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)