Cloud DBA

Overview

We are looking for a professional who develops, implements, administers, and maintains policies and procedures to ensure the security and integrity of the company database. The role involves implementing data models, database designs, data access, and table maintenance codes, as well as resolving database performance, capacity, replication, and other distributed data issues. The ideal candidate may hold a bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of experience in the field or a related area and is familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the domain.

This role relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, involves performing a variety of tasks, and operates under general supervision. A certain degree of creativity and flexibility is required, and the position typically reports to a manager.

• Implements, maintains, and designs DB2, ORACLE, IMS, SYBASE, SQL Server and other data bases in support of the development and installation of new systems and enhancements to existing systems.
• Uses available tools and utilities to provide for necessary DBMS maintenance activities: data base reorganizations, backup and recovery, space management, performance and tuning, and change management.
• Performs system administration and system management functions for DB2 and ORACLE data base systems.
• Assists application developers and other clients with data base usage and software development activities.
• Ensures that all software or systems for which they are responsible are monitored and tuned to ensure acceptable levels of performance and resource utilization, ensures that the software is utilizing all appropriate functions and features, timely and accurate reporting on performance, utilization and feature use as requested.
• Provides project management regarding all technical aspects of implementing projects/major release upgrades for Client’s largest, most complex and critical systems which includes: properly following a project life cycle, the development of project plans, completing all appropriate documentation and notifications in order to obtain resolution within the established time frames.
• Provides input to the development of corporate IT standards and policies to ensure compatibility and integration throughout the company. Approve/Manage subcontracting and vendor evaluation studies pertaining to the IT organization, IT Infrastructure and Architectures.
• Stays current in new IT technologies to maintain a high level of subject matter expertise.
• Performs installation of complex, clustered and high-availability software and hardware environments in a timely manner in keeping with current release levels.
• Follows and maintains all Corporate Change Control and Audit requirements.
• Creates and maintains schedules for software maintenance and upgrades.
• Researches and provides requirements for software compatibility within the Client’s Enterprise Architecture.
• Coordinates software user/acceptance testing activities for new installations and upgrade activities.
• Provides technical assistance to Operations, Applications, Business Clients and the Help Desk to resolve production schedules or problems.
• Provides 24x7 on call support for assigned systems and software. Uses available resources to research, resolve and recommend solutions for the most complex and critical systems.
• Participates in and contributes to technical discussion within their team and shares their technical expertise to others’ activities.
• Communicates between key IT groups and the customer community via participation in meetings and the creation of status reporting mechanisms (weekly, monthly, and quarterly).

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, computer science, engineering or similar technical
• Experience:
  
  4+ years in data base development/ administration or related field