Senior Database Administrator

Senior Database AdministratorImmediate need for a talented Senior Database Administrator with experience in the Telecom Industry. This is a 5+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Warren, NJ. Please review the job description below.Key Responsibilities:Experience on UNIX with minimum 8-10 years working experience in all areas of database Administration performance tuning, data-pump, backup recovery, KSH programming, PLSQL, parameters, replication methods.Oracle RAC/ASM. SQL-server, Data-replication tools – Shareplex & Golden-Gate.Cloud foundry, Wide experience in infrastructure layout, provisioning.Extensive experience in Amazon AWS cloud infrastructure with particular reference to provisioning, security, and management.Design AWS infrastructure to move local applications to public & private cloud.Design complex solutions which integrate AWS cloud, on premise physical and Virtual server, EC2, S3 storage, networking and security.Conduct systems design, feasibility and cost studies and recommend cost-effective cloud solutions.Develop standardized AMI images and Cloud formation automation scripts for building non-prod and prod environments on AWS.Key Requirements and Technology Experience:Design, deploy and support highly available and scalable distributed Cassandra (Datastax OR Apache) database solutions for high transactions mission critical applications.Develop data models and perform planning of architecture, functions, modules, recovery, standards and implementation.Installations, configurations and monitoring Data tax Enterprise cluster and or open source Cassandra cluster.Maintain and develop data models, structures, and procedures to ensure the integrity and performance of database components.Analyzes and determines information needs and elements, data relationships and attributes, data flow and storage requirements, and data output and reporting capabilities.Research and evaluate alternatives and recommend solutions for business issues.Create ad-hoc reports utilizing various data sources.Maintain current knowledge of relevant technologies.Participates in continuous improvement efforts in enhancing performance and providing increased functionality.Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work experience.Our client is a leading Telecom Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.