Oracle Database Administrator

***THIS IS A 1 YEAR CONTRACT WITH POTENTIAL TO EXTEND OR CONVERT FTE AFTER***ResponsibilitiesDay to day administration of On-prem ORACLE databases, Exadata and the UNIX (IBM AIX) servers they run onMonitoring of the ORACLE database infrastructure to ensure optimum performanceSupporting continuous integration code releases at the database layerImproving database support/administration services via the use of automation and other appropriate toolingSuggest improvements to current services provided based on past experiences and know-howWork with Java Developers and .NET Developers that use ORACLE databaseTake part in new projects as ORACLE SME (subject matter expert)Participate in Agile SCRUM meetingsRequirementsExperience administering On-prem ORACLE databases running on UNIX (IBM AIX or RedHat Linux).Experience with monitoring ORACLE instances via OEMExperience with Oracle Dataguard and Oracle RACUnderstanding of ORACLE and database concepts and architecture (Goldengate experience is desired)Experience tuning queries and the overall database for performanceExperience with configuration management tools like puppet/AnsibleExperience with containers and ORACLE’s pluggable database infrastructureExperience with UNIX, either IBM AIX and/or RedHat Linux (RHEL)Excellent communication /customer service skillsAbility to understand others and clearly express thoughtsDemonstrated commitment to customer service and quality deliverablesHave an understanding of backup and recovery tools e.g. Cohesity, Spectrum Protect etc.Nice to Have (but NOT required)Microsoft SQL SSxS tools (SSIS/SSRS)Splunk preferredExadata preferred