Oracle Database Automation Specialist

Job Number: 1834654 Business: GE Capital Business Segment: Capital - Americas About Us: Posted Position Title: Oracle Database Automation Specialist Career Level: Experienced Function: Information Technology Function Segment: Data Management Location: United States : Connecticut City: Danbury Postal Code: 06810-7548 Relocation Assistance: No Role Summary/Purpose: GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation.

Serves as technical expert responsible for the administration and automation of Oracle Enterprise Manager and related technologies. Will be a primary application service provider for monitoring, troubleshooting and coordinating mission critical database applications and their infrastructure. Essential Responsibilities:
- Creates and maintains data architecture to increase the performance, and scalability of GE systems

- Assess project alignment to the overall architectural blueprint

- Works with other architects to select the data architecture alternatives that best fit the overall operating strategy and business architecture

- Designs and develops a common methodology in the development of new database components, owning data flows, data maps, and standards for data usage and data governance for build teams

- Leads the database analysis, design, and build effort accounting for requirements, including data volume, frequency needs, and long-term data growth and ensures that quality requirements are met

- Researches and documents information architecture standards and best practices.

- Installation, deployment and maintenance of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Grid Control or Oracle Cloud Control 11G/12c, service packs and related software,

- Experience with enforcing application change control and migration strategy policies. Identify, influence and recommend design system requirements for software projects and enhancements

- Define SLAs, Incident Rules, and deliver usable monitoring Dashboard reports

- Upgrade, configure, tune, and debug all components of Oracle 10G and 11G databases using Oracle Enterprise Manager.

- Plan, execute, and support continuous production rollouts of new functionality utilizing latest Oracle utilities.

- Plan and execute strategy to stay current on Oracle technology and releases.

- Provide evaluation, architecture, and integration skills to implement and support 3rd Party products within the Oracle framework.

- Contribute to overall capacity planning and configuration management of the supporting infrastructure.

- Identify and lead automation of repetitive processes to minimize errors and maximize service delivery.

- Document processes and train team members within an onsite/offsite resource model.

- Integrate with a larger DBA team that supports other custom Oracle database applications.

- Work effectively across various support teams and with senior management.

- Research DB technology, determine business requirements, propose changes, and develop migration and implementation plans. Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree (or 4 years equivalent working experience) with 5+ years of IT experience

- Minimum 5 years in Oracle 10G/11G database administration experience including implementations of Oracle Enterprise Manager including implementations, upgrades, and performance tuning (SQL, OEM, RMAN, and PL/SQL).

- Minimum 5 years' experience with Linux and or Solaris operating systems.

- Minimum 5 years' experience of authoring and maintaining UNIX Shell scripts.

- Minimum 5+ years with problem analysis/resolution for O/S, database, and middle tier technologies.

- Minimum 5 years' experience supporting high availability and disaster recovery solutions. Additional Eligibility Qualifications: GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Desired Characteristics:
- Experience in, RAC, Dataguard, Oracle ASM.
- Strong track record of understanding and learning about current and emerging technologies demonstrated through training, job experience and/or industry activities.
- Proven ability to recognize and execute process improvements.
- Minimum 3+ years of project management experience.
- Strong skills in new product evaluation, architecture, implementation, and integration with Oracle databases.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, cross-team training, and documentation skills.
- Willingness to support 24/7/365 applications including on call rotations.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Strong team player - collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources.
- Change oriented - actively generates process improvements; supports and drives change, and confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information/data to make decisions; anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve.Other/Special Compliance Requirements:Section 19 Eligible; Must be 18 years or older; Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States; Must be willing to submit to a drug test, and background investigation as a part of the screening process