Oracle Database Administrator

About the job
As part of our Oracle Unit spread across Valencia Madrid London Timisoara Offshore New York and Nearshore we are looking for a Senior Database Administrator to provide ongoing support for relational database services and implement service enhancements in both on-premises and cloud environments for our UNICC partners.

Responsibilities
Provide strategic guidance for Relational Database Hosting services
Manage projects related to Database Hosting services
Support Service Owner and Team Lead in delivering UNICC Service Delivery Agreements (SDAs)
Coordinate prepare present and implement proposals and projects linked to SDAs
Act as a go-to expert for troubleshooting database-related issues
Manage prioritize and take ownership of tasks (service requests change requests incidents project tasks etc.)
Monitor tasks assigned to the Database team and ensure completion within SLA targets
Design install configure and support database infrastructures
Administer and support database systems (storage provisioning VM provisioning patching upgrading)
Implement backups standby databases monitoring and disaster recovery plans
Automate database administration activities using Ansible or other tools
Perform performance tuning troubleshooting and database recovery procedures
Provide on-call support outside normal working hours on a rotational basis
Produce documentation and support during planned maintenance windows

What we are looking for
Extensive database administration experience including upgrades and patching
Strong knowledge of at least one major cloud service (Oracle OCI AWS Azure GCP)
Familiarity with Cloud products such as Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Cloud Integration Cloud Azure SQL AWS RDS etc.
Expertise in at least three of the following:
- Oracle Exadata
- Oracle RAC
- Oracle Dataguard
- Oracle RMAN
- SQL Server Always On Failover Clustering Availability Groups
- Disaster recovery technologies (mirroring log shipping)
- SQL Server SSRS SSAS SSIS MDS
- Oracle Enterprise Manager
- SQL Server Replication
- Database recovery procedures
Experience in automating administration activities
Strong scripting skills (Linux shell PowerShell Oracle T-SQL automation tools)

Nice to have
Experience with ServiceNow or similar service management tools
Knowledge of Oracle Integration Cloud and Oracle OVM administration
Linux (Oracle Enterprise / RedHat) and Windows failover clusters administration
Ansible or other automation technologies
NetApp NAS or similar hosting experience
Experience with MySQL replication and data storage virtualization

Soft Skills
Teamwork and conflict resolution skills
Strong communication and active listening abilities
Respect for cultural diversity and inclusivity
Ability to manage ambiguity pressure and feedback constructively
Results-oriented proactive and adaptive to change

Certifications (desirable)
Oracle or other cloud certifications
Oracle Database Administration certification
ITIL Service Management Foundation
Prince2 Foundation
Microsoft certifications (SQL Server Data Management Analytics)

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