Oracle Database Administrator

Farmington Hills, MI - 2 days a week on site, (Tuesday/Wednesday)

TEKsystems has a client in Michigan that needs an Oracle & Cloud Database Administrator to support their Farmington Hills Headquarters. This is a great opportunity to make this role your own.

Summary Statement

Provides expertise to build and manage high performing application and reporting database environments in collaboration with application development teams. Supports existing database environments to maintain high scalability, performance, and operational efficiency.

Essential Tasks/Major Duties

• Support the release and change management processes by migrating/deploying database management system (DBMS) objects and code through the software development life cycle (SDLC), in collaboration with application development teams.

• Collaborate with development teams to design and build database structures that support business and technical requirements using Agile Methodologies.

• Assist with the organization's migration to cloud-native technologies like Amazon RDS.

• Proactively evaluate database, application and overall system performance and make recommendations for improvements while working with cross-functional teams on implementation.

• Provide input to the development organization on the creation of high performing database design and software code.

• Plan and coordinate database migrations between environments.

• Participate in production database support; work with application and other technical teams to resolve incidents in a timely manner.

• Assist in the development of database practices and standards supporting application programming and database implementation.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in information systems or related field, or equivalent years of experience.

• 5+ years of working technical experience installing, configuring, and supporting database management systems; including Oracle Exadata.

• 2+ years working knowledge of GoldenGate configuration, maintenance, and support.

• Exposure to at least one of the following cloud platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, others. Certification is a plus.

• Experience working with automation technologies like Cloud Formation and/or Terraform is a plus.

• Cloud data migration experience is a plus.

• Experience with Oracle 12c or higher, Oracle Advanced Security, and Oracle Enterprise Manager, Grid Infrastructure, Linux scripting, etc.

• Experience with SQL queries and performance tuning.

• Exposure to agile development methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban is a plus.

• Good written and oral communication skills and technical documentation skills.

• Ability to conduct research into database issues, standards, and products as required.

• Demonstrated successful ability to build positive partnerships and work collaboratively with cross-functional business teams.

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

The candidate needs to be local and able to come on site 2 days per week in Farmington Hills, MI.

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.