DBA: IMMEDIATE NEED!!!

Technisource is seeking a Database Administrator (level II) with focus on Oracle. JOB OBJECTIVE: Responsible for administering and maintaining database systems within the technical environment to include installation, configuration, development, monitoring, planning, data management, and advanced troubleshooting and issue resolution. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- In addition to the essential job functions described below, all associates will perform duties as requested by management

- Ensure the quality and delivery of technical operations supporting the business in accordance with agreed standards

- Perform Capacity Planning to ensure appropriate storage and/or processing capability of databases within the technical infrastructure to support present and future initiatives

- Provide level 3 technical support within the Support Center to include proactive and reactive incident resolution

- Perform proactive review of systems performance metrics and alerts to ensure event correlation and trend analysis are performed on a regular basis

- Work closely with Problem Manager to understand recurring incidents impacting user population, help identify root cause, and resolve problems

- Ensure knowledge database is populated with resolutions, workarounds, known issues

- Monitor system backups and re-run as necessary and process restore requests

- Review system logs to identify signs of potential problems

- Execute software or system releases as requested

- Establish and maintain users in regard to their files, rights, and account restrictions

- Stay current on technologies affecting current systems infrastructure issues

- Assist technical staff with the RDBMS and associated software packages

- Clone, recover, and migrate databases

- Respond to requests for database configuration changes as directed by senior staff

- Administer third-party applications that require RDBMS support as needed

- Perform tuning to resolve performance issues in SQL, applications, and at the RDBMS

- Write, execute, and peer review SQL, T-SQL, and PL/SQL scripts, packages, and functions

- Write, execute, and peer review OS-level scripts

- Recommend Unix kernel parameters per RDBMS requirements

- Install, configure, maintain RDBMS software and applications per company standards

- Responsible for training and mentoring new associates within specialized technical area

Other:

- Represent the company in a professional manner at all times ensuring quality customer service

- Abide by all policies, rules, and regulations of the company including all applicable safety rules, regulations, and procedures

- Support corporate programs, goals, and initiatives of the company

- Work overtime as needed

- Work an 'on-call' rotation supporting 24x7 operations of the organization as needed

- Collaborate with internal and external parties in an effort to meet job objectives

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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

- Strong organizational skills

- Excellent customer service skills and service orientation

- Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences in written and non-written formats

- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

- Manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions

- Good problem solving skills

- Detail oriented

- Demonstrates the ability to follow instructions, while also applying learned knowledge to go outside those instructions

- Ability to work independently and to know when to ask for assistance

- Ability to solve problems and to communicate how to solve these problems to others

- Thorough understanding of Windows OS and MS Office Applications, background in Server Administration helpful

- Proficiency with HP-UX, Red Hat Linux platforms

- Proficiency in shell scripting or other scripting language such as Perl

- Vast experience with at least one of the following databases: Oracle, SQL, or Informix

- Experience in an enterprise level production data center environment managing enterprise class databases

- Knowledge of database tuning and configuration

- Experience with Quest monitoring tools a plus

- Minimum of 5 years work related experience

- Minimum of 4 years computer systems experience

- Minimum of 2 years database administration experience (Oracle preferred)

- BA or BS degree preferred

- High proficiency with Office software

- Working knowledge of system availability and effective IT operations