Database Administrator Specialist

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Job Description

Position Type :

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired :

Bachelor of Business Administration

Travel Percentage :

0%

About the team  

The Oracle DBA will work as part of a team with responsibility for design, development, support, and maintenance of software-based solutions that make up FIS s 24/7 online infrastructure. The DBA will work closely with the development, testing and application support teams to maintain and perform code deployments to testing, pre-production and production support environments.

What you will be doing  

• The DBA will work with development project teams to help improve existing and deliver new application functionality making sure procedures, policies and best practices are kept up to date.
• To be responsible for managing and maintaining the Oracle database environments from a DBA perspective; to ensure that they are fully supported and fit for purpose paying particular attention to PCI compliance. Ensure development and testing database environment are kept up to date and are fit for purpose. Fulfil a 24/7 on-call function on a rotating basis.
• Provide QA for database designs and code written by developers. Define, develop and maintain project documentation and database standards. Help set up new database environments.

What you bring: -

• 7+ Years as an Oracle DBA with strong experience in Oracle Golden Gate (OGG)
• Database Performance and Tuning (Issues they have encountered, the approach and how they overcome this issue. 
• Understands Database procedures/PL/SQL

• Checking/Understanding SQL query plans
• How to replace bad query plan with good query plans.
• How to force good query plans
• Using AWR Repository
• Identify Tablescans
• Being able to investigate IO issues.
• DB Patching (Able to raise Oracle SR’s for patches, Able to understand Patching process and carry out RAC DB rolling patching)
• Operating System (Linux) Having common sense approach and a good understanding of navigating the operating system is a basic requirement.

Competencies

• Excellent communicator – ability to discuss technical and solutions to customers and other stakeholders and adapt depending on the technical or business focus of the discussion
• Attention to detail – track record of authoring high quality documentation
• Organized approach – manage and adapt priorities according to client and internal requirements
• Self-starter but team mindset - work autonomously and as part of a global team
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to demonstrate interpersonal and team building skills and establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members
• Ability to work in an agile development environment where developers and testing personnel work closely together to deliver quality product

What we offer you  

• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
• A broad range of professional education and personal development possibilities – FIS is your final career step!
• A competitive salary and benefits

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Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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