Job Description

Job Overview
This position will be approximately 25% Development DBA and 75% Production DBA work. Responsibilities include work on both Oracle and SQL Server platforms.
Essential Functions

• Provide 24x7 coverage for Database environment
• Maintain database backups and perform test recoveries in SQL Server and Oracle environments.
• Plan and test disaster recovery processes as they relate to the databases
• Monitor and address database related application issues on production databases
• Upgrade and maintain Oracle and related software (apply Oracle CPUs, upgrade database version) in coordination with IT staff
• Upgrade and maintain SQL Server and related software (apply patches and updates when necessary)
• Coordinate removal and/or archiving of data that is no longer required to be available in the production databases.
• Software Development and Support
• Design and create databases to support develop initiatives
• Maintain development database environments for programming and new solutions teams
• Refresh and cloning of production databases into test environments
• Develop software to support development initiatives
• Develop and co-develop (with the programming group) new applications
• Consult on data access queries (SQL) for ad hoc analysis.
• Configure and maintain different High availability options for either Oracle (oracle RAC) or SQL Server(Always ON, sql clustering)
• Configure and maintain DB replicas for either oracle (dataguard, golden gate) or SQl Server (mirroring, log shipping)
• Research various data migration techniques to efficiently migrate DBs from one DC to another for datacenter consolidation
• Research and incorporate new features to improve DB services
• Mentor junior/new DBA team members
• May be required to manage a team of DBAs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience with SQL Server versions 2005 to 2016
• Experience running and troubleshooting SSIS packages
• Experience troubleshooting performance issues in the SQL Server environment
• Experience with performance tuning on SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2016.
• Scripting and coding Pref
• Linux shell scripting Pref
• Perl scripting / programming Pref
• PowerShell scripting Pref
• VB and C# .NET programming
• SSRS 2008 R2 and SSRS 2016
• Oracle Advanced
• Oracle Enterprise Edition (11g and 12c) running on Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 Advanced
• Oracle Enterprise Manager Advanced
• ASM Advanced
• PL/SQL
• Package writing and maintenance
• Materialized Views
• Message Queue/Advanced Queueing/AQ
• RMAN Advanced
• Knowledge of installing ORACLE CPUs Intermediate
• TOAD and Oracle Enterprise Manager
• Experience with SQL Server versions 2005 to 2016 Advanced
• Experience running and troubleshooting SSIS packages Intermediate
• Experience troubleshooting performance issues in the SQL Server environment Advanced
• Experience with performance tuning on SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2016. Advanced
• Scripting and coding Intermediate
• Linux shell scripting Intermediate
• Perl scripting / programming Intermediate
• PowerShell scripting Intermediate
• VB and C# .NET programming
• SSRS 2008 R2 and SSRS 2016

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