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Job Number: 1791639 Business: GE Corporate Business Segment: Corporate IT and Initiatives About Us:

Now is the time to join GE in building a better tomorrow, today. If you thrive on being challenged, interacting with diverse technical teams and using your expertise to imagine, innovate and explore, then GE's new Advanced Manufacturing & Software Technology Center in Van Buren Township, Michigan , is the place for you! Here, the best and brightest technical and research experts will come together and use cutting-edge technologies to solve some of the world's toughest problems. Realize your potential today. Join us at this world-class facility where you'll find endless learning opportunities, a culture committed to driving innovation, and state-of-the-art amenities like next-generation virtual meeting technology, collaborative workspaces, a fitness center and more. With positions available in so many areas, there's sure to be an opportunity for you to put your imagination to work!

To stay connected with news and hot jobs from GE AMSTC, Aviation, Energy and Transportation, follow us on twitter: @geconnections Posted Position Title: Architect - Oracle DBA Career Level: Experienced Function: Information Technology Function Segment: Data Management Location: United States : Michigan City: Van Buren Twp Postal Code: 48111-5711 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.

As an Oracle DBA/architect at GE Corporate you will provide project leadership and apply technical skills to support a large shared Oracle Database Environment supporting our Applications. You'll lead projects to provide evaluation, architecture, integration and tuning skills to implement and support both OLTP and Data Warehouse Environments and executes the latest Oracle Database enhancements and supports continuous production rollouts of new Application functionality. Essential Responsibilities:

  • Upgrade, configure, tune and debug all components of the Oracle 10G and 11G databases
  • Upgrade, configure, tune and debug all components of the MySQL databases
  • Plan, execute and support continuous production rollouts of new functionality utilizing latest Oracle Patching
  • Plan and execute strategy to stay current on Oracle and MySQL technology and releases
  • Provide evaluation, architecture and integration skills to implement and support 3rd Party products within the Oracle framework
  • Architect HA/DR solutions to ensure application availability
  • Contribute to overall capacity planning and configuration management of the supporting infrastructure
  • Work with the CIS Security Team to promptly address any security issues
  • 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
  • Apply Six Sigma methodologies to all aspects of the applications
  • Research DB technology, determine business requirements, propose changes and develop migration and implementation plans
  • Work with application teams and business leaders to formulate project plans and strategy Qualifications/Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Management or other technical/IT field, (or a minimum 5 years of experience in relevant, hands-on, IT work)
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in Oracle 11G database administration including implementations, upgrades and performance tuning (SQL, OEM, and PL/SQL)
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Oracle 10G administration including implementations, upgrades and performance tuning (SQL, OEM, and PL/SQL)
  • Minimum 1 year of experience supporting MySQL databases
  • Minimum 5 years of experience with Linux and or Solaris operating systems
  • Minimum 5 years of experience of authoring and maintaining UNIX Shell scripts
  • Minimum 5 years of experience with problem analysis/resolution for O/S, database technologies
  • Minimum 3 years of experience supporting high availability and disaster recovery solutions

    Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must submit your application for employment through COS (Internal Candidates) or GECareers.com (External Candidates) to be considered for this opening
  • Must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
  • 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 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 Oracle RAC, Dataguard, Oracle streams, Grid control
  • Experience with EMC SRDF and BCV technologies
  • Experience with NetApp storage and associated technologies
  • Knowledge of Data Warehousing concepts
  • Data Modeling and ERD design experience
  • 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 and Oracle Applications
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Cross-team training
  • Documentation skills
  • Willingness to support 24/7/365 applications including on call rotations
  • Strong track record of understanding and interest in current and emerging technologies demonstrated through training, job experience and/or industry activities
  • Strong team player - collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources
  • Demonstrated customer focus - evaluates decisions through the eyes of the customer, builds strong customer relationships and creates processes with customer viewpoint
  • Strong analytical skills - strong 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
  • Change oriented - actively generates process improvements, supports and drives change and confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways
    • Van Buren Twp MI, United States of America
    GE
    GE
    JS1791639
    10/6/2013 1:23:13 AM
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