Sr. Oracle Database Administrator Job - Full-time

Posting Job Title:Sr. Oracle Database Administrator
Requisition #: 159734BR
Posting Location: Herndon, VA, US
Area of Interest:Information Technology Services
Position Type: Full Time

Posting Job Description

The Time Warner Cable Corporate office currently seeks a Senior Oracle DBA for our Systems Operatioins department. Below please find a description of some of the essential duties and responsibilities required to function successfully in this position.

The Time Warner Cable Corporate office in Herndon, VA currently seeks Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) with 6+ years of Oracle Database Administration experience and demonstrated expertise in implementing and supporting multiple instances in an enterprise environment.

The Oracle DBA is responsible for day to day operations and support of Time Warner Cable National-Infrastructure Oracle databases supporting various applications providing high-speed data, video, voice, content, and wireless services (including subscriber data/verification, provisioning, mail-services, operational systems support (opsware, big-brother, etc)). These responsibilities include: continuous [24/07/365] support, daily maintenance, monitoring, database and SQL performance optimization, troubleshooting, problem resolution, customer support, installing/patching/upgrading database software, implementing routine tasks, performing defined project tasks, reporting, and database backup and restoration. The Oracle DBA must be able to demonstrate the ability to ensure that technical solutions are architected, implemented, and operated in a reliable and cost-effective manner.

The candidate should possess an expert understanding of Oracle database architecture, general database concepts and technologies, RMAN backup and recovery strategies, security and authentication protocols, SQL and database performance tuning methods, as well as extensive experience with UNIX/Linux. The candidate should have extensive experience administering and supporting Oracle 10g/11g RAC, ASM, DataGuard implementations.

This candidate shall provide subject-matter-expertise/operational leadership in issue resolution as well as functional discussions with internal and external organizations (systems analysts and architects, developers, engineering, project managers, solution/application specific vendors, planners, QA, OSS groups, and various levels of management).

Essential Job Functions:
- Active member of a team responsible for the overall operations of infrastructure-related Oracle databases.
- Formulate and follow team policies, procedures, and standards relating to database management.
- Perform database backups and recoveries.
- Assist in developing policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of data (including disaster preventation/recovery).
- Perform installations and configurations of application and database systems.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve major system performance and application or database issues.
- Analyze and identify system improvements, including tuning, pertaining to performance or data processing procedures.
- Plan and conduct major database architecture changes including data migration, database migrations/integrations, and assist with database software patches or upgrades.
- Ability to develop tools for increased departmental efficiency related to database support.
- Experience in managing systems, databases, and services designed to support multi-million customers in an operational environment
- Able to participate in 24x7 oncall support rotation (includes off-hour, weekend, and holiday coverage)
- Extensive experience with Oracle 10g and 11g
- Solid experience with Oracle installations, patches, upgrades (10g to 11g)
- Minimum of 2 years working experience with Oracle 11g
- Strong knowledge of Oracle High Availability solutions: Oracle 10g/11g DataGuard and RAC
- Solid experience in supporting both OLTP and Data Warehouse databases.
- Should have strong knowledge of Oracle table partitioning and data compression
- Strong knowledge of Oracle RMAN and Oracle backup and Recovery Procedures
- Minimum of 2 years working experience in managing Oracle backups with Oracle RMAN and Veritas Netbackup for Oracle.
- Extensive experience in SQL and Oracle database performance tuning
- Should have hands on experience in managing OEM Grid Control monitoring tool
- Minimum of 1 year working experience with Oracle ASM
- Experience with SAN technologies and concepts
- Strong experience with the UNIX/Linux Operating systems including UNIX shell scripting
- Strong experience in capacity and performance management of database, ability to write appropriate tools for report generation
- Use of self-initiative and experience/knowledge to deliver innovative solutions
- Proven diagnostic problem solving and innovative solution development capabilities
- SME for 30 minute systems restoral of critical national infrastructure databases
- Ensure compliance to expected ticket resolution timeframes based on ticket severity.
- Interaction with Engineering & Planning (Network, Voice, Systems, Capacity) and QA for production issues as well as operational feedback on planned projects/services.
- Operational engineering for deficiencies found in new architecture/releases/services to ensure effective monitoring, reporting (including trending), and troubleshooting for all levels of support.
- Able to author documentation for troubleshooting and maintenance procedures and processes (including diagrams and flowcharts) for internal group as well as for cross-functional support groups of lower and equal tier.
- Able to communicate (written, verbal, interpersonal) effectively with technical and non-technical people in problem management.
- Able to handle shifting priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Able to work during maintenance windows (which occur from midnight to 6 am local time of the region), upto 4 windows per week.
- Able to perform tasks and support from home, when needed.
- Ability to travel 2-4 weeks a year (approximately 5%) .


Education and Experience:
Bachelor ' s degree (B.A. or B.S.) from four-year college or university; or equivalent training, education and experience.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:
No Supervisory responsibilities with this position.


Travel Requirements:
Yes Travel 10 %

Physical Demands:
The physical demands for this position are typical to an office environment and must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Time Warner Cable offers competitive benefits to include medical, dental, vision, a matched 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, and a pension plan. Qualified candidates should apply online at www.timewarnercable.com. EOE/M/F/D/V



FCC Unit_TWC: HQ452
Controlling Establishment ID: 00236 - Herndon 13820 Sunrise Valley

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