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Senior Core Database Administrator - Oracle

IT-Pros, Inc.
Negotiable

Herndon, Virginia

Description

Company: Fortune 30
Job Type: Contract

Job Location: Herndon, VA
Title:    Senior Core Database Administrator - Oracle

About the Position:

  This Senior Oracle Applications & Core Database Administrator position is hands-on. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in a similar environment. One would be expected to have experience in, and be able to perform tasks:

  

Responsibilities:

 

As Application DBA:
Identify ways of enhancing existing system, define problem areas, develop viable solutions, determine cost benefits of recommended solutions, and prioritize system work
• Provide continuous 24/7 support for Common Analytic Platforms databases
• Plan and coordinate the installation and integration of new systems packages, and upgrades over all Common Analytic Platforms systems
• Ensure backup and recovery systems are operational
• Perform troubleshooting when and where required
• Write requirements, technical documents for database maintenance and non-technical documents for internal support
• Coordination and control of interfaces to maintain system integrity during development, production, and maintenance
• Ensure that all processes and actions are auditable
• Participate in code reviews.
• Manage, measure, enforce, report and ensure on-going Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Carry production support primary pager
• Automatic proactive monitoring of all system components

As CORE DBA:
• Install and upgrade the ORACLE Server, OEM and other database and application tools
• Create and configure database and options
• Capacity planning
• Performance monitoring and tuning
• Create, modify and maintain database objects, users and security management
• Trouble shooting, housekeeping, space and fragmentation management

Requirements

Qualifications:

Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field

       

Must-Have Skills:

  5-7+ years software development experience

  Post-graduate degree a plus

  Professional certification(s) desired

  Strong knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

 

Nice to Have Skills:

         Unix OS and scripting experience preferred

         Autosys experience preferred