Our client is looking for an Oracle DBA for a 9-12 month contract to possible hire opportunity in Durham, NC.  Please no 3rd party resume submittals. 

Oracle Database Developer  DBA

Essential job functions for a successful Oracle Database Developer include:

• Work closely with multiple project stakeholders to ensure quality project delivery including but not limited to project technical lead, solutions architects and business end users as appropriate. Serve as the key liaison with the  solutions architects, DBA team, and other development groups.
• Provide database architecture and design support for multiple projects
• Review data model specifications and parameters that are in compliance with  information model blueprints.
• Review logical and physical data models for solutions supporting the reporting and analysis requirements of key program stakeholders.  Design physical model for performance (de-normalize; add indexes)
• Provide project Oracle DBA support for multiple projects (ie Oracle installations, performance tuning, security guidelines, add users, backup test, and etc.)
• Develop system performance plans, refine physical designs for performance, and perform tuning activities for implemented solutions.
• Writing PL/SQL code (stored procedures, triggers, database scripts) to implement business logic and database maintenance.
• Develop standards for developing SQL code and work close with the development team to analyze SQL code and ensure compliance with standards
• Work with DBA team to ensure compliance with database, SQL, security, and configurations standards,
• Work effectively as part of a team to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines. Establish a sense of urgency to complete tasks in a timely, cost-effective manner with quality.
• Maintain an exceptional level of customer focus and maintain an inspired culture that is time based and centered on integrity and customer focus.
• Produce technical documentation in support of SQL Standards.

Specific Skills Needed: 

-A thorough understanding of Oracle 10g, 11G (Enterprise, Parallel and standard editions), Oracle RAC, and Dataguard
-Hands on familiarity with UNIX and Linux, and web application deployment methodologies.
-A strong understanding of performance monitoring and optimization techniques, indexes, constraints, transactions, file groups, stored procedures, full text searching, triggers, cursors, locking, and queue tuning.
-The ability to plan, test, and implement the safe modification of a production database environment during software upgrade cycles.
-A strong understanding of backup and disaster recovery techniques.
-Knowledge of storage technologies including RAID, SANs, etc.
-Strong understanding of database replication.
-Able to organize, prioritize, and manage personal workload and projects with minimal supervision.
-Team leadership and coaching skills.
-Strong interpersonal communication skills.
-Proficiency with Java,  a plus.
-BS degree in CS or equivalent required.
-Oracle Certifications (highly desirable).