Database Administrator

HBITS: HBITS-08-15055

Expert, Database Administrator

30 month contract

Interview: Virtual Interview

Work model: 50% telecommuting, 50% Office per week om Schenectady, NY

--- Project Description ---
Assist the Database team with various ongoing tasks, including but not
limited to database installation, configuration and hardening, backup
validation, performance tuning and general database monitoring.
Provide support to Application Development staff.

--- Day-to-Day Tasks ---
1. Assist the Database team with various ongoing tasks, including but not limited to database installation, configuration and hardening, backup validation, performance tuning and general database monitoring, as well as recommend best practices and procedures;
2. Install, upgrade and maintain Oracle databases on AIX, including backup and recovery;
3. Allocating storage and planning future storage requirements for the database system;
4. Work with teams of application programmers, system architects to create solutions to meet business goals;
5. Perform off-hours (evening or weekend work) as needed for emergency or maintenance tasks;
6. Provide support for internal users and external data exchange partners;
7. Perform optimization and tuning activities, including capacity planning, tracking historical usage, trending future resource needs, and modifying resource allocations as needed;
8. Provides recommendations on technical architecture;
9. Provides recommendations on Oracle Advance Security including TDE, Oracle Wallet and remote authentication;
10. Provides hands-on training and mentoring for other database administrative staff.
11. Provide support to Application Development staff. Perform root cause analysis and recommend remediation for issues that arise.
12. Handle Requests and Incidents submitted through ITSM tickets.

--- Required Qualifications ---
84 months of experience with Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). This
experience includes: Backup and Repository Configuration & Maintenance as
well as Implementation of RMAN Backup & Recovery using Commvault.
84 months of experience installing, upgrading, patching and using Oracle
Enterprise Manager (OEM) to monitor and analyze database issues and find
solutions to correct the problems.
84 months of experience as an Oracle DBA in AIX/Unix environment. This
experience includes: database implementations, upgrades, conversions and
consolidations, database compliance, security, and auditing including Oracle
Advanced Security, remote authentication, and Oracle wallet configuration.
60 months of experience installing/maintaining/tuning databases that support
OBIEE and Oracle Business Intelligence Application software.
84 months of experience with Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC),
Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) and Oracle Automatic
Storage Management Cluster File System, Oracle Data Guard and Oracle
Database Security.
24 months of experience maintaining Oracle databases on AIX that support
SAP Business Object Info View, and applications that use Oracle Forms and
Oracle Reports.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.

MVP Consulting Plus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process.