[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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