1. Urgent DBA role/high chance to fill in Concord, CA!

    Role Title: Database Administrator

    Role Description:

    • The Database Administrator is responsible for data analysis and database management
    • Database Administrators typically are involved in maintenance, enhancement, designing of data dictionaries, physical and logical database models, and performance tuning
    • Database Administrators are also responsible for understanding , configuring, and managing database administration tools
    • Performance tuning and troubleshooting for database
    • Performs application database maintenance and provide technical assistance to the users
    • Manages database account access and database object changes
    • Ensures that monitoring and alerts are properly in place to meet database monitoring requirements
    • Performs application database and OS scripting
    • Reviews Information Protection compliance reports and notifications for individual databases and internal processes (including compliance updates and compliance set ups)
    • Performs data purging and data replication activities
    • Performs database recovery from logs, hot & cold backups, Export/Imports and Disaster Recovery
    • Performs database creation decommissioning and database updates/migrations to a higher/lower version or cross platform migrations
    • Also involved in database, schema and object refresh activities
    • Monitors and reports existing database Instance, Database, Server activities for CPU, Memory, Cache, Logs performance and recommends effective resource utilization/emergency recovery procedures
    • Provides Escalation Level 2 Technical 24x7 support
    • Performs Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery activities during Business Continuity Plan events
    • Plans, schedules, and implements operating system software installs and patches (including 3rd party tools) using change management and release management processes Education: Education and Experience equally evaluated for relevance

    Required Skills:

    • 5-7 years of experience (7-10 preferred)
    • Oracle 10g or better (11g preferred) on HPUX or Linux platform Experience building, maintaining, and tuning large transactional databases (preferably SAP related) Oracle RMAN, Dataguard, HA concepts, advanced backup/recovery, Disaster recovery
    • Advanced performance tuning (SQL, parameters, design) Database migrations (SQL to Oracle, HPUX or other Unix to Linux)
    • Looking for experienced DBA to build, maintain, and tune large transactional Oracle databases supporting our SAP and Ariba ERP systems
    • Must have someone with 24-hour support experience

    Location: Concord, CA

    Duration: 4+months (chance to extend based on client needs)