Senior Oracle Systems Database Administrator: The Thomson Corporation
Job ID GRE00000001
Company Name The Thomson Corporation
Job Category Technology
Location Greenwood Village, CO
Position Type Full-Time, Employee
Salary Unspecified
Experience 5-10 Years Experience
Desired Education Level Other
Date Posted March 21, 2007
The Thomson Corporation is a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare. The corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).
Perform Oracle Systems Database Administration across multiple Oracle database environments and ensure continuous 24x7 operation and availability in support of mission critical production applications.
* Ensure continuous 24x7 availability, reliability and optimal performance of production Oracle instances and databases
* Ensure contingency plans for each database system (backup, recovery, failover) are documented and tested
* Propose and develop strategic database improvements in technical areas of database implementation, support and enhancement
* Design, document and enforce data security and disaster recovery plan with consideration for key dependencies. This includes the periodic testing of DR site switchover
* Work with development team to coordinate and promote new versions of Oracle DBMS, new installations, upgrades and patches
* Act in a consulting capacity supporting development teams during application design and implementation phases
* Develop, document and enforce application database standards and procedures
* Ensuring the quality and consistency of data and database systems by following a defined set of procedures (change control, security procedures, user passwords, backups, etc)
* Collect and interpret data to identify and correct instance and database performance issues
* Coordinate database cloning, schema, and table level data refreshes with development team and support staff
* Write/maintain OS level scripts (i.e., UNIX shell) for system DB maintenance
* Work with cross project teams to resolve technical performance issues/bottlenecks (e.g., network, storage, application). Provide 24x7 on-call support.
* Expert in Oracle 9i/10g RDBMS; experience in a 24x7 high availability environment a must
* Strong RMAN skills
* Experience with Oracle RAC
* Experience with Disaster Recovery design, implementation and testing using DataGuard or other DR replication tools
* Strong PL/SQL skills
* Experience with UNIX/LINUX trouble shooting and security
* Strong UNIX/LINUX scripting skills
* Strong database performance tuning and trouble shooting skills
* Experience with SAN and Replication tools such as EMC, BCV and SRDF
* Team player who has a customer focus and excels at bringing their professionalism and expertise to the team
* Ability to initiate a project and follow it through to conclusion
* Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
* Ability to work effectively in a fast paced implementation environment
* Strong communication skills
* Experience with Application load balancers like F5 Big IP is a plus.
* BS Computer Science; 10 years systems database administration experience
Our employees embrace a number of commonly shared values - collaboration, accountability, customer focus, a bias toward action and results, appreciation and respect for diversity, entrepreneurial spirit and, at all times, the highest ethical standards. These values represent the behavior each employee is expected to exhibit in their role. In our view, fostering a culture that embodies these values will lead to success and growth for our employees and our business.
The Thomson Corporation is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
