The resource MUST have the following skills and experience:
- The resource MUST have the following skills and experience:
- Extensive Database administration experience, including upgrades and patching
- Good understanding of one or more cloud services – Oracle (OCI), Amazon (AWS), Microsoft
(Azure), Google (GCP), etc.
- Familiar with Cloud products such as Oracle Database Cloud, Oracle Exadata Cloud, Oracle
- Integration Cloud, Azure SQL database, Azure SQL Managed Instance and AWS RDS, etc.
- Extensive knowledge and support experience in three or more of the following products:
o Oracle Exadata
o Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)
o Oracle Dataguard
o Oracle RMAN
o High availability solutions including SQL Server Always On technology
o Failover Clustering (FCI), and Availability Groups (AG).
o Disaster recovery technologies including database mirroring and transaction log shipping.
o SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Analysis Services (SSAS), Integration Services (SSIS),
and Master Data Services.
o Latest version of Oracle Enterprise Manager including installation, configuration, patching
and upgrading
o SQL Server Replication technology including snapshot, merge and transactional
replications.
o Database recovery procedures including the ability to recover user and system databases
from failed processes and engine crashes.
- Experience in automating database administration activities
- Good scripting skills using Linux shell, PowerShell, Oracle, Transact-SQL and/or other automation
tools.
The resource SHOULD have the following skills and experience:
- Experience with service management systems (ServiceNow or similar) and collaboration tools
- Experience in integrating with Oracle Cloud products such as Oracle Integration Cloud, etc.
- Oracle OVM administration and support on Exadata
- Networking configuration on Exadata
- Oracle Enterprise Linux or RedHat Linux administration and support
- Experience with Ansible or other automation technologies
- Experience with NetApp NAS (or similar) hosting Oracle databases
- Experience data storage virtualization technologies.
- Experience with Windows failover clusters.
- Experience with MySQL replication.
- Experience with Ansible or other automation technologies.
Soft skills:
- Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective relationships with colleagues and team members.
Deals constructively with conflicts.
- Communicating: Expresses oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others; listens
actively. Produces effective written communications. Ensures that information is shared.
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences: Demonstrates the ability to
work constructively with people of all backgrounds and orientations. Respects differences and
ensures that all can contribute.
- Knowing and managing yourself: Manages ambiguity and pressure in a self-reflective way. Uses
criticism as a development opportunity. Seeks opportunities for continuous learning and
professional growth.
- Producing results: Produces and delivers quality results. Is action oriented and committed to
achieving outcomes.
- Moving forward in a changing environment: Is open to and proposes new approaches and
ideas. Adapts and responds positively to change.
Desirable certifications:
- Oracle or other cloud certifications
- Oracle Database Administration certification
- ITIL Service Management foundation
- Prince2 foundation
- Microsoft certifications for MS SQL Server
- Microsoft certifications for Data Management and Analytics
