Database Administrator, Specialist

As a Database Administrator, you will be joining the Database Operations team supporting Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and AWS database technologies (Postgres, DynamoDB, etc.). You will work with application developers, fellow DBA’s, and IT leadership to improve the efficiency, resiliency, production stability, automation, and reliability of Vanguard’s database infrastructure. The Database Operations team is primarily responsible for ensuring the operational availability/recoverability of all enterprise database platforms.  The team is also responsible for administration/maintenance, upgrades/patching, performance tuning and completion of database requests from internal customers.

Core Responsibilities

In this role you will:

• Ensure backup, recovery, security, availability, maintenance and performance of enterprise database technology.

• Create and maintain backup and recovery jobs.

• Resolve database issues and help to determine root cause.

• Perform administration, installation, upgrade, configuration, and patch management of all enterprise database technology.

• Perform on-call support on a rotational basis.

• Provide support during normal business hours to developer requests on a rotational basis.

• Recommend database technology features/functions to application developers.

• Assist with testing and evaluating IT vendor products.

• Review application designs for compliance with production acceptance requirements.

• Provide key technical input and expertise in large scale projects.

What it takes:

• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination or training and experience.

• Minimum of five years database administrator experience with Oracle, SQL Server or AWS (Postgres, DynamoDB)

• Certification in Oracle, SQL Server, or AWS, preferred but not required.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including interviewing and presentation skills.

• Strong relationship management, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.

• Broad knowledge of the financial services industry.

• Ability to effectively multi-task.

• Flexibility, strong decision-making skills and effective time management skills.

• Proven ability to work with attention to detail under tight time constraints.

Working knowledge and experience with some or all the following:

• MS Windows and/or Linux (Redhat) based operating systems

• Virtualization – VMware

• Distributed Computing Hardware Technologies

• Network Technologies – SDN, DNS, Ethernet Fabrics, Firewalls, Load Balancers, WAN, WiFi, etc.

• Directory Services – Active Directory/LDAP

• Backup and disaster recovery testing

• Job scheduling (Control-M)

• ITIL (Incident/Problem Management, CMDB) (ServiceNow)

The ideal candidate should have working knowledge of:

• DBA best practices and concepts: database backup & recovery, database performance tuning, database monitoring, and maintenance.

• Hands on experience of Oracle, SQL Server and AWS (Postgres, DynamoDB) database technologies.

• Troubleshoot complex systems to identify bottlenecks (SQL, IO, hardware, query related, etc.) and resolve database related issues.

• Ability to support multiple releases (e.g., Oracle 12c/18c/19c, Microsoft SQL Server 2016/2019, etc).

• Designing databases and data modeling concepts.

• Automation and scripting skills; PowerShell, Shell Scripting, PL/SQL, T-SQL, etc.

• Working knowledge of Cloud Providers & Solutions / AWS preferred.

• Great communication and documentation skills that leads to internal problem resolutions documents, lessons learned, how to, and knowledge transfer.

• Strong skills with troubleshooting, researching and resolving blocking/deadlocking, connectivity issues, data corruption, security issues etc.

Oracle Skill set should include:

• DBA in an operational role supporting Oracle (10-19) on Linux (RedHat) platform.

• Strong skills using Bash/Korn shell scripting & PL/SQL for automation of database administration tasks and notifications.

• Experience with high availability using Oracle RAC.

• Disaster Recovery using Oracle Data Guard.

• Troubleshooting and resolving database integrity, blocking/deadlocking, connectivity issues, security issues, etc..