Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) - Remote

Overview

The Database Administrator will work as part of a team to supply complete support for all aspects of managed database and application infrastructure operations to a variety of Pythian’s customers.

In Short

• Coordinate, analyze, design, implement and administer solutions as per customers needs
• Recommend best practices for improvements to current operational processes
• Configure and maintain servers at the database and infrastructure level
• Troubleshoot operational problems
• Administer proactive database and infrastructure daily checks
• Respond to monitoring alerts
• Communicate status and planning activities to customers and other team members
• Participate in the team’s rotational shift pattern and on-call coverage rotation plan
• Learn different database technologies and provide support

Requirements

• 3+ years of database administration experience managing Oracle databases (including Oracle RAC) with good foundational understanding of Oracle database technologies.
• Curiosity mindset and tenacity to fully diagnose why something went wrong
• Troubleshooting and performance improvement skills including index creation, query optimization, schema changes etc.
• Understanding of database security management
• Experience managing logical and physical replication
• Knowledge of Oracle DataGuard and GoldenGate replication
• Basic understanding of Oracle Enterprise Manager or PostgreSQL pgAdmin console together with some Linux knowledge

Benefits

• Love your career: Competitive total rewards and salary package. Blog during work hours; take a day off and volunteer for your favorite charity.
• Love your work/life balance: Flexibly work remotely from your home or Office, there’s no daily travel requirement to an office!
• Love your coworkers: Collaborate with some of the best and brightest in the industry!
• Love your development: Hone your skills or learn new ones with our substantial training allowance; participate in professional development days, attend training, become certified, whatever you like!
• Love your workspace: We give you all the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop with your choice of OS, and an annual budget to personalize your work environment!
• Love yourself: Pythian cares about the health and well-being of our team. You will have an annual wellness budget to make yourself a priority.