Senior Database Administrator

Company: Travis Credit Union
Location: Vacaville
Posted on: February 15, 2021

Job Description:

Primary Objectives:

• Leads DBAs in strategies, designs, installs, monitors, maintains, and performance tunes production databases while ensuring high levels of data availability.
• Develops, implements and oversees database policies and procedures to ensure the integrity and availability of databases and their accompanying software.
• Evaluates technology components for database management systems and applications.
• Manages all security of the database management systems.Supervisory Relationships:
  • Reports directly to the Applications Development Manager.
  • This position has no supervisory responsibilities.Principal Responsibilities:
    • Develops and enforces database standards and procedures. Ensures efficient use of database resources.
    • Works with Application Development Manager to plan database projects. Distributes assignments among team members, monitors projects and resolves disputes.
    • Provides technical support to maintain, operate, upgrade and patch Microsoft and Oracle databases to ensure maximum performance and availability for the applications and systems.
    • Assesses, develops and leads long-term strategic goals for databases.
    • Conducts research and makes recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards.
    • Affects policy by monitoring database performance statistics and recommends improvements
    • DBA Collaboration with developers for new application launches and Database optimization.
    • Leads design and maintenance of enterprise meta-data solution to communicate data definitions to the BI audience.
    • Database Server installation, configuration and set-up, as required. Database upgrades and patches, as required.
    • Works with application development staff to develop database architectures, coding standards, and quality assurance policies and procedures.
    • Advises and updates management on database concepts and techniques.Skills & Abilities:
      • Strong understanding of Oracle and Microsoft database structures, principles and practices.
      • Proficient knowledge and use of Oracle and Microsoft server tools and have experience in high availability DR/COOP capabilities.
      • Design, installation configuration, testing, migration and implementation of Oracle WebLogic.
      • Experience with Oracle RAC clusters.
      • Ability to work on multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
      • Experience in leading subject matter experts and multi-team projects.
      • Experience with Unix/Linux, VMWare virtual server environment, Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and RMAN.
      • Expert-level Microsoft SQL Server Stored Procedure development.
      • Working knowledge of BCP.
      • Excellent grasp of integrating multiple data sources into an enterprise data management platform and can lead data storage solution design.
      • Professional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to successfully tailor communications according to the audience.
      • Good analytical and problem solving skills.
      • Understanding of the software development lifecycle including agile methodology.
      • Must exhibit good time management skills, independent decision making capability; focus on customer service.
      • Sound understanding of TCU's products and services.
        Qualifications:
        • BS/BA in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
        • Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or similar preferred.
        • Minimum 5 years' experience with Oracle database administration (Version 10g/11g/12c).
        • Minimum 5 years' experience Administering Microsoft SQL Server.
        • Experience with Oracle 12c, Oracle RMAN (Recovery Manager), Oracle cloning and replicating.
        • Proficient experience in Oracle and Microsoft Database Administration and experience in managing Oracle and Microsoft servers in hardware and virtualized environments.
        • Experience with UNIX/Linux platforms.
        • Experience in development languages +NET, C#, JavaScript preferred.

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