We are currently seeking to fill a Senior Oracle Applications Database Administrator position for our client in Chicago, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Salary: $89,000 - $110,000



Overview:

Our client is looking for talented Oracle Applications administrator to design, implement and maintain its Oracle 11i E-Business Suite database system. The administrator is expected to provide leadership and expertise in the operational effectiveness of the E-Business Suite system which includes; upgrading, patching, cloning, installation, high availability, performance tuning, capacity planning, and disaster recovery.



Additionally, the engineer will be expected to perform database administration activities such as performance tuning, backup and recovery, and maintaining the Oracle 11i E-business suite and 9i databases as well as provide level 2 & 3 support on a rotating basis. It is essential for these engineers to mentor and develop junior DBAs. This is an opportunity to be a part of the team that provides high performing fault tolerant systems for a business-critical production environment. Very limited travel may be required.



Qualifications:

- Minimum of 5 years IT experience, with the following specific experiences: 4 years of Oracle database administration; 4 years of Oracle applications administration; 2 year of Oracle 11i applications administration; 2 years of UNIX

- Minimum of 2 years experience working in a large organization

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent.

- Able to work flexible hours as required by business priorities

- Hands on experience with Oracle 11.5.9 or 11.5.10 Applications including; Financials, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, ASCP, or HRMS

- Experience installing, upgrading, cloning, and patching Oracle 11i applications

- Hands on experience with a multi-tier Oracle Applications environment

- Experience performance tuning, setting up highly availability, and securing Oracle Applications 11i

- Oracle Applications system administration experience including concurrent manager configuration

- Strong understanding of the Oracle technology stack and architecture for Oracle Applications 11.5.9/11.5.10

- Strong database concepts and fundamentals

- Hands on experience with Oracle 9i database management systems and overall Oracle technical environment

- Strong desire and aptitude to learn new technologies and additional Oracle solutions

- Solid Unix system administration fundamentals

- Ability to create SQL & shell scripts for automation of tasks

- Responsible for monitoring, and second and third tier resolution of production issues and alerts

- Ability to mentor and develop junior administrators

- Work effectively with Oracle DBAs, developers, infrastructure teams and external customers to resolve problems with application/database systems

- Ability to implement, enforce, and adhere to standards

- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

- Strong analytical and problem solving skills

- Strong leadership skills and ability to work effectively under pressure.



Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with DBA support for custom application development efforts

- Experience with MSCA and/or ASCP modules

- Experience with Oracle 10gAS Stack including; Single Sign On integration with the Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Discoverer

- Oracle 9i or 10g RAC experience

- Experience in 24x7 environments



Apply now if your skills and experience are a good match for the position and remember this: At Harvey Nash, the door to opportunity is always wide open.

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