Senior Oracle DBA (Oracle EBS application)

Location: Mississauga, 3 days onsite
Type of role: Contract to Hire
Contract Rate: $70 INC per hour (contracting)
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We have a great new opportunity to support one of our Digital Solutions Providor clients in a contract capacity!

Please see below for more information on the position and if interested, apply with an updated resume aligned to the needs of the role.

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  Essential Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with application developers and system architects to design and implement efficient
and scalable database structures.
- Create and maintain database schemas, tables, indexes, views, and stored procedures.
- Deploy, manage, automate and secure Oracle databases
- Install, configure, and upgrade on prem Oracle databases including applying patches and service
packs.
- Configure database settings and options to optimize performance and ensure security.
- Monitor database performance using built-in tools and third-party monitoring solutions.
- identify and resolve performance bottlenecks through query optimization, indexing strategies,
and server configuration adjustments.
- Install, configure, and upgrade Oracle EBS application
- Oracle EBS application startup, shutdown and monitor
- Participate in rotating On-Call coverage or emergency response, as needed.
- Develop and implement backup and recovery strategies to safeguard critical data.
- Perform regular backups, test restores, and maintain backup integrity.
- Develop disaster recovery plans and participate in recovery drills.
- Implement and enforce security policies and access controls to protect sensitive data.
- Manage user permissions, roles, and privileges.
- Monitor for security vulnerabilities and apply security patches and updates.
- Diagnose and resolve database-related issues, including connectivity problems, performance
degradation, and data corruption.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures to mitigate future incidents.
- Estimate future database growth and plan for scalability requirements.
- Optimize resource utilization to accommodate increasing workloads.
- Maintain accurate documentation of database configurations, procedures, and processes.
- Generate reports on database performance, availability, and security compliance.

Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field; a
combination of training and experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- A minimum of 10+ years of experience in design, implementation and support of Oracle
databases in Solaris/UNIX/Linux environment
- A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in managing Oracle EBS applications in
Solaris/UNIX/Linux environment
- Experience of Azure and Oracle Cloud highly desired
- Experience of PostgreSQL and AWS RDS is plus
- Strong understanding of relational database concepts and SQL query language.
- Experience with performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization.
- Familiarity with backup and recovery procedures, disaster recovery planning, and high
availability solutions
- Experience supporting production and pre-production environments across multiple locations
and the technologies to support them.
- Experienced with Database Code review, understanding of application and system software.
- Support application teams in database schema design, query optimization, and migration
processes.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, best practice guides, and operational runbooks.
- Ability to troubleshoot database-related issues and perform root cause analysis.
- Advanced knowledge of Shell scripting or another programming language working with
database environments
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with cross-functional teams.
- Understanding of ITIL and SDLC

Preferred Qualifications
- Certifications such as Oracle Database and EBS applications
- Azure and OCI certification

 

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