Senior Oracle database engineer

Senior Oracle Database Engineer

Immediate need for a Senior Oracle database engineer for a position in the Telecom Industry. This is a 6+ month's contract opportunity with long-term potential located in Piscataway, NJ.

Please review the job description below:

Key Responsibilities/ Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Oracle/PostgreSQL database administration + AWS cloud With hands on work experience in Oracle to PostgreSQL migration.
• 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, init parameters, replication methods.
• Expertise in Oracle 12c RAC, Performance tuning/troubleshooting skills and experience with VLDB's.
• Oracle RAC/ASM. Amazon AWS, Cassandra dB, Data-replication tools – Shareplex & Golden-Gate
• Cloud foundry, Wide experience in infrastructure layout, provisioning.
• Develop standardized AMI images and Cloud formation automation scripts for building non-prod and prod environments on AWS
• 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 DataStax 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
• Work with internal and external customers to develop new value-added programs and data solutions with existing data warehouse structure
• 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 24*7 on-call operations for mission critical application.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work experience 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

Our client is a leading Telecom Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. Qualified candidates should apply online for immediate consideration.