Intermediate DBA, Oracle Emphasis

Right now RAD is looking for an intermediate-level DBA to join our engineering team. This position offers a unique career opportunity for someone who can anchor a production Oracle operation with a modest-sized database, but would also enjoy challenges with other database products which we have in place.

Essential Functions

Support Oracle databases and tools in a high availability environment including RAC, DataGuard, RMAN, Director and GRID Control
Technical design, development and proactive maintenance of databases to ensure accessibility, risk mitigation, security and integrity of applications
Installing, upgrading, patching database and related utility packages
Assist software development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues
Implement, maintain and test database backup and recovery processes
Monitor performance, utilization, DB parameters and tune databases as required

Other Responsibilities

Architecting database schema changes to support new functionality, implementing with minimal downtime
Hardware requirements and storage capacity planning for production servers for scalable database growth
Automation of routine database maintenance tasks and alerts
Work with application programmers to ensure implementation of best practices and use of new features
Implementing database migrations from one server to another
Support for UNIX shell scripts to manage and monitor database systems
Problem analysis involving interactions and dependencies between the UNIX OS and database

Interpersonal Skills and Expectations for Teamwork

Must solve integration and technical problems in a dynamic and collaborative environment
Work with the development team to create schemas, data models, and perform impact analysis of changes
Agile mind set
Strong oral and written communication skills
Must be a motivated and pro-active individual
Must be a part of the on-call team

Requirements

5 years as a production DBA in a highly available environment
At least 3 years of Oracle 9i/10g database experience in a 24x7 highly available environment utilizing RAC, DataGuard and RMAN
Proven track record of executing on projects as well as regular maintenance duties

Bonus Skills & Experience

Experience with MySQL, Sybase and other production database systems
Oracle Portal products such as WebCache, Portal and OID servers
Advanced PL/SQL and shellscripting
SQL performance concepts and tuning tools (TKPROF, STATSPACK, EXPLAIN, EOM)
Solaris

Education