle databases (RAC and non-RAC) and Oracle Dataguard on Linux, UNIX and Windows systems.

• Extensive hands-on experience in installation, configuration and management of Oracle Clusterware on Linux, and UNIX systems.

• Extensive hands-on experience in database migration.

• Hands-on experience and knowledge in Oracle Clusterware and database upgrades (RAC and non-RAC)

• Hands-on experience and knowledge in performing Oracle patching (Clusterware RAC and non-RAC)

• Hands-on experience and knowledge in setting up and testing RMAN backups (including restores) with 3rd Party Backup solutions like HP Data Protector and Veritas Netbackup.

• Knowledge of SAN backup tools like Flashcopy

• Good understanding of OS Clustering – such as Veritas and other high-availability/ fault-tolerance technologies.

• Knowledge of virtualization and system consolidation.

• Knowledge of DNS, DHCP, NFS, TCP/IP, LDAP and networking services.

• Good knowledge of Database security issues and ability to design and implement security measures.

• Experience in disaster recovery solutions and testing.

• Performance tuning, performance management, and capacity planning experience.

• Good knowledge and understanding of the ITIL process

Additional Skills

·  Extensive Knowledge of UNIX, shell/Perl Scripting and kernel Parameters.
·  Familiarity with Cloud computing knowledge will be a huge plus.
·  Middle tier - applications servers, web servers, etc.
·  Knowledge of the following is an asset
·  Oracle Exadata
·  Oracle Goldengate
·  Oracle Enterprise Manager (specifically managing the OMS and OMR)
·  Chef

Other Skills

·  Strong communications skills
·  Ability to document and present complex designs to a wider audience. 
·  Problem resolution with troubleshooting on incidents and root cause analysis.
·  Liaise with clients and vendor
·  English (read, write, oral) essential