DBA

A leading Claims Processing organization is seeking a DBA for a 12+ month contract to hire role.

• Open to Remote (CST or EST time zone)

Seeking :

Extensive experience in Oracle performance tuning, including : SQL query optimization, Index and execution plan analysis, AWR / ASH report interpretation, Use of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and other diagnostic tools

Proven ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in OLTP and OLAP environments

Strong understanding of Oracle architecture, including memory structures, background processes, and storage management

Experience with Oracle high availability configurations such as : Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters), Data Guard (physical and logical standby).

Familiarity with performance tuning in other RDBMS platforms such as : MariaDB (, slow query log analysis, optimizer hints), PostgreSQL (, EXPLAIN plans, vacuum tuning), SAP HANA (, query plan analysis, memory management)

PRIMARY PURPOSE : To develop, implement and maintain the Enterprise database system in a combination UNIX / NT environment; and to develop policies, standards and procedures related to the database environment.

FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES Develops, implements and maintains the database system ensuring that the database environment is stable and capable of meeting ongoing business needs including logical and physical database design and implementation; structure testing of database designs, applications, and technology platform; security administration, backup and recovery planning; capacity planning; performance and tuning; research and evaluation of new tools and techniques. Develops, revises, and implements policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines to effectively administer the database environment. Plans and conducts structured testing of database designs to confirm functionality and performance. Develops and implements plans to oversee the database administration function, and ensures smooth transition to new technology. Assists with data and database administration including hardware and software evaluation and installation. Participates in task force to develop and implement a database system.