Oracle Database Administrator

Link Technologies (), a Las Vegas-based IT consulting firm, is currently looking for a Database Administrator to join our team.

The most competitive candidate is a hands-on Oracle Database Administrator with experience supporting both standalone Oracle environments and databases integrated with Oracle E-Business Suite.

• Oracle EBS architecture and administration
• Web Logic administration
• Patching and upgrade strategies
• Performance tuning and optimization
• Backup and recovery planning
• High-availability and failover configurations

• Works independently in production environments with sound judgment
• Evaluates risk, impact, and rollback strategy before executing changes
• Leads root-cause analysis and drives issues to resolution
• Documents solutions and shares knowledge to strengthen team capability

• Consistent, reliable support of critical systems
• Clear decision-making in complex or unfamiliar situations
• Ownership of outcomes, not just tasks
• Contribution to a stable, sustainable operating environment
• Assume responsibility for services and activities that directly relate to relational databases (RDBMS) and associated systems.
• Develop and implement technical plans for the construction and evolution of database systems.
• Assist in establishing data integrity and security policies and procedures for user accounts, data creation, data manipulation, and data storage.
• Perform a key role in the establishment of effective RDBMS and systems backup, recovery, and restart procedures.
• Mitigate cross-organizational issues associated with physical data storage, access, security, and database structure.
• Participate in the development of RDBMS standards and database connectivity strategies to support an open database architecture; participate in the development of operating systems and programming standards.
• Monitor and tune databases for optimal performance; recommend hardware and system configuration changes to optimize database and systems performance.
• Support application development by providing assistance in database architecture and design techniques; review proposed changes to RDBMS structures; review data security, data validation, and data integrity controls.
• Participate in the development and implementation of department goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for assigned programs.
• Provide leadership and oversight of assigned teams.
• Participate in the development and administration of annual budgets; forecast funds needed for equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Prepare and present staff reports and other necessary correspondence.
• Attend and participate in professional group meetings; stay abreast of new trends and innovations in information technology.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

• 3+ years of increasingly responsible relational database administration experience, including two years of direct administration of Oracle or MS SQL databases in a client-server environment.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a closely related field. A combination of formal education and directly related work experience may substitute for the degree.
• Completion of specialized training in Oracle Database Management and Oracle financial application software is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Oracle database architecture and features.
• Microsoft SQL Server database architecture and features.
• Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), Automatic Storage Management (ASM), Data Guard (DG), and Recovery Manager (RMAN).
• Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
• Relational database management systems such as Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL.
• Database administration and management techniques in a client-server environment.
• Structured Query Language (SQL).
• Report writing, query tools, and data integration tools such as Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC), Oracle Data Integration Platform Cloud (DIPC), SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, and Power BI.
• Principles of relational database design, development and administration, data integration, data security, data quality, data warehouse/ETL/ELT, and BI analytics reporting.
• Linux and Windows operating systems, networking concepts, and computer security.
• Physical database design, backup and recovery strategies, performance monitoring, and tuning.
• Principles of supervision, training, performance evaluation, and effective team building.

• Perform capacity planning of databases.
• Perform performance tuning and optimization activities of databases.
• Analyze programs, policies, and operational needs.
• Assess problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate new administration methods and techniques.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and…