Oracle DBA

Reference #:
5548SMLOCATION:
Basel (Switzerland)

START:
ASAP

DURATION:
until 31.12.2015 >> important: position is for longer and will be extended accordingly in December 2015

WORKLOAD:
100%

Role:
Oracle DBA

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Develop and implement database performance monitoring process and analyze monitoring data for performance optimization opportunities.
* Create/Implement database maintenance plan to ensure data integrity.
* Manage the on-site backup and recovery process and/or support the off-site backup and recovery teams as needed.
* Troubleshoot PL/SQL code, Shell Scripts to support database applications
* Work extensively with other application groups to design code and tune database objects.
* Plan for and execute any required database upgrades and migration (patches etc.)

Basic Qualifications:
>> The points below have been carefully considered as being essential for the role. Your background must accurately reflect all of these, with or without a reasonable accommodation, for your application to be considered

* Minimum 5+ years of applicable work experience as an Oracle Database Administrator
* Minimum 5+ years' experience in one or more of the following technologies
* Oracle Enterprise Server 10.2, 11.1 and 11.2
* Real application cluster (RAC)
* Oracle Enterprise Manager
* Performance analyzer
* Database security (Enterprise User Security, Auditing, ACLs)
* Database performance tuning
* Problem troubleshooting
* Proactive monitoring via OEM or custom scripts
* Replication including designing for conflict avoidance and conflict resolution
* Overall Backup and recovery processes and technologies including RMAN, flashback, snapshots.
* SQL and PL/SQL language knowledge
* Ability to understand the impact of problems on overall database performance
* UNIX and Linux operating systems (Shell Scripting capabilities is a plus)
* Strong desire and capacity to understand both the technical and business functions of all supported products is a plus.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Team Player with the willingness to collaborate with other technical and non-technical partners.
* Skilled in problem solving and analytical reasoning.

Language(s):
* Must: Fluent English (oral & written)
* German (oral & written) is a plus