Officer, Database Administrator

Job Responsibilities

• Establish the needs of users and monitor user access and security
• Monitor performance and manage parameters in order to provide fast responses to front-end users
• Consider both back-end organization of data and front-end accessibility for end-users
• Refine the logical design so that it can be translated into a specific data model
• Further refine the physical design to meet system storage requirements
• Install and test new versions of the database management system (DBMS)
• Maintain data standards, including adherence to the Data Protection Act
• Write database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary (metadata)
• Control access permissions and privileges
• Develop, manage and test back-up and recovery plans
• Ensure that storage and archiving procedures are functioning correctly
• Work closely with developers and multimedia programmers
• Communicate regularly with technical, applications, and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security
• Commission and install new applications and customize existing applications in order to make them fit for purpose
• Apply Oracle Patches
• Manage the security and disaster recovery aspects of a database
• Installing and configuring WebLogic domains
• WebLogic Performance monitoring
• Installing WebLogic patches, service packs, etc.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer science
• Holding Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) or Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) is plus
• Experience with Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL database administration
• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database or server problems
• Knowledge in database performance tuning and optimization
• Knowledge of (HA) High Availability and (DR) Disaster Recovery.
• Knowledge of Linux OS, Solaris, and a variety of storage products is plus
• Experience with database backups, restore, recovery and security
• Knowledge of Oracle WebLogic, Fusion Middleware is plus
• Good communication, commitment, teamwork, and documentation skills.
• Good problem solver, focused and dedicated developer with ability to work on your own as well as with a team
• Able to work shift time