Senior Database Administrator

ABOUT THE ROLE: The Senior Database Engineer role designs and develops robust and reliable database management systems that are secure, reliable, and meet the organization's needs. They will develop technical platforms using modern tooling, build systems and processes for operations and maintenance that facilitate production needs and speed application development. By doing so, they bring significant value to the organization by ensuring that business operations run smoothly and efficiently, and change can be efficiently performed and managed. The incumbent works collaboratively with cross‑functional teams that include developers, data analysts, data scientists, business analysts, and other relevant stakeholders within the organization. WHAT THE ROLE WILL DO: Design and develop database management systems, standards, guidelines and quality assurance for database deliverables. Patch and maintain database systems for optimal security and supportability. Document and communicate database designs to relevant stakeholders and analyze the impact of the data architecture. Code complex programs and develop logical processes on technical platforms. Participate in quality assurance by developing and testing database code in client server environments. Adapt business requirements and develop data, database specifications, and table and element attributes for applications. Develop an understanding of the organization's data and storage mechanisms and assist with capacity planning. Determine appropriateness of data for storage and optimum storage organization. Determine how tables relate to each other and how fields interact within the tables for a relational model. Work with stakeholder to define the database Disaster Recovery plan, database back‑up, recovery and archiving strategy. This role is not remote/ hybrid. This role will report to our office in Cleveland, OH. This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa. Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future. Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the company’s staff, employees, and business relationships. Must be eighteen years or older. EDUCATION Required Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or Information Systems or in lieu of a degree, at least 7 years of experience in the field of database engineering and administration SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 4-6 years of experience in database engineering and administration Knowledge and experience with database design, implementation, documentation, and management In‑depth understanding of database management systems and data structures Experience translating business data needs into technical language Ability to deal with large pool of data often unstructured coming from disparate sources Experience with Oracle relational databases Experience with query and coding languages such as SQL, PL/SQL, Python Knowledge and experience in database performance tuning, backup and recovery strategies, and data security practices PREFERRED Experience with Oracle 19C and autonomous databases including single‑instances, RAC, and DataGuard. Experience with Oracle 19C and autonomous databases on Oracle Cloud (OCI). Experience in supporting some of the following technologies: Oracle SSO, OIM, OBIEE, Data Guard, Oracle RAC, ASM, and Sun Cluster on Linux and Solaris systems. Working knowledge of the entire Oracle database and Oracle Applications environment and architecture. Expertise with performance tuning and troubleshooting database slowness with a holistic approach. Experience with DevOps tools like Jenkins & Ansible. Additional knowledge on Github and version control would be beneficial. Preferable candidate must have senior level Oracle DBA experience. TECHNICAL SKILLS Programming Languages Database Management Systems Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Methodology Project Management Methodology Cloud Technologies & Platforms Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Data Analysis Data Security Database Performance Tuning, Backup & Recovery Strategies Monitoring and Logging DevOps Methodology Emerging Technologies and Automation Tools #J-18808-Ljbffr