Oracle Database Administrator

As Oracle Database Administrator you will be part of the 12-strong Database

Team within the Data Centre Technical Services Group. Your primary
responsibility wilL be to provide technical support across a multi-platform infrastructure (Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux). The total expected hiring period is three months but could be extended for up to a maximum of 24 months.

Specific responsibilities include:

- providing day-to-day support for the production and development systems and activities in a structured manner
- providing production support
- providing project support
- monitoring capacity, integrity and performance of production systems
- installing new database Servers for both the Linux and Unix environments, understanding the performance and resilience characteristics of the key hardware/software components and ability to follow standard procedures
- implementing a suitable backup strategy to support an application
- carrying out performance and tuning at database server level, demonstrating

an understanding of application level issues

- maintaining monitoring systems to provide 24x7 cover
- modifying and maintaining existing scripts to handle minor changes in infrastructure
- reproducing and simplifying problems for resolution by Oracle technical support, also working with Oracle Metalink to develop workarounds for problems
- understanding the impacts/implications of undertaking unsafe' operations,

and minimising their risk

Ideal candidate profile:

- You should have at least five years' Oracle DBA experience (ideally Oracle Certified) within a multi-platform (UNIX and Linux) environment and Oracle RAC on Linux.
- You must also have a strong track record in writing and installing scripts for database administration tasks, such as backups and capacity monitoring.

We would also expect you to have the following core technical skills:

- extensive Oracle product knowledge (at least Oracle 10g and 11g including RAC)
- support Oracle on Unix and Linux platforms
- use of Oracle Enterprise Manager in combination with Diagnostics and Tuning pack
- building severs and databases to global standards
- writing technical documents
- Unix Shell Scripting
- extensive performance & tuning experience
- performing Hot/Cold backups
- understanding of fault-finding Oracle Client connectivity
- understanding of database security
- understanding of network, multi-user access and locking issues
- understanding of database logging and recovery and how to recover from the various failure scenarios

The following technical skills are desirable:

- knowledge of RMAN
- knowledge of Oracle Database Vault
- administration of databases in a Storage Area Network environment
- exposure to MSSQL/Sybase

Personal attributes:

- effective communicator in English (verbal and written) and preferably Dutch
- financial markets experience
- good team working ethic
- flexibility
- willingness to work outside of standard working hours, including weekends
- willingness to travel to London and other overseas offices, as required
- proactive attitude
- independent worker who seeks but does not require guidance
- ability to work fast and accurately
- service oriented, can-do mentality