Database Manager

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We are looking for a team leader with senior experience on Oracle Database systems. The team leader will need to be client-focused and be able to work across multiple teams and disciplines.

The Role

We are looking for a team leader with senior experience on Oracle Database systems. The team leader will need to be client-focused and be able to work across multiple teams and disciplines.

You have supported large production environments in the past and feel strongly about stability, high-availability, uptime, and security. You have a passion for analyzing data and you take an improvement-based approach to everything. You feel confident in your ability to apply industry best practices, as well as being able to come up with creative solutions when needed.

Your knowledge and experience allows you to translate that experience into cloud-based systems and databases. You are confident in your ability to deal with production issues, plan for the future, and help the team do the same. You will provide capacity reports that reflect the condition of your environment and make recommendations on adjustments that may be required.

You love being part of a tight team of experts where you can immediately see the results of your contributions when solving technical and business problems. You are looking for a place that gives you the opportunity to mentor and lead other DBAs.

• Provide leadership for a team composed of other database administrators.

• Design, create and maintain highly available and secure database instances.

• Planning, managing, implementation and supporting all databases including Production and Lower Level Environments to support Application Development.

• Perform database tasks such as schema design, performance tuning, capacity planning, backups, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

• Responsible for all activities associated with the management and operation of database platforms: creating database tables, indexes, triggers and views to support new and existing applications, monitoring database size and performance, tuning SQL queries, developing prototypes to demonstrate proposed functionality, develop partitioning and data archiving strategy to improve overall performance, produce support documentation.

• Principal responsibilities include ensuring data integrity and performance of production databases. Support the development of data loads and data extractions.

• Create and maintain customized database reports and perform data analysis.

• Assist in the management of the hardware and software as related to the operations of the SQL Server and Oracle Database Server, including system development, capacity planning, maintenance, and recommendations of purchases of new hardware and software.

• Perform under limited supervision, maintain reliability of data and databases, and assist in developing and implementing standards for database maintenance and configuration.

• Responsible for synchronizing and migrating data and database objects between development, test and production environments.

• Mentor and provide support to Software Applications Developers in best practices for database design, programming, and tuning PL/SQL Procedures.

• Work as a member of the technology team to assist in providing maximum availability and support of information technology systems.

• Willingness to participate in 24x7 on-call rotations

The Requirements

• 10 years of professional database development experience, at least 3 in database architecture.

• Experience and understanding of database design and architecture

• Advanced Experience in Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL and Data Extracts, Transformation, Load (ETL) data ingestion (Import/Export, Datapump, Database Cloning).

• Experience in Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Cloud Control 12c

• Experience in Real Application Clusters (RAC)

• Strong team leadership and mentoring skills.

• Strong experience in database design and architecture.

• Experience with advanced tuning techniques.

• Hands-on competence in optimization, and ability to analyze/fault-find.

• Excellent communication skills as well as the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.

• Excellent project management skills, demonstrated ability to deliver detailed technical documentation and manage tasks.

• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and developing flexible solutions to meet evolving requirements.

• Ability to contribute effectively in a team of developers and collaborate with others.

• Ability and willingness to work with a global support team

Desired Skills

• Experience with Oracle Public Cloud

• Experience in managing Exadata Environments

• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server

• Experience with Cassandra, Hadoop, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

• Experience with generating data models from conceptual, logical, to physical models using industry tools like ERWin, SQL Developer, etc.

Education, Experience, and Certifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field desired, or 4 additional years of experience in place of Bachelor’s degree.

• Certifications such as Oracle Certified Master Administrator, Performance Tuning, Clustering and Grid Management or equivalent certification is a plus.

The Company

Willis Towers Watson is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, Willis Towers Watson has 40,000 employees serving more than 140 countries. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas – the dynamic formula that drives business performance. Together, we unlock potential. Learn more at willistowerswatson.com. at ****
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