Utrecht

Voor een internationale bancaire relatie zijn wij op zoek naar een ervaren Oracle Database Administrator

Start: 1-3-2012
Eind: 31-5-2012, met optie tot verlenging
Inzet: Fulltime, 40 uur

IT Infrastructure is an International operational IT department, which
looks after business IT processes and the worldwide IT network. We have a global
responsibility but also deliver service and support locally through regional centre’s in
Utrecht, London, Sydney, Singapore, Sao Paulo and New York. The majority of our
employees are located in Utrecht and London, working closely together to service the
wholesale businesses concentrated there.

About the Data Centre Technical Services Group

With team members located in both London and Utrecht, the Data Centre Technical
Services Group is responsible for installing, operating, managing and maintaining the
servers that support the wholesale banking businesses.

As Senior Oracle Database Administrator you will be part of the 12-strong Database
Team within the Data Centre Technical Services Group. Your primary responsibility will
be to provide technical support across a multi-platform infrastructure (Sun Solaris and
Red Hat Linux). The total expected hiring period is three months but could be extended
for up to a maximum of 24 months.

Specific responsibilities include:

• providing day-to-day support for the production and development systems and activities in a structured manner
• providing production support
• providing project support
• monitoring capacity, integrity and performance of production systems
• installing new database servers for both the Linux and Unix environments, understanding the performance and resilience characteristics of the key hardware/software components and ability to follow standard procedures
• implementing a suitable backup strategy to support an application
• carrying out performance and tuning at database server level, demonstrating and understanding of application level issues
• maintaining monitoring systems to provide 24x7 cover
• modifying and maintaining existing scripts to handle minor changes in infrastructure
• reproducing and simplifying problems for resolution by Oracle technical support, also working with Oracle Metalink to develop workarounds for problems
• understanding the impacts/implications of undertaking ‘unsafe’ operations, and minimising their risk.

You should have at least five years’ Oracle DBA experience (ideally Oracle Certified)
within a multi-platform (UNIX and Linux) environment and Oracle RAC on Linux. You
must also have a strong track record in writing and installing scripts for database
administration tasks, such as backups and capacity monitoring.

We would also expect you to have the following core technical skills:

• extensive Oracle product knowledge (at least Oracle 10g and 11g including RAC)
• support Oracle on Unix and Linux platforms
• use of Oracle Enterprise Manager in combination with Diagnostics and Tuning pack
• building severs and databases to global standards
• writing technical documents
• Unix Shell scripting
• extensive performance & tuning experience
• performing Hot/Cold backups
• understanding of fault-finding Oracle Client connectivity
• understanding of database security
• understanding of network, multi-user access and locking issues
• understanding of database logging and recovery and how to recover from the various failure scenarios

The following technical skills are desirable:

• knowledge of RMAN
• knowledge of Oracle Database Vault
• administration of databases in a Storage Area Network environment
• exposure to MSSQL/Sybase

Personal attributes:

• effective communicator in English (verbal and written) and preferably Dutch
• financial markets experience
• good team working ethic
• flexibility
• willingness to work outside of standard working hours, including weekends
• willingness to travel to London and other overseas offices, as required
• proactive attitude
• independent worker who seeks but does not require guidance
• ability to work fast and accurately
• service oriented, can-do mentality

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