Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity:Entergy Services LLC

The primary location for this position is New Orleans LA but Little Rock AR Jackson MS and The Woodlands TX may be considered. Must be willing to work in a hybrid schedule.

Job Summary/Purpose

The official title of this position will be IT Consultant.

This position is for an Oracle Database Administrator.

The Database Administrator (DBA) will play a critical role in ensuring the availability performance and security of our enterprise database systems. It is expected that DBAs will specialize in either Oracle or SQL Server but crosstraining is welcome if desired. Working closely with other teams in a multivendor multishore environment the DBA must help to foster cooperation between teams to solve complex problems and continuously improve customer experience.

Education Experience and/or Certification:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field.
• 5 years of experience as a Database Administrator in a largescale enterprise environment
• Proficiency in installing configuring and managing database software (Oracle 11g/12c/19c SQL Server 2012/2016/2019 and related tools.
• Strong understanding of database architecture performance tuning and optimization techniques.
• Experience with database security concepts and technologies including rolebased access controls encryption auditing and threat/vulnerability management (TVM).
• Solid knowledge of database backup and recovery strategies including RMAN Data Guard Commvault and ZDLRA.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex database issues in a timely manner.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with crossfunctional teams and communicate technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders.
• Microsoft or Oracle certifications preferred but not required.
• Experience operating and managing databases in a cloud environment is a strong plus (particularly AWS).
• Experience migrating databases from onprem to cloud environments is also a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Install configure and maintain database software and related technologies.
• This position will require occasional afterhours support and participation in an oncall roster with both employees and contract support resources.
• Design and implement database structures including tables indexes and partitions to support optimal performance and scalability.
• Monitor and tune database performance identifying and resolving issues proactively to ensure maximum uptime and efficiency.
• Manage vulnerabilities throughout our database fleet in accordance with established policies/procedures
• Implement and maintain database security policies including access controls encryption and data masking to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access.
• Plan and execute database backup and recovery strategies including regular backups pointintime recovery and disaster recovery procedures to minimize data loss and downtime.
• Collaborate with developers system administrators and other stakeholders to troubleshoot databaserelated issues and optimize application performance.
• Conduct regular health checks and performance assessments of database systems recommending and implementing improvements as needed.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and best practices in database administration evaluating and implementing new tools and techniques to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Work seamlessly alongside a group of outsourced partners who supplement our DBA service offering to meet SLAs/OLAs.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of our operational practices.
• Provide regular input for the strategic development of corporate database operations.
• Demonstrated ability to appropriately prioritize and manage workload in a remote environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing IT projects in an outsourced development environment.
• The following skills and technologies are considered a strong plus:
  • ServiceNow (Incident Request and Configuration Management)
  • Process automation
  • Continuous Improvement methodologies

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Primary Location: LouisianaNew OrleansLouisiana : New Orleans
Arkansas : Little Rock
Mississippi : Jackson
Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function: Information Technology
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 117809
Travel Percentage:Up to 25

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EEO Statement:The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race color religion sex gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

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Additional Responsibilities:As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement:The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the Companys legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 601.35(c).Equal OpportunityandPay Transparency.

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WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.