Principal Applications Database Administrator

Essential Functions:

• On-going Oracle E-Business (12.1.3) Production and SDLC lower environments Support.
  • Standard Requests
  • Code Migration
  • Configuration/Personalization
  • Concurrent Manager Configuration
  • Oracle E-Business Patching (DB Tier and Application Tier)
  • Performance trouble shooting and enhancement
  • System trouble shooting
  • User provisioning
  • Standard Maintenance
  • Backup/Restore assurance (Verification of scheduled and Ad hoc Backups) using Oracle RMAN and Commvault
  • WINDOWS Operating System Patching
• Disaster recovery operation testing and enhancement
• Cloning and Data Sharing
  • SDLC environments refresh (planned and emergency)
  • Perform encrypted data extracts for exchange with vendors
  • Create yearly  database for the Controllers Office
  • Create monthly full application clones for reporting
  • Maintain Oracle Cloud EBS data integration
• Configure and maintain audit data capture as directed
• Research and Documentation
• Coordination and collaboration with customer and other DBAs
• Other duties as directed with the Oracle platform practice

Qualifications :

• Bachelors Degree in one of the following subject areas: Computer Science Business Administration Management Information Systems Computer Engineering Information Technology or a closely related field.
• Five to seven years of experience in supporting the Oracle EBS platform including 2 years of the WINDOWS Operating System.
• Any additional education certification and experience may substitute for the bachelors degree.
• Oracle certifications are a plus.

Required Competencies Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge:

• Deep Technical Knowledge of the Oracle EBS(12.1.3 and 12.2) platform running on the WINDOWS Operating System
• Oracle EBS Security
• Knowledge of other Relational Database Management Systems is a plus.
• Database Management tools (SQL Developer Oracle Enterprise Manager etc.)
• Windows server operating system:
• General IT security
• Backups restores recovery models database shrink operations
• Oracle database dataguard
• Indexes index management integrity checks configuration patching
• Statistics index storage creation and management

Skills:

• Ability to analyze customer needs document and design technical solutions
• Technical documentation skills
• SQL Development ability to write and troubleshoot SQL Code and design (stored procs functions tables views triggers indexes constraints)
• Documentation skills for processes and procedures (creating KBs runbooks architecture diagrams etc.)
• Building highly-available and fault-tolerant enterprise database solutions
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Organizational and project management skills

Abilities:

• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language
• Self-motivated and directed with keen attention to detail
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Experience working in a technical advisory design and deployment role
• Experience with physical and virtual server storage and networking
• Demonstrated technical leadership and team-building abilities
• Accountability and ownership of systems/processes
• Strong customer service communications and professional demeanor
• Organized; able to manage multiple deadlines
• Positive resourceful creative and detail-oriented
• Ability to work independently a self-starter able to prioritize appropriately
• Reliability honesty and integrity

Additional Information :

Salary Range: $120000 - $134000 

Salary cannot exceed $134000.

All applications should include the following: 
    Cover Letter clarifying your interest and qualifications for the role.
    Resume
We wont accept or review incomplete applications.

Work Setting: in-person (onsite)

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*The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire. No relocation assistance is provided at this time.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time