Categories: Information TechnologyJob DescriptionPosition Purpose:Responsible for providing vision, strategy, technical expertise and thought leadership for database and data storage/retrieval system needs across the enterprise. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Functions:1) Develop Enterprise database strategies for High Availability and Data Safeguarding2) Define and document data model design standards and best practices3) Define and document database deployment standards4) Evaluate new technologies5) Develop database utilities6) Design and implement data models7) Collaborate with Application Architects and Infrastructure Architects to ensure optimal system solutions8) Designs and implements application data security model9) Assist application developers with query creation and tuning10) Evaluate database requirements of COTS packages11) Support application development12) Provide guidance to more junior database support team members13) Assist with Root Cause Analysis of production issues14) Participate in 24x7 on call support rotationAdditional Functions:1) Proactively identifies opportunities to improve application performance.2) Proactively identifies opportunities to improve existing methodologies, processes or other areas of application delivery performance.3) Proactively communicates issues and status as required.4) Performs other duties as assigned.Other Requirements:1) Knowledge of IT applications to include experience with software development methodologies, the software development lifecycle (SDLC), and best practices. 2) Experience defining strategies, standards and best practices3) Experience working in teams.4) Proficiency with backup and recovery strategies (RMAN, Data Pump, SQL Server backups)5) Proficiency with Clustering, High Availability and Disaster Recovery technologies (Oracle RAC, SQL Server clusters)6) Proficiency with shell scripting (Unix, PowerShell)7) Familiarity with alternative database technologies (open source, NoSQL, Object database, etc) 8) Proficiency with MS Office.9) Exercises critical thinking and creativity to improve database stability, reliability and availability and to reduce manual database maintenance.10) Must possess effective and appropriate oral and written communication skills.
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