Job
Title: Principal Database
Administrator
Contract/Code: SRESS
Supervises/Manages: N/A
Position Summary: To develop and maintain multiple instances of Oracle databases on Linux/UNIX environments for the NASA Sponsored Research and Education Support Services contract.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Include, but are not limited to the following:
- Install and configure Oracle database environments
- Provide architectural and design guidance on Oracle applications
- Design relational database schemas utilizing common and three-tiered database structures
- Perform database backup/recovery, monitoring, performance tuning and administrative functions for production environment
- Understand storage configuration impact on application performance and backup/recovery strategies
- Perform Oracle install, upgrades, patching and other administrative functions in developing and testing environments.
- Install, configure, and deploy Oracle based high-availability solutions on Linux/Unix platforms
- Configure Oracle Net/ODBC/JDBC connections
- Assist team members and developers in solving any Oracle-related problems
Qualification/Requirements:
- Minimum of 10 years experience with large Oracle test and production environments (OLTP and/or OLAP)
- Strong written and oral communications skills
- Demonstrated expertise with administration of Oracle 10g, as well as RMAN, DataGuard, and RAC.
- Fluent in Oracle RDBMS engine, including SQL, PL/SQL and other Oracle components
- Minimum of 5 years experience with UNIX/Linux environments and familiarity with UNIX ksh /Linux bash shell scripts
- Experienced in working with Oracle support for fast problem documentation and resolution
Other Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:
- UNIX security shell environments
- Experience with Oracle 11g desireable
- Knowledge of Data Modeling and any ERD tools
Education/Training/Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Sciences/Information Sciences or related fields; or equivalent combination of education and experience.