Needed: Technical Lead/Mgr. (Oracle, PL/SQL, Unix Shell, XML & SQL*Loader) to design, develop, test and implement a Data Warehouse load application.***Local Candidates are preferred*******Must be a US Citizen of Green Card Holder****Horizon Technology Partners, Inc. has an immediate opening Senior Oracle Consultant (Oracle, PL/SQL, Unix Shell, XML & SQL*Loader) with hands-on Management / technical Lead experience. Your skills are needed to assist a large financial institution located in downtown Chicago, IL. with automating the data load process using XML as an alternative to SQL*Loader for a new Data Warehouse initiative. On this project you will be responsible for Project planning and the "Hands-on" supervision of build process of the loading application. You will also be asked to take on a leadership role for a number of maintenance & enhancements to their core billing systems as well as offer solutions to improve system performance. The ideal candidate will have Oracle Data Warehouse experience as well as experience building custom Oracle applications with expertise in PL/SQL Package development & Tuning as well as Unix Shell Scripting, XML & SQL*Loader skills. Please note that most of their core legacy systems run on Oracle 8/9i and are coded mostly in PL/SQL packages & Pro*C. Duties will include the following: - "Hands-on" Project management, which will include developing and maintaining project plans and supervising team members and/or consultants.- Producing the specifications for data load jobs, while working with users and developers to understand their data needs and relationships to existing corporate data. - Assist DA group to capture data definitions of major data sources and data elements. - Providing weekly status reports.- Defining archive and backup strategy for the Data Warehouse tables, capacity planning to the DW and Data Marts.- Coordinating testing with other development groups and operations. Identifying appropriate level of testing and ensure that testing is complete before signing off.- Providing support for development and production systems.- Identifying opportunities for performance optimization.- Participate in the group*s 24 hour, rotating call support schedule.- Be involved in several projects at once and must be able to work with little supervision.Skills Needed:- 8-10 years experience in a relational database technologies, with special emphasis on ORACLE, SQL, PL/SQL programming, UNIX, shell scripting. Knowledge of Pro*C is a plus.- Hand-on experience Leading Oracle development projects - 2 yrs XML (Oracle XLM, PL/SQL XML Scheme)- Experience with SQL*Loader- Strong Unix Shell Scripting Skills- Control M- Knowledge of trading or financial exchanges systems a plus.- Proven Leadership Skills (Must be able to Supervise, Organize & Plan Projects)- A good customer presence, excellent verbal and written communication skills and be a self-starter - Able to interact in a team environment- Able to work well with multiple personalities- Excellent Time Management and Leadership Skills***Please note that this is a 6-month+ position in Downtown Chicago, IL.***Hands-on Oracle Project Management & Lead Experience on Data Warehousing Projects, Data Load Exp. using XML & SQL*Loader, Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL, Unix Shell Scripts, Pro*C, Control M Apply directly at: ?jobref=921053&referer=gad To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here