Senior Database Administrator
Senior Database Administrator
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Job Description
Job Overview
This position will be approximately 25% Development DBA and 75% Production DBA work. Responsibilities include work on both Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server platforms.
Mandatory Skills
Core Database Administration
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server (current and legacy versions)
- Experience troubleshooting performance issues in Microsoft SQL Server
- Experience with performance tuning on Microsoft SQL Server
- Experience running and troubleshooting SSIS packages
- Experience with Oracle Enterprise Edition on Oracle Enterprise Linux
- Experience with RMAN ASM and Oracle Enterprise Manager
- Experience with PL/SQL including package writing and materialized views
- Experience with database backups test recoveries and disaster recovery planning
- Experience with high availability configurations (e.g. SQL Server Always On clustering; Oracle RAC)
- Experience with replication (e.g. SQL Server mirroring log shipping; Oracle Data Guard GoldenGate)
- Experience with data migration techniques for datacenter consolidation
- Ability to monitor and resolve production database issues
- Ability to upgrade and patch SQL Server and Oracle environments
Development DBA Responsibilities
- Ability to design and create databases for development initiatives
- Experience with refreshing/cloning production databases into test environments
- Ability to consult on SQL queries for ad hoc analysis
- Experience developing or co-developing applications with development teams
Soft Skills
- Ability to mentor junior DBAs
- Ability to discuss database-related details clearly with business stakeholders
- Capable of explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Nice-to-Have Skills
Scripting & Programming
- PowerShell Linux shell scripting Perl scripting
- VB and C# .NET programming
- General scripting and coding experience
Reporting & Messaging
- Experience with SSRS 2008 R2 and 2022
- Familiarity with Oracle AQ / Message Queue
Tools & Utilities
- Experience with TOAD
- Knowledge of installing Oracle CPUs
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
