Oracle Database Systems Engineer

Skills

Description

• Leads the design, development, delivery, and optimization of databases,
database instances, database clusters, database software, and related
components.

• Conducts Oracle application system reviews to optimize application
performance and efficiency.

• Coaches and mentors' teams on the efficient use of Oracle and database
services.

• Serves as the senior subject matter expert and technical lead for
Oracle database technologies.

• Leads the review of IT solutions to assure compliance with database
standards and industry best practices.

• Leads the analysis of complex problems, business requirements, and
technical requirements to develop effective database solutions.

• Provides database consulting and design services to application
developers and other consumers of database services.

• Maintains and develops relationships with business partners, solution
delivery, data management, operations, external service provider,
engineering, and other IT teams.

• Proactively identify database issues and resolutions.

• Assume ownership of database related problems; work closely with
internal technical teams to pursue problem resolution and root cause
analysis.

• Configure and deliver end-to-end support for database servers and data
services running on VMware platform.

Responsibilities

• • 10+ years of Database Engineering/DBA experience.
• • Experience supporting 24/7 databases. Retail industry background is a
• plus.
• • Extensive experience in RMAN, HADR, Data Guard, and Data-Domain.
• • Experience as an Oracle database analyst, engineer, or architect.
• • Experience with development and design in the database space.
• • Experience designing, building, deploying, maintaining, and optimizing
• Oracle database instances, objects, software, and related components.
• • Extensive knowledge in creating and maintaining well performing
• physical database structures.
• • Work with Application DBA, Developers and Operations/Systems DBA to
• optimize database structures and performance.
• • Provide SQL and technical analysis on non-prod and prod database
• environments and recommend improvements.
• • Coordinate and support database, application, OS and hardware upgrades.
• • Familiar with database installation and configuration/parameter tuning.
• • Familiar with day-to-day database administration, database utilities
• and performance monitoring tools.
• • Assist with database upgrades, configuration, and patches.
• • Assist with monitoring and fine-tuning databases. Experience with
• Datadog a plus.
• • Familiar with database security and access.
• • Experience designing, building, deploying, maintaining, and optimizing
• Oracle database instances, clusters, objects, software, and related
• components.
• • Proven experience delivering database solutions within a project
• management framework.
• • Advanced knowledge of database stored procedures, database triggers,
• database commands, and database utilities.
• • Proven experience designing, developing, delivering, and optimizing
• database backup, recovery, high availability, and DR solutions.
• • Hands on experience in Design, configuration, and supporting HA on
• Oracle.
• • Understand the ins and outs of database physical and logical
• replications, clustering, mirroring, and high availability.
• • Advanced knowledge of SQL, DML and DDL.
• • Extensive experience mentoring and providing database consulting
• services.
• • Learn and stay current on the features and functionality of Oracle
• databases, focusing on technology.
• • Experience with Microsoft Windows, Office, and other productivity
• tools.
• *Required Soft Skills and Experience*
• • Proven skills working with Managed Service Providers and leadership
• skills.
• • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• • Strong organizational skills.
• • Proven decision making and critical thinking.
• • Proven project management skills
• *Desired Skills and Experience*
• • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or
• equivalent work experience.
• • Experience with database tools.
• • Experience with Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), DB2 Connect,
• MicroStrategy, or Cognos.
• • Experience with programing languages, or Unix shell scripts.
• • Experience supporting vendor delivered software products.
• • Experience working with offshore teams, outsourcers, or managed service
• providers.
• • Experience with Postgres, MYSQL, AZURE, ITIL and related
• certifications.
• • Datadog & general systems monitoring tools for databases and data
• services.