Oracle Data Base Administrator

HEPCO Job Number:

4310

Type:

Long Term Contract

City:

Austin

State:

Texas

Description:

Install/tailor new releases of and upgrades or patches to ORACLE and SQL SERVER database and associated product software.
Review performance of ORACLE and SQL SERVER databases on the open systems platforms and provide and implement recommendations for improved performance.
Create and maintain ORACLE and SQL SERVER entities, including but not limited to, instances, databases, table spaces, and tables in support of AITC administered databases.
Make changes to the structure of ORACLE AND SQL SERVER Meta data and work with customers in support of application changes.
Write, modify, and debug ORACLE and SQL SERVER SQL and PL/SQL queries.
Where appropriate, coordinate database administration duties with System and network Administrators to ensure compatibility with hardware and operating systems configurations.
Diagnose and correct problems that occur within ORACLE and SQL SERVER databases and application interfaces.
Install and tailor ORACLE Enterprise Manager software.
Diagnose and correct problems that occur within ORACLE Enterprise Manager.
Recommend and implement strategies for problem notificaiton and availability reporting in ORACLE and SQL SERVER software and applications.
Develop, with customer input, and implement backup/recovery and disaster recovery strategies.
Develop and implement ORACLE and SQL SERVER Security strategies consistent with VA regulations and policies and industry best practices.
Perform other database administrative tasks as assigned.
Troubleshoot problems and take corrective action to fix problem in a timely manner. Contact technical support if necessary.
Support users, software vendors, and database administrators with problems, projects, and implementations.
The contractor may be required to lead AITC sponsored initiatives. While leading such initiatives the incumbent is expected to lead team members, develop schedules and plans, communicate progress to management in both verbal and written formats, identify barriers, identify and evaluate alternatives. The contractor will also be required to participate in fault isolation for database systems.
Accurately report hours into Primavera (AITC's Time Reporting Application) on a daily basis.
The subcontractor may be required to lead AITC sponsored initiatives. While leading such initiatives the incumbent is expected to lead team members, develop schedules and plans, communicate progress to management in both verbal and written formats, identify barriers, identify and evaluate alternatives. The subcontractor will also be required to participate in fault isolation and or systems administration for other Unix base OS's to include but not limited to AIX, HP, LINUX and Solaris.
Accurately report hours into Primavera (CDCO's Time Reporting Application) on a daily basis.

Industry:

Information Technology

Required Experience:

Familiarity of EMC and XP1024 configuration and usage, to include installation and configuration of Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), collection of World Wide Name (WWN) information.
Demonstrated expert technical knowledge of Oracle databases in open systems environments with an emphasis demonstrated knowledge of and skill in using Oracle utilities, third party Oracle tools, and data warehousing principles.
Demonstrated expert technical knowledge of SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 databases in open systems environments with an emphasis demonstrated knowledge of and skill in using Windows utilities, third-party SQL Server tools, and data warehousing principles.
Demonstrated professional oral and written communications skills, including the ability to prepare technical documents that present information clearly, concisely, and in an easily understood format.

Duration:

10 months

Contact Info:

Tom Lee (201) 843-4400 ext. 226

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Contact Email:

leet@hepcoinc.com