Oracle Database Administrator

Summary

Join Pythian as a Managed Operation Database Consultant and be part of a team providing comprehensive support for managed database and application infrastructure operations. You will coordinate, design, implement, and administer database solutions, recommend process improvements, maintain servers, troubleshoot problems, and perform daily checks. The role requires strong Oracle database administration experience, including RAC, and a solid understanding of Oracle technologies. You will also be responsible for communicating with customers and team members and participating in on-call rotations. Pythian offers a competitive compensation package, professional development opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• 4-7 years of DBA experience managing Oracle databases (including Oracle RAC) with good foundational understanding of Oracle database technologies
• Curiosity and tenacity to fully diagnose why something went wrong
• Troubleshooting and Performance Improvement Skills including index creation, query optimization, schema changes etc
• Understanding of database security management
• Experience managing logical & physical replication
• Knowledge of Oracle Data Guard and Golden Gate replication
• A basic understanding of Oracle Enterprise Manager or PostgreSQL pgAdmin console together with some Linux knowledge

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, analyze, design, implement and administer solutions as per need
• Recommend best practices for improvements to current operational processes
• Configure and maintain servers at database and Infrastructure level
• Troubleshoot operational problems
• Administer proactive database and infrastructure daily checks
• Respond to monitoring alerts
• Communicate status and planning activities to customers and other team members
• Participate in the team’s rotational shift pattern and on-call coverage rotation plan
• Opportunity to learn different database technologies and provide support

Preferred Qualifications

• SQL Server knowledge is advantageous being an additional skill set
• Knowledge of DevOps and Cloud AWS/AZURE/GCP will be preferred

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package with excellent take home salaries, shifted work time bonus (if applicable) and an annual bonus plan!
• Hone your skills or learn new ones with an annual training allowance; 2 paid professional development days, attend conferences, become certified, whatever you like!
• 3 weeks of paid time off and flexible working hours
• We give you all the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop with your choice of OS, and budget to personalize your work environment!