US-PA-Pittsburgh: Oracle Database Developer Administrator

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Date: 04-Feb-2008

Oracle Database Developer Administrator

• Position requires Oracle-focused generalist who will be working with software development, administering internal databases and helping customers directly. • Candidate must have working knowledge of Oracle administration including backup & recovery, performance monitoring and tuning, testing, and deployment. Will be responsible for administering internal development, test and production databases. Relevant topics and tools include: RMAN, query hints, explain plans, indexing, IOTs, etc. • Selected candidate will be part of a software development team and will work on tasks including data modeling, capacity planning, application design and implementation, and related topics. Must be able to work in a team. • Candidates must possess the ability to develop, from scratch if necessary, deployment/release-quality scripts for new installations and upgrades. Attention to detail and quality is critical. • Systems are characterized as customer-hosted terabyte-scale deployments for the storage and retrieval of bio-science-related imaging and data. All applications developed in-house. • Position provides third tier support to customer-site installations including via teleconferences, remote access, off-line analysis, etc. Must have good customer-facing demeanor, good communication skills, and patience. • Selected candidate will be expected to take ownership and final accountability for all Oracle issues in the organization, and therefore must be self-starting and persistent in the pursuit of solutions. Must be resourceful and have excellent problem solving ability.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Strong analytical skills and problem solving ability • Interpersonal skills/ability to work in a small, highly accountable team • Experience querying/tuning large relational databases • Strong PL/SQL skills • Strong organizational and time-management skills are required • Experience with RMAN • Database theory experience: modeling, normalization, de-normalization • Perl and UNIX shell scripting knowledge a plus • Experience with distributed applications, web services, transactional systems a plus • Experience with and/or enthusiasm for XP/Agile/Test-driven methods a plus • Knowledge of programming, other RDBMSs, TCP/IP networking, etc a plus.

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