Job Title Sr Oracle DBA

Contract Duration 6 Months and Followed by C2H

Hybrid- On site at Hartford or Middleton 3 days a week

Responsibilities:

• Oracle database tuning, performance monitoring, maintenance, patching, upgrades, backups and restores.
• Ensures database connectivity from applications and devices is optimal, reliable, and free or errors.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, resolve and determine root cause when database problems or performance issues arise.
• Manage and monitor databases; create reports and scripts as needed.
• Assist with user support as needed.
• Maintain availability after hours and occasionally work nights/weekends to perform database operations and maintenance.
• Serve as a technical expert in database administration and related systems/services.
• Provide leadership, tactical and strategic planning as it relates to database architecture, data management, expense reduction, capacity, business continuity, disaster recovery and related topics.
• Oversee, coordinate, and perform the implementations, of projects and work requests involving database administration.
• Manage vendors, including assignment of tasks and oversight of staff augmentation resources.
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Provisioning and deprovisioning of database user and service accounts.
• Ensure the security of all database platforms, plan and apply patches/upgrades, adhere to all policies and procedures, support audit requirements, and follow leading practices.
• Continuously learn new technologies and recommend enhancements/solutions.

Experience

• Minimum of 4 years of database administration and architecture experience in an enterprise environment required.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Oracle version 19x software and utilities required.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server software and utilities desired or the willingness and ability to quickly learn.
• Experience building, maintaining, securing and backing up databases across multiple platforms.
• Proven experience configuring and optimizing database solutions.
• Experience providing enterprise application and database operational support.
• Experience as a team lead with the ability to breakdown projects/service requests into distinct tasks, assign work, and foster a collaborative environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and management both verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of high-level programming languages (SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL).
• Ability to script repetitive tasks, especially with PowerShell, is highly desirable.
• Experience with database administration in cloud environments is desirable