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Job Title: Oracle DBA
Location: Houston, TX
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 12 Months

About VLink: Started in 2006 and headquartered in Connecticut, VLink is one of the fastest-growing digital technology services and consulting companies. Since its inception, our innovative team members have been solving the most complex business, and IT challenges of our global clients.

Position Description
The Core Ops DBA is responsible for safeguarding the business data in the database, and delivery of databases support. The role will serve as a database expert consultant to provide database technology solutions meeting business and application needs. It will provide architectural guidelines to build and maintain scalable database environments and will be responsible to assist the DBA Lead to continually engineer a database service and database technical solution that meets dynamic business/IT requirements. The Core Ops DBA acts as a database technology subject matter expert, and works with cross functional teams in building, scalable enterprise solutions hosted in cloud (Azure/AWS).

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Develop and implement standards and best practices for database administration.
Hands-on experience in either Azure cloud platforms
Automation & Evergreening Database landscape components
Recommend solutions by defining database physical structure and functional capabilities, database security, data back-up, and recovery specifications
Manage and maintain database architecture including database replication, disaster recovery, and backups strategy. Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing.
Manage database capacity including sizing estimation, growth planning, usage monitoring and alerts.
Implement database performance monitoring and fault monitoring. Promote continuous improvement
Establish and maintain performance baselines, troubleshoot performance issues and provide recommendations/fixes for identified issues.
Responsible to ensure Application tuning, configuration and administration to deliver optimal performance of applications.
Responsible to ensure the Application portfolio is compliant with the relevant IT controls and information security standards & baselines.
Ensure that end-to-end performance is monitored and maintained to high level of quality, standards, supportability and operability as defined within negotiated and agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and to propose and implement necessary Service Improvements
Provide user support and consultancy service to Application and Infrastructure Developments teams and projects (i.e. assisting development in writing and tuning of SQL and PL/SQL code)
Responsible to provide consulting in relation to data technology, architecture, modelling and design.
Ensure the reviewing of releases, upgrades and fixes available from database software suppliers and subscribed security organizations and identify those which merit action.
Ownership of coordination with vendor support services regarding database problems and issues.
Ownership of problem and situation management calls and undertake root cause analysis on situations or major incidents related to databases.
Escalation point for operation-related issues. Manage and coordinate S@R and Situations.
Manage the Implementation, compliance with and maintaining security as per Security Incident Process.
Manage the demand and the implementation of planned and emergency database changes according to defined Change Control procedures and policies and in conjunction with Application Development Teams.
Documenting standards and procedures. Ensure licensing agreement compliance with DBMS and DBMS related software.
Maintain a “master” level of knowledge of our Client Group Information Security Standard
Operates under general direction. Assignments are very broad in nature and of the highest level of complexity. Able to impact beyond area of responsibility.

Dimensions and Special Challenges:

Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders and deliver practical solutions taking multiple agendas into account
Capacity to manage complex interfaces across organizational and geographic boundaries in both the Project team and the service delivery teams. This requires the capability to manage multiple tasks and have the ability to network / influence to achieve results.
Must show initiative and drive in identifying opportunities to save cost, time and improve efficiencies within the DBA area and have the ability to drive the solutions in cloud space.
Must be willing to be on-call and/or work shifts/overtime and/or weekends as necessary for applications and systems support and maintenance.
Must occasionally work US overlap hours to connect with global team members (can take calls/meetings remotely)

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

Educated to degree level, preferably in Information Technology
5-8+ years of experience as a Database Administrator in an IT application support environment supporting critical business applications.
Deep knowledge of infrastructure landscapes including underlying infrastructure concepts
Firm understanding of ITIL processes, programming standards, operating Infrastructure, operating Systems, storage
Mandatory Automation skills using OEM, PL/SQL, Shell Scripting, PowerShell etc
Experience in Day to day administration of Oracle 19c on Linux/Unix operating systems with knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL, Automation
Deep knowledge of Oracle RDBMS technologies such as RMAN, DataGuard, Golden Gate, Real Application testing, Advanced Compression and partitioning features.
Knowledge on SQL Server 2016/2019, Azure SQL & SQL Managed Instance
Database replication technologies (Always On, Database Mirroring, Log Shipping)
Proven performance tuning skills (especially in a data warehouse environment)
Experience in database environments life cycle management and support of production and development environments.
Troubleshooting and resolving performance issues and knowledge of related tools AWR, ADDM, OEM, SQL tuning
Ability to establish/maintain best practices, processes and procedures for Database.
Able to self-direct and take initiative; able to deliver through others.
Experience in working collaboratively with vendors, customers, stakeholder management
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong supplier management skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Cross-functional DB skills – extensive MSSQL Server (2016,2017, 2019) together with Oracle (19c)
Beneficial to have experience with IT project management, coordination or participation
Ability to operate in a global, virtual cross cultural organization, working in different time zones.
Ability to build credibility and relationships with business leaders.
Ability to influence others and work through others to deliver the desired results.
Be able to work under pressure. Deliver solutions fast, but to quality standards and in a compliant way
DEV OPS implementation experience.
Knowledge and understanding of ETL tools and Integration Services.
Knowledge of Amazon Cloud and Windows Azure Database Hosting

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Role: Oracle DBA with Exadata experience

Location: Nashville, TN (Initially Remote)

Contract

Job Description:

• Administration and configuration of Exadata machine components including Cell Server, Infiniband switch , Cisco switch , PDU , KVM .

• Hands-on experience in patching and upgrade of Cell server , compute node , grid , database , Infiniband switch , Cisco switch in Exadata / RAC environment .

• Configuring the monitoring the cell server thresholds and troubleshooting the cell server , Infiniband , cisco switch , RAC interconnects issues .

• Familiarity with cell server cellcli commands , addition and deletion of disks on cell server .

• Experience in troubleshooting network and I / O related issues in the Exadata environment .

• Trouble shoot and RCA Oracle outages, along with Tuning and Adjusting New Production databases.

• Should have SQL tuning skill and experience at refactoring sql queries to improve performance (index rebuilding, refactoring etc..)

• Experience in configuring Database Backup and Recovery using RMAN and recovery for databases in TBs .

• Practical exposure to Data Guard setup , switchover , failover and gap resolution .

• In-depth knowledge of query tuning using Explain plan , segment level tuning and server / database tuning using the AWR , Huge pages , OS commands .

• Configure and build Golden Gate Extracts/replicate for multiple databases.

• Configure error handling for restart, lag,logging, production support and status reporting in Golden Gate.

• Trouble shooting and performance tuning in Golden Gate replications.

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Oracle Database Administrator (Oracle DBA)

Englewood

Long Term

It was mid level role(7-8 years)

Oracle Database Administrator (Oracle DBA). Skill sets include (but not limited to) database tuning, manage/support database release cycles, ensure the availability, stability and performance of all database environments which include Development, QA, UAT, SIT production and disaster recovery databases. The ideal candidate should have the ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment. The ideal candidate must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability and knowhow to collaborate effectively with domain experts and IT leadership team. As a member of our highly experienced technical team, you will be helping to deliver cutting edge solutions for a variety of internal and external clients. Ultimately, we’re after someone who is flexible, a fast learner, loves to solve problems and enjoys getting products to market. Responsibilities:

• Install and maintain the performance of database servers.

• Develop processes for optimizing database security.

• Set and maintain database standards.

• Manage database access.

• Performance tuning of database systems.

• Install, upgrade, and manage database applications.

• Diagnose and troubleshoot database errors.

• Recommend and implement emerging database technologies.

• Create and manage database reports, visualizations, and dashboards.

• Create automation for repeating database tasks.

• Involves designing, capacity arrangement, cluster set up, performance fine-tuning, monitoring, structure planning, scaling and administration.

• Knowledge of Troubleshooting Core Java Applications is a plus.

• DBA Responsibilities like data modeling, design and implementation, software installation and configuration, database backup and recovery, database connectivity and security. Requirements / Tech stack:

• Strong command of SQL and SQL server tools

• Advanced knowledge of database security, backup and recovery, and performance monitoring standards

• Oracle RAC, Oracle TDE (Encryption) and Oracle Patching experience

• Understanding of relational and dimensional data modeling

• PowerShell and Unix shell scripting skills

• Familiarity with SSAS, SSIS, SSRS

• Strong mathematical and statistical knowledge

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Impeccable attention to detail. Preferred Qualities

• Someone who loves getting things done • Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills

• Exceptional at collaborating with both technical and non-technical people (Team Work)

• Highly organized with a strong eye for detail