Senior Oracle DBA

Senior Oracle DBA – Banking Client – Brussels

Duration: 1 year contract

Rate: Flexible

Remote Working: Must be able to be onsite 3 days in a month the rest you are remote working

• We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator to join our team!
• As a Database Administrator at our company, you will be responsible for designing, testing, planning, implementing, protecting, operating, managing and maintaining our company’s databases.

Role and responsibilities :

• Installing, tuning and upgrading RDBMS infrastructures
• Proactively and regularly making recommendations for database improvements (policies, procedures & standards)
• Monitoring system performance and identifying problems that arise
• Responding in a timely manner to user-reported errors
• Protecting the database against threats or unauthorized access by establishing and maintaining security and integrity controls
• Ensuring that the database is adequately backed up and able to be recovered in the event of disaster
• Reporting on metrics regarding usage and performance
• Suggesting changes and improvements for database maintenance, performance, reliability and protection
• Regularly liaising with IT project teams including database programmers

This position includes participation in the watch duty role (24/7 on call for a total of about 7 to 10 days per month).

Required Qualifications :

• 3+ years of experience with Database Administration for Oracle (12c onwards)
• Analytical mindset in troubleshooting and resolving database problems
• Good understanding in Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
• Experience with backups, restores and recovery models
• Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for Oracle
• Expertise in SQL language
• Experience in implementing operational automation using scripts (Shell, Ansible playbooks)
• Experience working with Windows and Linux servers, including Active Directory and proper disk configurations
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and documentation skills in English
• Team player highly organized with a sense of ownership
• Capable of working under pressure

Preferred candidates would also meet the following criteria:

• Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager
• Experience with ServiceNow & Azure DevOps
• Experience with Ansible playbooks
• Experience with other database systems like MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL & MongoDB will be considered as an asset

If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process.

Please do send across to me the most up to date CV to eobiechefu@welovesalt.com