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The successful candidate will maintain Oracle and MSSQL Server database environments in an enterprise consisting of approximately 500+ servers. You will work with a distributed team of DBAs to manage and support key enterprise database systems that provide critical data processing services to internal and client-facing business applications and services. These database systems are primarily based on Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and Vertica technologies but may evolve to include other data warehousing solutions in the near future. You will be required to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that these database platforms are highly available, optimally configured, and efficiently managed, and for the operational support of large production EDW systems. This is an extremely challenging role that demands strong technical leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.\n\nResponsibilities:\nManage Oracle database systems and maintain enterprise OLTP and OLAP databases through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems.\nDetect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for performance improvement and document all architecture design and analysis work.\nPlan, build, deploy, and maintain enterprise OLTP- and OLAP-based EDW platforms and services. This includes proactive monitoring and tracking, and relevant data analysis and reporting.\nPerform proactive and reactive performance analysis, monitoring, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis of database-related issues in support of critical day-to-day business operations.\nEstablish and enforce consistent database standards, installation best practices, access protocols, profiling and benchmarking, and development, execution, and measurement of effective service level agreements.\nPerform database capacity planning and ensure efficient utilization of database resources based on performance, growth, and utilization trends.\nEnsure high availability (>99.0%) of critical database systems and services and develop, implement, and test failover and recovery plans for all critical database systems.\nParticipate in the setting of objectives, strategies, plans, programs, performance standards/measures, and procedures, as a member of the IT leadership team.\nParticipate in on-call system administration support including, but not limited to, weekends, holidays, and after-business hours as required to service the needs of the business.\nProvide mentoring and guidance to junior technical team members.\n\nQualifications:\nAt least 8+ years of relevant experience in managing Oracle server databases versions 10g, 11g, 12c, and later.\nDemonstrated thorough knowledge and progressively responsible experience in implementation and maintenance of large-scale OLTP and OLAP systems in mission-critical environments including, but not limited to, Oracle 11g/12c, Oracle RAC, Oracle Grid Control, Data Pump, Data Guard, GoldenGate, Oracle Directory Services, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Cloud Control, Oracle Database Performance Tuning, and Database Resource Management on Exadata systems.\nOracle Exadata Database Machine administration and performance tuning based hands-on experience.\nExperience and expertise with at least one of the database technologies used in our products, preferably Oracle, but also interested in MSSQL and/or Vertica and/or MySQL knowledge.\nDemonstrated in-depth knowledge of database internals and data structures. 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