Job Description -
Department: IT Support Services (Finance and Administration)
Job Title: Oracle Database Administrator 3
Location: Los Angeles, CA 90017 (Onsite)
Duration: 7 months + possible extension
Contract/Perm: Contract
Mandatory Skills:
1. Experience working with a government (state, local or federal) education agency or school district.
2. 8 years of experience in the design, development, modification, improvement, and implementation of Oracle relational database management systems that includes access methods, definition languages, and remote access software in an installation utilizing third-generation systems that support batch, remote access, database, and real time applications.
3. 8 years of experience with Oracle databases on both physical and logical servers, data security, development of plans for the conversion of existing physical servers to virtual servers, database recovery and backup techniques, and optimized processing techniques also is required.
4. Experience in implementation of full version oracle database upgrade (i.e. 12c to 19c) a minimum of 2 times within the last 8 years
Desirable Skills:
1. Extensive background in providing comprehensive support for Oracle 19c databases.
2. Proven experience in executing successful upgrades of Oracle databases to version 19c or higher. (12c to 19c upgrade experience preferred)
3. Proficiency in replicating and/or migrating Oracle databases to the Cloud (preference for onpremise to VMware’s Cloud Disaster Recovery (VCDR) environment.
4. Skilled in providing adept database and application connectivity in support for Testing of applications both on-premise and in the VCDR environment.
5. Experience in providing guidance and assistance during integrated run-for-record and other exercises.
6. Adept understanding of business and educational data processing applications.
7. Proficiency in various higher-level programming languages, including but not limited to MS SQL, SQL, PL/SQL, and Python.
8. Comprehensive knowledge of Cloud-based Infrastructure architecture, preference or VMware on AWS also including Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud Services
9. Understanding of Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and other related cloud technologies.
10. Extensive experience in Hybrid-cloud, cloud migrations, and database migrations.
11. Advanced knowledge of database backup, restore, and disaster recovery methodologies and technologies (familiarity with Google Actifio is a plus).
12. Proficiency in performance tuning methodologies and technologies.
13. Understanding of Oracle Clustered Database Configurations (Oracle RAC) as well as SQL SERVER Failover Cluster Manager (FCM), SQL SERVER “Always on”
14. Understanding of Oracle Data Guard and Oracle GoldenGate for replicating data bases, the difference between the products, ability to select the more appropriate tool
15. Thorough understanding of the principles and techniques of database administration and programming.
16. Experience in the replication and/or migration of Oracle databases between 2 sites (Physical Site to Physical Site, Physical Site to Cloud and Cloud to Physical Site)
Other Requirements:
1. At least Three (3) client references. The three references need to be closely related to the services as listed in the statement of work. The references must be from three (3) different clients.
a) Project Size
b) Project scope including specific services provided
c) Period of Performance
d) Contact information including name of the organization, contact person, phone number and email