Senior Database Administrator - Relocation Package

Jobot; Winchester (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Benefits day 1

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Jobot in Winchester, KY is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to lead Oracle and MSSQL environments, ensuring performance, security, and high availability for critical applications.

Requires Oracle OCA/OCP, 7 years Oracle and 3 years MSSQL experience; relocation package on offer; benefits from day one; join a growing technology team in a company culture described as fantastic.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.
• Oracle Certified Administrator required.
• Oracle Certified Professional preferred.
• Seven (7) years of related experience using Oracle database required.
• Three (3) years of MSSQL experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manages the maintenance, installation, and upgrades of the enterprise database install base including Oracle and MSSQL.
• Develops and implements backup and recovery strategies to meet business and disaster recovery needs and ensures compliance.
• Monitors database performance, troubleshoots and resolves database issues, and informs end users of status.
• Establishes, implements, and enforces database policies, procedures, and standards according to information systems and EKPC objectives.
• Works with the System Administrators to support the database requirements of new systems.
• Works with the Security Operations Center (SOC) to detect vulnerabilities and ensure patching.
• Maintains database security and creates user accounts.
• Strictly adheres to change control policies.
• Ensures installations meet and follow vendor licensing requirements and implements controls for enforcement.
• Periodically tests backups and recovery, and refreshes development and QA environments.
• Works with IT leadership to develop database strategies to support company's needs.
• Consults and advises users on databases.
• Provides guidance to less experienced employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Oracle DBA

MSSQL

RMAN backups

Linux

OLVM

KVM

Licensing compliance

Project management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Oracle Certified Administrator (OCA)

Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) preferred

Tools

OLVM

KVM

Job description

Growing Company / Fantastic Company Culture

Senior Database Administrator

Job details

Salary: $110,000 - $150,000 per year

A bit about us

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to join their growing technology team. This role will be responsible for the administration, maintenance, performance tuning, security, and optimization of enterprise Oracle database environments supporting critical business applications.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Oracle database administration and hold an active Oracle Certified Administrator (OCA/OCP) certification. This individual will serve as a technical expert for database architecture, performance optimization, backup and recovery, and high-availability initiatives.

Why join us?

COMPREHENSIVE RELOCATION PACKAGE

• Benefits day 1
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance

Job Details

Key Roles

Posting the Senior level requirements as they are the highest required. This position is open to consideration to those with less years of experience, but preference will be given to Senior level candidates.

The Sr. Database Administrator installs, monitors, and maintains the database installation of EKPC. This position ensures the database infrastructure meets the business needs of the future and plans accordingly. In addition, this position provides guidance to the System Administration team and works with IT leadership to maintain IT policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages the maintenance, installation, and upgrades of the enterprise database install base including Oracle and MSSQL.
• Develops and implements backup and recovery strategies to meet business and disaster recovery needs and ensures compliance.
• Monitors database performance, troubleshoots and resolves database issues, and informs end users of status.
• Establishes, implements, and enforces database policies, procedures, and standards according to information systems and EKPC objectives.
• Works with the System Administrators to support the database requirements of new systems.
• Works with the Security Operations Center (SOC) to detect vulnerabilities and ensure patching.
• Maintains database security and creates user accounts.
• Strictly adheres to change control policies.
• Ensures installations meet and follow vendor licensing requirements and implements controls for enforcement.
• Periodically tests backups and recovery, and refreshes development and QA environments.
• Works with IT leadership to develop database strategies to support company's needs.
• Consults and advises users on databases.
• Provides guidance to less experienced employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Key Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.
• Oracle Certified Administrator required.
• Oracle Certified Professional preferred.

Experience

• Seven (7) years of related experience using Oracle database required.
• Three (3) years of MSSQL experience required.

Skills and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Proficient in RMAN and MSSQL backups.
• Working knowledge of Linux, KVM, and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM).
• Thorough knowledge or Oracle and Microsoft license requirements.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and listening communication skills.
• Provides thorough and timely communication to customers, leadership, and team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with staff at all levels of the organization including external contacts.
• Strong customer focus for a broad range of customers.
• Ability to work independently and in a team oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to effectively prioritize work, manage time, and adhere to deadlines.
• Thorough documentation, organization skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times and use appropriate discretion in discussing confidential issues.

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