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Job Title: Senior Database Administrator
Job Location: Richmond, VA
Job Type: Contract
Job Overview:
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator for our client in Richmond, VA
Job Title: Senior Database Administrator
Job Location: Richmond, VA
Job Type: Contract
Job Overview:
Responsibilities:
- Provides high-level technical support, database problem management, change management, and system maintenance.
- Performs problem analysis for complex configurations of critical databases.
- Performs complex installation, configuration, customization and tuning.
- Provides input on answers to technical questions and problems while adhering to standards and procedures.
- Assists in strategic planning and database architecture and design.
- Makes recommendations on functional and business requirements.
- Participates in project activities and provides technical assistance for assigned projects.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Has the ability to adapt to our culture and learn the way we manage and support our systems.
- Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles in functional areas. General knowledge of department/business lines, Reserve Banks, and / or System operations, policies, procedures and technologies.
- Communications: Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, creativity, attention to detail, and oral and written communications skills tailored for the intended audience.
- Risk Management: [The individual] is responsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision making and contributing to his or her function`s risk management.
- Decision Making: Works under direction and guidance in planning details of procedures and methods to attain definite objectives.
- Makes decisions within established or widely accepted standards.
- Achieves assigned/planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, training, business principles, and practical experience.
- Current, in-depth knowledge and work experience installing and configuring Oracle Relational Database Management System (RDBMS).
- Current, in-depth knowledge and work experience performing database monitoring and tuning.
- Current expert knowledge and work experience with.
- Database upgrade and patching.
- Backup and recovery mechanisms of Oracle using RMAN.
- Database security.
- Database design, database packages and structures.
- SQL and PL/SQL.
- Current expert knowledge and work experience with Oracle Clusterware (CRS) concepts, administration, and troubleshooting.
- Work experience required.
- Supporting Patch Set Update/Release Update (PSU/RU) patching.
- Data Guard configuration, switchover, and failover.
- Oracle Enterprise Manger (OEM) administration.
- Experience/knowledge in AIX/Linux systems, Unix, networking and storage.
- Experience in Windows Operating System.
- Intermediate level experience with Ansible.
- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of scripting and automating Oracle functions.