Sr. Oracle DBA

Sr Oracle DBALocation: Salisbury, NC (Hybrid, Onsite 3 days/ week)Contract Length: 12+ monthsKey Duties and Responsibilities:• Leads the design, development, delivery, and optimization of databases, database instances, database clusters, database software, and related components.• Conducts Oracle application system reviews to optimize application performance and efficiency.• Coaches and mentors’ teams on the efficient use of Oracle and database services.• Serves as the senior subject matter expert and technical lead for Oracle database technologies.• Leads the review of IT solutions to assure compliance with database standards and industry best practices.• Leads the analysis of complex problems, business requirements, and technical requirements to develop effective database solutions.• Provides database consulting and design services to application developers and other consumers of database services.• Maintains and develops relationships with business partners, solution delivery, data management, operations, external service provider, engineering, and other IT teams.• Proactively identify database issues and resolutions.• Assume ownership of database related problems; work closely with internal technical teams to pursue problem resolution and root cause analysis.• Configure and deliver end-to-end support for database servers and data services running on VMware platform.Required Technical Skills and Experience:• 10+ years of Data Engineer/ DBA experience.• Experience supporting 24/7 databases. Retail industry background is a plus.• Extensive experience in RMAN, HADR, Data Guard, and Data-Domain.• Experience as an Oracle database analyst, engineer, or architect.• Experience with development and design in the database space.• Experience designing, building, deploying, maintaining, and optimizing Oracle database instances, objects, software, and related components.• Extensive knowledge in creating and maintaining well performing physical database structures.• Work with Application DBA, Developers and Operations/Systems DBA to optimize database structures and performance.• Provide SQL and technical analysis on non-prod and prod database environments and recommend improvements.• Coordinate and support database, application, OS and hardware upgrades.• Familiar with database installation and configuration/parameter tuning.• Familiar with day-to-day database administration, database utilities and performance monitoring tools.• Assist with database upgrades, configuration, and patches.• Assist with monitoring and fine-tuning databases. Experience with Datadog a plus.• Familiar with database security and access.• Experience designing, building, deploying, maintaining, and optimizing Oracle database instances, clusters, objects, software, and related components.• Proven experience delivering database solutions within a project management framework.• Advanced knowledge of database stored procedures, database triggers, database commands, and database utilities.• Proven experience designing, developing, delivering, and optimizing database backup, recovery, high availability, and DR solutions.• Hands on experience in Design, configuration, and supporting HA on Oracle.• Understand the ins and outs of database physical and logical replications, clustering, mirroring, and high availability.• Advanced knowledge of SQL, DML and DDL.• Extensive experience mentoring and providing database consulting services.• Learn and stay current on the features and functionality of Oracle databases, focusing on technology.• Experience with Microsoft Windows, Office, and other productivity tools.Required Soft Skills and Experience:• Proven skills working with Managed Service Providers and leadership skills.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.• Strong organizational skills.• Proven decision making and critical thinking.• Proven project management skillsDesired Skills and Experience:• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.• Experience with database tools.• Experience with Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), DB2 Connect, MicroStrategy, or Cognos.• Experience with programing languages, or Unix shell scripts.• Experience supporting vendor delivered software products.• Experience working with offshore teams, outsourcers, or managed service providers.• Experience with Postgres, MYSQL, AZURE, ITIL and related certifications.• Datadog & general systems monitoring tools for databases and data services.