Oracle Database Administrator

International consulting group founded in 2019, Ekkiden fosters an ecosystem of passionate and committed consultants who lead organizational, operational, and technological transformation projects in IT/Digital, Industry/R&D, and Sustainability, for large enterprises and SMEs in France, Switzerland, Spain, and Germany.

About the job
As part of our Oracle Unit, spread across Valencia, Madrid, London, Timisoara, Offshore, New York, and Nearshore, we are looking for a Senior Database Administrator to provide ongoing support for relational database services and implement service enhancements in both on-premises and cloud environments for our UNICC partners.

Responsibilities
• Provide strategic guidance for Relational Database Hosting services
• Manage projects related to Database Hosting services
• Support Service Owner and Team Lead in delivering UNICC Service Delivery Agreements (SDAs)
• Coordinate, prepare, present and implement proposals and projects linked to SDAs
• Act as a go-to expert for troubleshooting database-related issues
• Manage, prioritize and take ownership of tasks (service requests, change requests, incidents, project tasks, etc.)
• Monitor tasks assigned to the Database team and ensure completion within SLA targets
• Design, install, configure and support database infrastructures
• Administer and support database systems (storage provisioning, VM provisioning, patching, upgrading)
• Implement backups, standby databases, monitoring, and disaster recovery plans
• Automate database administration activities using Ansible or other tools
• Perform performance tuning, troubleshooting, and database recovery procedures
• Provide on-call support outside normal working hours on a rotational basis
• Produce documentation and support during planned maintenance windows

What we are looking for
• Extensive database administration experience, including upgrades and patching
• Strong knowledge of at least one major cloud service (Oracle OCI, AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Familiarity with Cloud products such as Oracle Database Cloud, Exadata Cloud, Integration Cloud, Azure SQL, AWS RDS, etc.
• Expertise in at least three of the following:
 - Oracle Exadata
 - Oracle RAC
 - Oracle Dataguard
 - Oracle RMAN
 - SQL Server Always On, Failover Clustering, Availability Groups
 - Disaster recovery technologies (mirroring, log shipping)
 - SQL Server SSRS, SSAS, SSIS, MDS
 - Oracle Enterprise Manager
 - SQL Server Replication
 - Database recovery procedures
• Experience in automating administration activities
• Strong scripting skills (Linux shell, PowerShell, Oracle, T-SQL, automation tools)

Nice to have
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar service management tools
• Knowledge of Oracle Integration Cloud and Oracle OVM administration
• Linux (Oracle Enterprise / RedHat) and Windows failover clusters administration
• Ansible or other automation technologies
• NetApp NAS or similar hosting experience
• Experience with MySQL replication and data storage virtualization

Soft Skills
• Teamwork and conflict resolution skills
• Strong communication and active listening abilities
• Respect for cultural diversity and inclusivity
• Ability to manage ambiguity, pressure, and feedback constructively
• Results-oriented, proactive, and adaptive to change

Certifications (desirable)
• Oracle or other cloud certifications
• Oracle Database Administration certification
• ITIL Service Management Foundation
• Prince2 Foundation
• Microsoft certifications (SQL Server, Data Management, Analytics)

 

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