Oracle Database Administration

Duties and Responsibilities

Technically very strong Oracle DBA who has managed team before Someone who can come in to an environment, assess what needs to be done, make recommendations. At least 8 to 12 yrs of exp. 5 years of project management exp.

Position Overview

The Oracle DBA Manager is to lead the Oracle DBA team in the delivery of high quality business services. This role is responsible for: Managing the team that maintains the Oracle Database environment and related systems; Standardize maintenance and implementation processes that are effective, efficient, and supported by visible metrics; Collaborate with other IT and Business groups; Effectively manage the DBA team to provide high quality and on-time delivery of services to the business, other supporting team, and all ongoing Oracle projects; Drive best practices related to the supporting Oracle production and test environments; Provide superior verbal and written communications skills.

Skills: Lead and develop a high-performing Oracle DBA team. Collaborate with the IT organization, Oracle and third-party vendors, and other business groups. Develop and execute an appropriate delivery team model (e.g., resources, skills, process management) to meet current and projected needs/constraints. Participate in the development and maintenance of an Enterprise Architecture as it relates to the Oracle environment.

Ensure DBA team delivers on-time, on-budget, and high-quality. Develop an effective resource planning process for the DBA team. Develop and implement strong Oracle DBA techniques and effective methodologies. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Strong Performance Tuning skills Strong Backup and Recovery Skills Logging, managing, and resolving Oracle SR's with Oracle Support and internal teams.

Developing and managing service level agreements (SLA) for the Oracle environment Responsible for providing backend support for the development, testing and UAT environments for Oracle and MSSQL, as well as other production databases and new projects. Manage the processes for Cloning, Refreshing, Patching, Backups, Purges, etc.