Database Administration Specialist - Oracle

Valero provides the energy to take people anywhere they want go around the globe. Our employees work together as a team with the primary goal of maintaining our status as a top petroleum refiner and ethanol producer in the marketplace. As an employee at Valero, not only will you have an opportunity to impact people’s lives through the products we manufacture in a safe, reliable environment, you will also be a part of a culture that thrives on positively impacting the lives of the people in the communities that we work and live in.

This position is an in-person role, which means you will be working in a collaborative, on-site environment, which will include participating in unscheduled discussions and troubleshooting on an as needed basis.

As a Database Administration Specialist - Oracle on the DBA team, you will be responsible for building and operating the database infrastructure used by all business applications. The primary focus will be with Oracle, SQL Server and Postgres database platforms - working closely with functional teams, as well as other I/S teams, on major developments and support issues. This position is an in-person role, which means you will be working in a collaborative, on-site environment, which will include participating in unscheduled discussions and troubleshooting on an as needed basis.

• Problem Solving
• Initiative
• Results Orientation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Orientation to Details

At Valero, this role performs duties that support our commitment to advancing the future of energy through innovation, ingenuity, and unmatched execution, including:

• Technical skills in Oracle and SQL Server to include database administration tasks such as maintenance and tuning, database architecture, concepts, and routine DBA maintenance.
• Installs, configures, upgrades, patches, and operates Valero’s databases to maintain availability, optimal performance, and compliance with Valero standards.
• Proactively identifies and assesses any issues, performs troubleshooting, researches solutions focusing on root cause.
• Works hands-on as a team member covering all facets of database administration from installation to query and database tuning, as well as standards development, documentation, and working with other technical staff to ensure the database environment is robust and meets the customer’s needs.
• Ensures the proper use of indexes and other database objects to enable desired functionality.
• Partners with developers to build expertise in tuning tools to ensure we are achieving acceptable performance level statistics.
• Works with infrastructure teams to ensure database and operating system monitoring are providing a complete readiness view.
• Performs analysis on and recommends quality complex solutions to information system infrastructure technology disciplines/components.
• Provides continuous inputs in maintaining software development processes and standards.
• Occasionally leads projects or tasks.
• Works independently and efficiently with minimal supervision.
• May be required to work off-hours and on weekends for projects and/or support.
• Some travel may be required.

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

Information Services

US-TX-San Antonio

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or related field, or equivalent.
• 5 years of DBA experience with Oracle 12c or higher or SQL Server 2016 or higher.
• Experience with tuning PL/SQL or T-SQL in order to advise developers and be very comfortable with multiple operating systems (Windows and Linux).
• Able and willing to work on-site, in-person at the Valero San Antonio location, required.

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