[Remote] Oracle Database Administrator
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Conduent is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) who’ll participate with the day-to-day operational aspects of application and infrastructure delivery. The successful incumbent will be involved in developing, modifying and executing company policies that affect immediate operations and may also have company-wide effect.
Responsibilities
- Perform physical and logical database administration functions as required for Application Sustain Services
- Knowledge on Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer architecture
- Work with Customer and other Third Parties (Application, Architects, ITO personnel, tester etc.) to support DBA functions
- Provide appropriate resources and skill sets to support the DBA functions for the Applications as required
- Assist in analyzing, performance tuning and maintaining test and production databases
- Review with Customer new Database Management System (DBMS) releases to understand the business and technical impacts
- Set up and maintain test and production databases
- Propose database changes to ease monitoring and administrative effort
- Document and implement changes to databases via proper Change Management methodology
- Monitor and analyze database activity to proactively identify and prevent potential Incidents and also recommend improvements
- Participate in situation management of incidents related to database operations
- Test and evaluate impact on Applications of new DBMS Software releases
- Ensure integrity of all database components, e.g.: Table definitions, structure definitions, statistics and indexes status etc
- Report and remediate all security violations
- Familiar with tuning utilities and reports. For example, AWR, ASH, ADDM, SQLT, SQL Tuning Advisor, SQL tracing and analysis, database event tracing etc
- Familiar with Oracle CPU and PSU patching procedure
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field
- 8+ years of experience as a DBA with Oracle databases
- Installation, configuration, design and troubleshooting Oracle Real Application Clusters
- Moderate knowledge on Linux administration on activities like creating and managing users at OS level, patching Exadata Cloud Machine OS servers, evaluating OS performance
- Knowledge on Unix shell scripting to automate database and OS activities
- Plan and support the migration of standalone databases into Oracle Exadata Cluster at Customer machines using Goldengate, RMAN
- Able to install, configure OEM 13C on High availability solutions, manage agent deployments and monitor Exadata targets from Oracle cloud control 12c/13C
- Basic understanding on networking, switching, routing, etc
- Able to work under pressure and take responsibility during situation management
- Agree to work independently and manage time and deliverable
- Knowledge on Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer architecture
- Familiar with tuning utilities and reports. For example, AWR, ASH, ADDM, SQLT, SQL Tuning Advisor, SQL tracing and analysis, database event tracing etc
- Familiar with Oracle CPU and PSU patching procedure
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Voluntary dental and vision programs
- Life and disability insurance
- A retirement savings plan
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) or vacation and/or sick time
Company Overview
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