IT Dept -- Assoc. Project Engineer/Systems Engineer -- Oracle DBA

Work Location: Omaha, NE

Closing Date: August 15, 2010

Basic Purpose of Job:

This position is a technical position in the IT Department as part of the career path process. The technical career path is for employees interested in an individual contributor role, who want to work with other team members to ensure a project's success. The main elements of the technical path include: 1) No direct reports, 2) Heavy technical skills, 3) Heavy teamwork, 4) Heavy client/customer contact, 5) Heavy daily planning and execution, 6) Creativity, and 7) Participation in interviewing process.

Two Oracle DBA positions are currently available. One position will report to Steve Ashmore and one will report to Ryan Wand.

Position will be filled at Band B/C level (Assoc. Project Engineer, Project Engineer, Sr. Project Engineer, Assoc. Systems Engineer, or Systems Engineer) depending upon the successful candidate's and skill set.

A successful candidate with be a highly motivated self-starter with strong verbal and written communications skills. The candidate will have good technical skills, good troubleshooting skills, and enjoy hands-on activities.

An Oracle DBA is responsible for supporting Oracle 9i,10g, & 11g databases. Duties include, but are not limited to, requirements gathering, analysis, database modeling/design, database creation/configuration/upgrades, implementation of new objects, database backup utilizing RMAN and NetBackup for Oracle, and database performance tuning. Additional tasks will include assisting in the development of standards and procedures for the evolving Oracle platform landscape.

Primary Accountability of the Position:

Analyzing business requirements for database modeling/design

Database Creation, Configuration, & Maintenance SQL Tuning

Backup & Recovery

Software license compliance and management

Design, build, test and document Oracle software upgrades

Coordinate Oracle software upgrades

Support Oracle software compilers, ODBC/JDBC and client installations

Communicate with software vendor contacts

Assist with technical activities related to product reviews and proof of concept activities in the TPM space

Plan and schedule software upgrades


Required Experience/Skill Set include:

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Strong Project Management skills

Ability to lead a team in day to day activities

Strong Analytical skills in order to solve problems under pressure.

Proficient with relational database management systems (RDBMS), problem diagnosis and resolution, standards development & compliance plus hands on/detailed experience with Oracle

Extensive knowledge of the UNIX/LINUX operating system



Desired Experience/Skill Set include:
3+ years with Oracle
Experience with UPRR RDBMS environments, and distributed computing environments
Experience with the Postgres platform

Current or future employment-based sponsorship is not provided.

Accountabilities:

  • Problem Solving: Must be able to solve problems where a precedent has been set. Must be able to understand and integrate solutions in a multi-systems environment, providing a seamless look to the customer.

  • Freedom to Act: Incumbent may set his/her own priorities and may deviate from procedure if the end results meet the standards with supervisory approval. Supervisor typically reviews work product or results after completion.

  • Freedom to Act: Incumbent works with supervisor to set his/her own priorities. Supervisor typically reviews work product or results after completion.

  • Impact of Action: Responsible for giving advice and counsel, information, and/or analysis for decision makers. Total impact on costs or benefits is less than $4 million annually.

  • Impact of Action: Responsible for giving advice and counsel, information, and/or analysis for decision makers. Total impact on costs or benefits is less than $4 million annually.

  • Technical Knowledge: Requires conceptual knowledge of several components and basic working knowledge of at least one component. Incumbent can perform routine tasks with minimal assistance and guidance.

  • Technical Knowledge: Requires working knowledge of several components and detailed knowledge of at least one component. Incumbent can perform routine tasks with no assistance and complex tasks with minimum assistance and guidance.

  • Managerial Knowledge: Requires ability to effectively manage work time and deliver a quality product on time.

  • Managerial Knowledge: Requires ability to effectively manage work time and deliver a quality product on time.

  • Business Knowledge: Requires conceptual knowledge of at least one UP business process. Incumbent understands how his/her component fits into the business process.

  • Business Knowledge: Requires conceptual/working knowledge of at least one UP business process. Incumbent understands and can explain how his/her component fits into the business process.

Preferred Education, Training, Experience or Skills:

  • A Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS or related field. Strong applicable experience (a minimum of 6 years direct DBA experience) may be taken into account in lieu of a degree.

  • 2 year(s) experience / knowledge in Information Technology including data management experience and other technical experience/skills as noted in Basic Purpose of Position


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