Job Description

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Austin, TX Onsite - Hybrid

Roles:

• Enters codes to create a production database.

• Selects and enters codes of utility programs to monitor database performance, such as the distribution of records and the amount of available memory.

• Directs programmers and analysts to make changes to the database management system.

• Reviews and corrects programs.

• Answers user questions.

• Confers with coworkers to determine the impact of database changes on other systems and staff costs for making changes to the database.

• Modifies database programs to increase processing performance, referred to as performance tuning.

• Workers typically specialize in one or more types of database management systems.

• Assisting in the planning, development, maintenance, and monitoring of integrated database systems, and ensuring that the conceptual and design phases of new applications are consistent with the structural parameters within the database environment.

• Evaluates users' requests for new data elements and systems, incorporates them into the existing shared data environment, and provides technical assistance.

• Coordinates the use of data to ensure data integrity and control redundancy, loads databases, and reorganizes as needed.

• Performs data modelling and prototyping.

• Performs logical and physical data modelling, designs relational database models, and creates physical data models from logical data models.

• Performs security recovery procedures.

• Determines and implements database search strategies and storage requirements.

• Maintains the data dictionary, ensuring uniformity of definitions, and sets standards for use of the data dictionary.

• Monitors database performance and recommends efficiency improvements.

• Creates a test database environment for the applications section, including the creation of necessary libraries and procedures.

• Executes the procedures necessary to save, retrieve, and recover databases from hardware and software failures within established procedures.

• Assists with determining, implementing, and enhancing standards on database security and with monitoring agency disaster recovery procedures and systems.

• Assists with the installation of database software and with analysing, designing, and implementing databases.

• Assists in benchmarking and threshold testing of databases and in establishing and controlling necessary database security. Assists in the selection of database management software.

• Experience in computer systems analysis or computer programming work.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of computer programming and systems design; of computer operations, systems, and procedures; of project control and cost estimating techniques; of computer programming languages; of data processing flowcharting techniques; of database structures and theories; and of current database technologies.

• Working knowledge of EIR Accessibility standards and assistive technologies.

• Ensures that user interfaces for database administration and inputting, viewing, and outputting data(via reports) are compliant with accessibility standards.

• Provides support to users in obtaining data/information when EIR Accessibility issues arise.

• Perform advanced database administration tasks for applications with complex data models, workflows, and reporting requirements.

• Focusing on database optimization, migration, and integration with cloud services.

• Database Management: Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Oracle databases and infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.

• Data Migration: Lead the migration of on-premises Oracle databases to Oracle DB@Azure Cloud, focusing on decoupling existing BLOB storage into data and Azure Blob Storage.

• Job Management: Transition batch cron jobs to Oracle Database Jobs, enhancing workflow automation and efficiency.

• Performance Optimization: Actively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, implementing monitoring solutions to track database health, performance metrics, and manage storage capacity effectively.

• Disaster Recovery: Manage backup, restore, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure database integrity and continuity.

• GoldenGate Administration: Administer Oracle GoldenGate for efficient data replication.

• Compliance and Standards: Develop and adhere to architectural standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures to ensure the integrity of the database environment.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:

Years Experience

10 Experience in database administration

8 Experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL

8 Experience in database design, analysis, and performance tuning

8 Experience designing enterprise applications and/or services

8 Experience creating technical and functional design documentation

8 Experience within software development Life Cycle using Agile methodology (Scrum, for example)

8 Experience with multi-tier system/application development (SOA, Microservices, 3-Tier applications, for example)

6 Experience with Extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into Azure SQL

4 Experience with large volume databases, high availability, and disaster recovery infrastructure

4 Proficiency in converting and adapting database structures for cloud environments, specifically Azure

3 Experience in configuring Power BI environments and developing Power BI reports

3 Experience in DevOps technology,gy including CI/CD pipeline and build and deployment tools such as. Git 3 years of experience with Azure

2 Experience with migrating On-Prem databases to the cloud (preferably Azure)

1 Azure certification is preferred but not required

1 DBA Associate certifications are preferred but not required

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