Database Administrator/Oracle (Mid-Level)
The Company
Our Client is a well established, rapidly growing pharmaceutical company headquartered in Metro Boston dedicated to treating and preventing human disease through the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical products. The Company has more than 2,500 direct employees in the U.S.
The company is one of the largest Oracle installations in New England. Because of a commitment to excellence through people development, technological leadership and innovation, the company has one of the lowest turnover rates in the industry. A centralized location makes it easily commutable from most areas within Metro Boston.
The Position
Under supervision of the Manager, Database Administration, the mid-level Database Administrator, performs a variety of complex administrative and technical work in database management, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the databases and data dictionaries of the enterprise. Installs and configures Oracle and application software, creates and manages Oracle database instances. Inspects and resolves database problems quickly and efficiently, develops reports and ancillary paperwork and maintains system security. Performs other duties as assigned
Essential Functions:
- Experience with installation and patching of Oracle server, client and application software
- Experience with Oracle database creation and configuration
- Experience with use of Oracle database tools, including export/import and SQL-Loader
- Experience with database monitoring, capacity planning and performance tuning
- Experience with proper database backup and restore procedures
- Ability to troubleshoot all areas of the Oracle database environment, including networking
- Ability to create, maintain and troubleshoot PL/SQL objects, shell scripts, and utilities
- Ability to develop and execute complex DDL and DML SQL statements
- Experience in Oracle on UNIX (Solaris preferred) and/or Red Hat Linux environments
- Experience with supporting Oracle Applications 11i a plus
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL a plus
- Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience
- Ability to troubleshoot issues beyond the database environment and into related OS and application areas
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with consultants, peers and supervisors
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and in making decisions
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, as applicable
Education
A BS degree in computer science, or comparative technical education.
Experience
This is a mid-level DBA position. The ideal candidate will have at a maximum of 4 years work experience as a database administrator in a commercial environment using Oracle RDBMS.
Additional Qualifications
Ability to work on tasks with a high degree of complexity, as errors can cause substantial delay, expense and disruption of significant portions of the company’s IT operations.
Salary/Benefits
Our Client offers an excellent compensation and benefits package + stock options.
Send resume with salary history to:
STRAUBE ASSOCIATES
853 Turnpike Street
North Andover, MA 01845
Attn: Paul Miller
Email: paul@straubeasociates.com
Web: http://www.StraubeAssociates.com